‘Shame’: Swimming at war after bombshell
Aussie swimmers have come out swinging as heated debate rages over the sport’s controversial transgender bombshell.
Australian Team
‘Motivation’: Millions for Olympics medals
Six months after their glorious deeds in Tokyo, Australia’s Olympic athletes will collect a huge financial bonus.
ScoMo backs Olympian’s Russia boycott
Scott Morrison has backed an Australian Olympian who has left Russia instead of competing in a major sporting event.
Spirit of ‘Chumpy’ fuelling medal push
Australia’s snowboarders will be guided by the spirit of a beloved mentor as they push for more medal success in Beijing on Thursday.
Aussie heroes take centre stage in China
Figure skater Brendan Kerry has spoken after a historic announcement ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.
IOC sidesteps shambles as athletes face added layer of stress
China’s extreme demands are creating such a layer of stress for the athletes it is almost impossible for them to compete at their best.
Lassila: Time for an Aussie gold rush that’s long overdue
Australia won Winter Olympic gold medals seemingly for fun back in the noughties, then the success dried up. The last Aussie to stand on top of the podium expects that to change in Beijing.
Olympian roasts Sunrise host on live TV
Scotty James may be one of Australia’s biggest gold medal hopes for the Beijing Olympics but he can still find time to defend his sister’s honour.
Friendly Games flame burns bright for a starstruck generation
It’s 65 years since the Olympics that defined a nation. Melbourne was the catalyst for so much change, and for one current Aussie athlete on her first visit to the MCG, that legacy hasn’t been lost.
Shock Aussie challenge for ‘the world’s fittest woman’
Elite Aussie athlete Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, aka ‘the world’s fittest woman’ has tried her hand at a number of sports and succeeded but her latest move is something else.
Aussie wants to be ‘world’s fittest woman’
Aussie Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, aka ‘the world’s fittest woman’ has succeeded at a number of sports but her latest move is something else.
Huge funding boost for Olympians
More than two-thirds of the Australian Olympic team in Tokyo relied on crucial grants, and athletes are about to get a massive funding boost before Paris 2024.
Cambage penalty for Olympics incident revealed
Liz Cambage is still eligible to play for Australia but whether she does remains unknown after her penalty for a pre-Olympics incident in Las Vegas was revealed.
Big challenges ahead as new CEO steps into swimming hot seat
Interim boss Eugenie Buckley won over Swimming Australia with her ‘incredible ability to build and execute a strategy’ to land the fulltime CEO gig.
Why Australia won’t ditch Beijing Olympics
Protesters across the world have called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, but the head of Australia’s Olympic Committee says Aussie athletes should still go.
Sports to go in Games shake-up
There isn’t even a host yet for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, but a big shake-up is coming with only two sports guaranteed to be on the program.
Investigation orders Cambage to face hearing
Basketball star Liz Cambage is set to face more scrutiny over her involvement in an Las Vegas incident before the Olympics which led to her shock withdrawal from the Tokyo Games.
Legends hail ‘greatest Aussie marathon ever’
Australia’s 21st and final gold in Tokyo is sure to live long in the memory as Madi di Rozario somehow found the energy for one last push when she had nothing left to grab a famous victory.
Aussie swims through heartbreak for relay silver
Aussie Timothy Disken has swum an emotional race in Tokyo to take home silver just days after the death of his mother, Jenny.
We’re equal: 16-year fight ends for Aussie Paralympics great
Swimmer Ellie Cole was thrilled when she became Australia’s greatest female Paralympian in Tokyo, but a government commitment close to her heart has bought real emotion.
Heartwarming interview has nation in tears
Australian swimmer Rachael Watson has delivered an incredible interview at the Paralympics that left everyone tearing up.
Aussie breaks three world records in 60mins
Australian Paralympian Vanessa Low has set Tokyo alight with a performance that left her husband an emotional mess as she made history.
Aussie breaks world record three times on incredible night
She once competed for Germany, but Vanessa Low well and truly won Aussie hearts after her stunning gold medal-winning performance in the long jump in Tokyo.
Aussie swimmers add to incredible medal tally
The Aussie swim team has won another four medals to add to its booming tally in the pool, while a bronze medallist who was planning to retire has a change of heart.
Paralympic cyclist once ‘too scared’ of velodrome
Too scared to even sit on her bike the first time she went to a velodrome, Emily Petricola is now one of Australia’s best medal hopes in Tokyo.
The ten Aussies spearheading bid for stunning Tokyo haul
Our data experts have crunched the numbers with Tokyo set to expect a mind-blowing second Australian gold rush.
Meet Australia’s legendary Paralympic flagbearers
One will compete at her seventh Games, the other is an Aussie sporting icon – meet Australia’s Tokyo Paralympics flagbearers.
DIY bathroom hack helping cyclist beat heat in Tokyo
Tough times call for inventive ways to train and this Sydney athlete has hit on a genius – if a little odd – hack to help him prepare for the big heat in Tokyo.
Olympic photo highlights Australia’s shame
Just weeks after Australians united to cheer on Peter Bol in the Olympics a devastating situation has showed up a double standard.
Barty lifts the lid on Olympic village life
The Tokyo Games was Barty’s first foray into the Olympics, and if her experiences in the Olympic village are anything to go by, it won’t be her last.
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