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Arisa Trew, 14, and Ruby Trew, 15.

The sport of tweens: Is 11 too young to compete at the Olympics?

The first era of tween medallists ended in 1936. The second began three years ago in Tokyo with skateboarding, which on Wednesday celebrated a 14-year-old champion.

  • Jordan Baker

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Simone Biles has won her second gold medal of the Paris Games.

Simone Biles won gold, then put on a necklace to tease her critics

And still, she rises. Biles soared above the trauma, above the criticism, above the ghosts of Tokyo, and above even the laws of gravity, to leap further into history.

  • Jordan Baker
A gold-winning performance from Simone Biles.

Why the brain is just as important in gymnastics as physical strength

Gymnasts are known for their physical feats, but it’s their split-second decision-making that separates the medal winners from the ones going home empty-handed.

  • Tony Blazevich
Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after finishing her routine in the floor exercise while teammates Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera and Sunisa Lee cheer.

Comeback complete: Simone Biles leads US women to gold in Paris

The win came in a gym packed with A-list celebrities as the team recaptured in Paris what they couldn’t achieve in Tokyo three years ago.

  • Emily Giambalvo, Shannon Osaka and Candace Buckner
Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during a women’s artistic gymnastics qualification round.

Biles’s stunning Olympic return in $4500 diamond-encrusted leotard in front of A-list crowd

With Snoop Dogg, Ariana Grande and Tom Cruise watching on, the world’s most decorated gymnast completed a mesmeric display showing that she is back to her best.

  • Fiona Tomas
Simone Biles of the US practices on the balance beam during a training session in Paris.

The physics behind Simone Biles’ perfect technique

Simone Biles success isn’t just raw power at play – it’s an extraordinary mastery of the technique needed to get the most out of every bounce.

  • Tony Blazevich
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Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history.

The Biles, explained: How one small woman transformed her sport

The nine-time US champion returns to the Olympics as the unequivocal favourite, with five moves named after her, including one that no other woman performs.

  • Billie Eder
Frankston teen Brock Batty in action.

This Frankston teen was jumping dangerously close to the ceiling. Now he’s set to make history in Paris

It’s 24 years since Australia’s Ji Wallace caught the public’s imagination with Olympic silver in Sydney. Now Brock Batty is looking to raise the roof in Paris.

  • Marnie Vinall
Georgia Godwin will meet with a surgeon to asses her achilles injury.

‘Extremely heartbreaking’: Olympic medal hopeful suffers Achilles injury

Australia’s top gymnastics hope Georgia Godwin has suffered an Achilles injury just months out from Paris 2024.

  • Billie Eder
Waiaria Ellis, 16, will play in the Super Rugby Women final on Sunday.

Sixteen, 55kg and fearless: Is ‘Baba’ the Waratah Australia’s smallest pro footy player?

Diminutive Waiaria Ellis will play for NSW in the Super Rugby grand final on Sunday. But it’s her rivals who should be scared.

  • Iain Payten

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