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Taylor Gosens is Australia’s only judo athlete at the Paris Paralympics.

Taylor felt rejected by the music industry, now she’s facing a different fight in Paris

The 26-year-old has 4 per cent vision, and she said her dreams of working in music were shattered when she was made to feel unwelcome because of her disability. She found the complete opposite in judo.

  • Sophie Aubrey

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Olympics day five in photos.

As it happened: Zhanle world record turns heads as Chalmers charges to silver, heartbreak for Matildas and O’Callaghan

Kyle Chalmers powered home in the 100m and Mollie O’Callaghan missed the podium on a night belonging to a young French star. The Matildas lost. Fox won gold again.

  • Billie Eder, Scott Spits, Andrew Wu and Vince Rugari
Chief executive Steve Weston will hand back Volt’s banking licence.

Another one bites the dust: The neobank financial experiment that failed

The end of Volt is also a bit of a bloody nose for the regulator and its chair, who issued these three fintech lab rats with banking licences.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Kayhan Takagi in 2015 at the All Japan Judo Championships.

‘That match absolutely wasn’t set up’: Australian judoka denies match-fixing claim

Kayhan Takagi has broken his silence about the match-fixing accusations that prevented him competing in Tokyo after Judo Australia refused to nominate him.

  • Andrew Webster
Nathan Katz’s journey to Tokyo shows why the Olympics are still important.

From Jimmy Brings in quarantine to an Olympic dream come true

If you think the Olympics are past their use-by date, consider the incredible journey of this Australian athlete.

  • Andrew Webster

Ka-pow! How do you win gold in karate?

A quick guide to karate, new in the Olympics – and who to watch out for.

  • Anthony Colangelo
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Joshua Cheptegei celebrates breaking the men’s 5000 metre record in Monaco last year.

The ones to watch: Ten athletes to keep an eye on at the Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo Olympics are due to begin on July 23. Here are 10 international stars to keep a lookout for once competition begins.

  • Roy Ward and Claire Siracusa

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