Tokyo Olympics
‘I love being a man, but it’s tough at times’: Harry Garside
“We don’t have the same emotional support systems as women,” says the 27-year-old boxer.
- Jane Rocca
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Her career is one long highlights reel. But these were Emma McKeon’s five greatest moments
Australia’s most decorated Olympian has called time on her glittering swimming career. We relive the best moments.
- Vince Rugari
Queens of Concrete: Life after the Olympic skateboarding dream
Australian Arisa Trew triumphed with a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, but the journey for girls in skateboarding isn’t straightforward, as a new film shows.
- Cara Waters
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The controversial decision and the Australian legend that crushed the Hockeyroos
The Hockeyroos thought they’d break their quarter-final curse in Paris. Instead, it continues, thanks to a controversial goal to China.
- Jordan Baker
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Boxing administrators’ rivalry on gender eligibility hurts fighters
The conflicting regimes of two rival boxing administrations over gender eligibility has boiled over into the Paris Olympics.
- The Herald's View
She’ll face the GOAT and a very fast upstart. Can Ariarne Titmus beat them?
In Paris, the women’s 400 metres freestyle final will be one of the Games’ most anticipated races: not least for world-record holder Ariarne Titmus.
- Amanda Hooton
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‘The weight of expectation was crippling’: How to avoid choking at the Olympics
The Olympic Games are unique – and so is the pressure that comes with racing in them. Not everyone finds a way to handle it.
- Greg Baum
How the Olympics helped a generation of girls fall in love with skateboarding
Female skaters like 14-year-old Chloe Covell are inspiring more girls than ever get into skateboarding.
- Gyan Yankovich
Why the China doping scandal has created a crisis of faith and suspicion
It must be traumatic for any athlete to discover, three years on, that they competed at an Olympics against rivals who, very likely, shouldn’t have been there.
- Darren Kane
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