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Keegan Palmer of Australia warms up for the men’s skateboarding park competition. The 18-year-old took gold for Australia in the sport’s Olympic debut.

Breakdancing is in, baseball, softball, karate out of Paris Olympics

Surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing made their Olympic debuts in Tokyo and brought everything organisers hoped for. The line-up for Paris will be different.

  • Rachel Axon

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Jessica Fox crosses the finish line to win gold in the C1 canoe slalom

The best moments of the Tokyo Olympics, in pictures

With the world still in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of its Delta variant, in some respects these Olympics came at exactly the right time, albeit a year later than scheduled.

  • Natasya Rallios
Japan’s softball team celebrates its gold medal win over USA.

Tokyo’s resilient Games deliver hope

One of the challenges of covering this Olympics from Japan has been getting away from the dread. But the mood of the Japanese people is changing.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Australian catcher Belinda White successfully tags Haylie McCleney out at the plate.

Australia’s softballers push US to extra innings but lose in heartbreaker

The Spirit pushed the world No.1 Americans all the way in what was their best match of the tournament, but couldn’t come away with the win.

  • Claire Siracusa
Taylah Tsitsikronis cops a tag to the face as she slides safely into second base.

Australia win softball nailbiter against Italy to boost medal hopes

Australia could only manage one run for the second match in a row but it was enough to get a 1-0 win over Italy on Thursday.

  • Claire Siracusa
A brown bear runs on a field in Sapporo, northern Japan, last month. It was put down after entering a military camp and injuring four people.

A ‘smelly’ swimming venue and a bear add alarm to Tokyo Games

Officers confirmed they had been unable to immediately track down the bear, while E-coli fears were raised for the bay where open water events will take place.

  • Tom Morgan
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Yamato Fujita of Japan gets a hug from head coach Reika Utsugi after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against Australia during the Tokyo Games.

The Games begin in Fukushima with a much-needed win

After earthquakes, tsunamis, a nuclear meltdown and a pandemic, and with pre-recorded chants of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie”, the Games are finally under way.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Chelsea Forkin was hit by a pitch in the first inning to force in Australia’s only run for the game.

‘Not called Spirit for nothing’: Australia look forward after softball thrashing

Australia were thrashed by the mercy rule in the first Olympic competition in Japan but veteran captain Stacey Porter says the team has plenty of time to regroup.

  • Claire Siracusa
The Australians have been in Japan since the start of June.

‘They eat and breathe softball’: Australia set to take centre stage in Olympic opener

Softball might seem like an unpopular choice to open the Games, but the sport’s status in Japan is a far cry from the situation in Australia.

  • Claire Siracusa
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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