Noah Lyles’ dream of the sprint double has fallen victim to a blue flash and a bout of COVID. Later fellow American superstar Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the world record winning the 400m hurdles.
In the lead-up to the Games, 49-year-old skater Dallas Oberholzer turned to psychedelic powers of ayahuasca to prepare himself. He’s also changed his approach to his injuries.
Such was skateboarder Keegan Palmer’s cool under pressure, when Snoop Dogg arrived on skate bowl deck, the now Olympic two-time champion just had to get a snap of the rapper – mid-final. It didn’t stop him from winning gold.
She’s our youngest ever Olympic medallist and the 14-year-old Australian’s “insane” gold medal run blew away skateboarding’s biggest ever legend, Tony Hawk.
In an extraordinary interview the Matildas longest serving coach has publicly defended ousted coach Tony Gustavsson and said the disastrous Olympic result is not the coach’s fault.
On the back of their Olympics debacle, James Johnson has opened up on the plans for the Matildas’ ‘evolution’ as the team heads towards hosting a home Asian Cup in less than two years.
Simone Biles is back to her best wowing the crowd in Paris, which included many famous faces, and claiming back the crown that defines all great gymnasts.
In his final days as coach, the publicly charming Tony Gustavsson was folding behind closed doors. After being bundled out of the Olympics, ‘devastated’ players couldn’t pack their bags fast enough.
The Matildas’ Olympic dream is over. The fallout will be considerable — and much of the glare will fall on controversial coach Tony Gustavsson.
Kaylee McKeown is within reach of a rare Olympic feat. But her curiously blank expression after claiming gold isn’t from a lack of emotion. It’s just her eyesight.
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