‘Shaking so bad’: Tears, upsets at canoe slalom Olympic trials
Olympic champion Jess Fox had a rare defeat and a teammate couldn’t stop crying after an extraordinary show of whitewater power and might by Australia’s Paris 2024 top guns.
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Rough run! Rising paddling gun’s tough ride to Olympic trials
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‘It was really scary’: Giant fright for Atlantic solo rower Liz Wardley
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‘I nearly drowned’: Ironman star’s major victory on beach he once dreaded
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Miracle rescue as 25 saved from massive rip
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Tech issue disaster for Australian SailGP crew ahead of Sydney event
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‘Very special’: Young gun iron surf legend has big wraps on
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How iron star rebounded from disaster in surf stunner
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Champions crowned, top players at National Futsal Championships
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Big name absentees for 2024 Sydney to Hobart after brutal race
Sylph – with Oli the cat watching on – was the 85th and last boat to finish the 2023 Sydney to Hobart with the 2024 edition to be minus some big names. Finishing order and retirements.
Great to be Alive! Trailblazer’s Sydney to Hobart win
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2023 Sydney to Hobart wrap: Oli the cat steals show in brutal race
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