Olympian who raped 12yo girl breaks silence
The disgraced athlete had been previously slammed after clinching his spot at the Paris Olympic Games.
The disgraced athlete had been previously slammed after clinching his spot at the Paris Olympic Games.
The pain of a bronze medal fade-out may yet drive Australia’s beach volleyball stars to another Olympics as they wrestle with a “haunting” defeat.
In a gripping contest, Australia’s beach volleyball duo of Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar took a set off their world number one opponents, but could not quite get the job done to progress to the gold medal match.
Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar are into the medal rounds and eyeing gold after surviving a thrilling beach volleyball clash at the Paris Olympics.
Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy have become a beach volleyball force to be reckoned with heading to Paris, the former being driven by a postcard 24 years ago from two of Australia’s Olympic greats. Listen to the latest instalment of the En Route to Paris podcast here.
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