22-year-old Paralympic bronze medallist proving the haters wrong
Paralympian Dayna Crees thrives on the big stage, yet it’s the everyday activities that are her toughest moments. Now Crees is shutting down the haters with a Games medal on debut.
Athletics
Heartbreak as Aussies stripped of medal
Australia’s athletics world championships campaign has ended on a sad note with the women’s sprint relay team having a medal taken away.
Myers snares silver to cap stunning athletics campaign
Rising middle distance star Cameron Myers led the charge as Australia capped a stunning world junior athletics championships with four medals on the final night of competition in Peru.
Teen sensation Gout Gout again proves himself on world stage
Aussie internet sensation Gout Gout has delivered on the world stage once again with an incredible run at the junior world championships, as Torrie Lewis won silver in Peru.
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‘Someone will get hurt’: Big Olympics drama
Rohan Browning is Australia’s most recognised sprinter but he faces missing out on our relay team for the Paris Olympics.
AFL star forced to choose team or girlfriend
A GWS Giants player faces a brutal call over a golden opportunity to watch his girlfriend compete for Australia at the Olympics.
‘Pretty cool’: Father and son, Olympians two decades apart
There are so many instances of children following their parent’s lead in a particular sport and the Murphy family will add to that list at this year’s Olympics, with Connor Murphy to compete in the triple-jump as his Dad did three times.
‘It was amazing’: Aussie Hull smashes world record in huge Olympics statement
Just five days after smashing her personal best in the 1500m, running the fifth fastest time in that event’s history, Australia’s Jessica Hull smashed the world record in the rarely-raced 2000m.
Geelong athletes reflect on Olympic selection
A Geelong sprinter selected for her first Olympics has opened up on the “scary” decision to help her achieve her dream as a local high jumper was rewarded for his resilience to earn a second Games chance.
Olympians’ stern warning to parents
Two of Australia’s top athletes have warned of the damage of “digital devices” pulling kids away from the glories of sport to the closed world of smartphones.
Australia’s fastest man’s Olympic fate revealed
Not since the Sydney Olympics in 2000 has the Australian athletics team been as big as the one headed to Paris.
‘This is nuts’: World in disbelief over Aussie
Jessica Hull has made history with one of the greatest runs Australian athletics has ever seen on an insane day of records.
Hull firming as serious medal hope with historically good times
Australia’s Jessica Hull is the fifth fastest 1500m runner in history after a stunning performance which has stamped her as an Olympic title contender.
Fourth Townsville athlete confirmed for Paris Olympics
A fourth North Queensland athlete has officially punched her ticket for Paris, after qualifying for the Australian Olympic heptathlon team. We spoke to her exclusively from Poland:
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