Olympics
‘Test of strength dating back thousands of years’: Arm-wrestlers wanting to muscle in to the Olympics
From two guys in a Melbourne garage, arm-wrestling is growing in popularity and aspires for Olympic glory.
- by Andrew Taylor
Latest
‘It was taken away from me’: The Olympic champion who spent a year battling long COVID
For any Olympic gold medallist there can be a range of emotions in the weeks and months afterwards. For Matt Wearn, he couldn’t get out of bed or off the couch as he battled a virus which he still deals with before Paris.
- by Adam Pengilly
Gold, silver and denim: The best and worst Olympic uniforms
Judo suits, splattered skirts and bro blazers will be worn by athletes from around the world at the opening ceremony on the Seine.
- by Damien Woolnough
The drag race of rowing: How Australia plans to break a 124-year drought in the eights
To win at the Olympics in the blue-ribbon eights event, you need a crew that is part-football team, part-orchestra. In 124 years of trying, Australia has never struck gold.
- by Iain Payten
In Depth
Paris 2024
Head start: The psychology of competing at the Olympics
The Olympic Games are unique - and so are is the pressure that come with racing in them. Not everyone finds a way to handle it.
- by Greg Baum
Australian Olympians may face a wee problem on the Seine during opening ceremony
Olympic organisers have planned a spectacular opening ceremony like no other down the River Seine. However, there could be an issue.
- by Tom Decent
Fewer than 10 child athletes will head to Paris. Ruby is one of them
Skater Ruby Trew has been competing internationally since she was six. She will be among a handful of children vying for gold in Paris.
- by Jordan Baker
Fall at US trials ruins Olympic champion's defence
Athing Mu will not be able to defend her Tokyo 2020 gold medal in the women's 800m, after a fall at the US Olympic trials ruined her hopes of qualifying for the Paris Games.
Mankini rider heads to Paris after 19 broken bones on the way
Shane Rose hasn’t played it safe since a fall in March that broke bones in 19 places. Now, he’s off to Paris.
- by Billie Eder
A plane seat next to Kochie changed his life. Now he wants to win Paris Paralympics
If not for sport, and a chance meeting, gold medal hopeful Rheed McCracken would struggle to fathom where he would be today. But a decline in Australian sport has him worried.
- by Nick Wright
Opinion
Paris 2024
Sorry, but rugby players posing in lingerie in 2024 is not ‘regressive’
Just as female athletes are transcending stereotypes, their agency is being stripped by former female athletes applying the very paternalistic lens they themselves sought to escape.
- by Emma Kemp
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