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‘Coming home is the best feeling’: Olympic team touches down after record gold haul

In short:Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the athletes' families have greeted Australian athletes at Sydney Airport for the official welcome home from the Pa

Jimmy Fallon playfully mocks viral Australian breaking sensation Raygun

Everybody loves Raygun.The Australian breaking sensation, real name Rachael Gunn, has become the most talked about athlete of the Paris Games, with her performa

Play Well Implementation Plan launched

Launched last year, the Play Well Strategy focuses on creating great sporting environments and experiences where all Australians can come together to a

Matildas players to be consulted over new head coach

In short:Football Australia chief executive James Johnson says current Matildas will be consulted as the search begins for a new head coach.Tony Gustavsson left

‘Isn’t funny’: Wild claim Raygun got ‘zero on purpose’ emerges

Olympic breakdancer Dr Rachael Gunn has been accused of aiming for “zero points on purpose” and being “disrespectful” to other Australian athletes by an

ASC celebrates historic performance in Paris

“This is part of building an inclusive and sustainable sport system which is the cornerstone of Australia’s High Performance 2032+ Sport Strategy.

Australia’s team has broken records in Paris — but which states are responsible for the most Olympic gold medals?

Olympics essentialsFor about two weeks every four years athletes from around the world gather to compete on the grandest of stages.The Olympics draws people fro

‘One hell of a legacy’: The seismic shifts behind Paris game-changer as Aussie women dominate

When it comes to Australia’s stunning success in Paris, 32 is the magic number that affirms a major change in the way our champion women are coached.At an Oly

Raygun race row explodes as political activist calls out reason for Olympic breakdancer’s selection: ‘Mediocre white person’

A political activist has called out Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn and claimed her selection represents a culture of 'whiteness' in Australian sports.Ms Gunn,

‘People were really worried’: Truth behind Aussie breaker being picked for Olympics

Rachael “Raygun” Gunn was set up to fail.The steps leading up to her “lamb to the slaughter” moment show just what a farce the whole Olympics breaking e

The golden glow around Paris 2024 was lit by the athletes that competed — and Australia was at the centre of it all

Olympics essentialsThe destiny of any good thing is that it must, eventually, come to an end.And these Games of the 33rd Olympiad have been a seriously impressi

Australia’s golden Games: pinnacle or new base for nation punching above its weight? | Kieran Pender

Olympic success is cyclical. No team or nation can win everything all the time. While the nature of the cycle varies depending on investment, structures, talent