In the strides after Jess Hull crossed the finish line in the race of her life in Paris on Saturday, the Australian put her hands to her face in disbelief as she burst into a smile, ecstatic to have won a silver medal at the Olympics. With a capacity crowd at Stade de France roaring...
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Inside Aussie medal hope’s secret health battle… and why she could soon swap the sand for Sherrin
Ahead of her arrival at the runway at the Stade de Paris on Tuesday, Australian long jumper Brooke Buschkuehl has eschewed the finest foods France has to offer with good reason. At an Olympics where critiques about the cuisine have been so frequent it is possible a gastronomic gold medal is on offer for the...
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Olympics schedule day nine: Aussie Stingers set to face off against Hungary in waterpolo
Olympics essentials The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, France. Australians will be competing in basketball, water polo, hockey and high jump on day nine of the Games. Because of the time difference, it’ll be Sunday night in Australia when many of those events kick off. Here’s what’s on the schedule for day nine...
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Paris Olympics 2024: Australian athletes live results, medal chances, news, schedule, Australia’s Opals vs Nigeria basketball, Harry Garside boxing, equestrian medals
Australia’s Opals loom as a strong medal chance as they get their women’s basketball campaign underway against Nigeria tonight (from 7pm AEST). Aussie basketball GOAT Lauren Jackson returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2012, which was also the last time the Opals medalled. Jackson missed Rio and Tokyo due to her injury-forced...
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Bizarre outrage over Aussie Olympics swim team photo
The Australian swimming team has been dragged into a bizarre storm ahead of the Olympics after arriving in Paris with face masks. The star-studded squad of 41 swimmers touched down in the French capital this week before moving their headquarters to Chartres, a one-hour drive from the City of Light. The Dolphins took the added...
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‘Can’t believe what is happening’: Legend’s Olympics bombshell over marathon selection snub in ‘integrity’ row
Athletics Australia has been accused of breaking its own selection criteria amid a tense row over the women’s marathon selections for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Aussie Olympic great Sally Pearson has declared she “can’t believe what is happening in the sport I love dearly” amid Lisa Weightman’s failed attempt to become the first Aussie...