Three years ago in Tokyo, Australia’s Nina Kennedy endured an Olympics nightmare. American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks tested positive for Covid-19. The pair had trained at the same venue, so Kennedy was forced to leave the Olympic village and sent into isolation in a hotel. Badly hampered by injuries in the run-up to those Games,...
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Aussies make all-time Olympic history, leave hosts in the dust with gold rush — Medal Tally live
Australia has achieved its greatest ever gold medal haul with four days of competition still to come at the Paris Olympics. A stunning four gold-medal haul on Day 12 has moved Australia to 18 for the event, putting the nation comfortably ahead of hosts Paris in third place. It surpassed the 17 gold won in...
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Latest Aussie golf champ eyes next Olympics as Rory hails saviour to golf ‘s***show’
Rory McIlroy said the power-packed field at the Paris Olympics was the perfect antidote to the “sh**tshow” the sport had become, and winning gold was something the next generation would put at the top of their achievement list, according to Australia’s latest winner Karl Vilips. After tasting victory in his just his sixth start as...
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LIVE: Aussie athlete in custody after post-event arrest; ‘despair’ as history-making star DQed
The Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed a member of its hockey team was arrested after allegedly attempting to buy cocaine from a dealer in Paris. A report from Europe1’s Jean-Baptiste Marty said “a member of the Australian hockey team was arrested in the 9th arrondissement of Paris”. The athlete is believed to be men’s player...
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Olympics LIVE: Aussie stuns with ‘crazy’ move in golden skateboarding win; sailor makes history
It’s been a wild night in the athletics with Australia’s Peter Bol missing out on direct qualification for the 800m semi-finals in his Olympic return. Plus Aussie sailor Matt Wearn was forced to wait before clinching his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s dinghy. And then Australian skateboarder Keegan Palmer defended his crown in...
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From ‘starstruck’ to trailblazer: The world record rivalry behind Aussie track star’s final Olympics push
The first Australian woman to break four minutes for the 1500m, Linden Hall has been a beacon of support for her fellow members of the nation’s athletics team over the past week in Paris. As a leader of the Australian Flame, the 33-year-old has become a dab hand at offering assistance during major meets. Having...
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‘Oh my god’: Aussie 14yo phenom on brink of final; sailor eyes gold with silver in the bank — LIVE
Matt Wearn is on the verge of defending his Olympic title in the men’s dinghy, with the Australian sailor leading the competition ahead of tonight’s gold medal race at the Marseille Marina. The 28-year-old, who won gold in Tokyo three years ago, will be declared champion if he places seventh or better in the final...
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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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‘How can’t they see it?’: Aussies fume at ref call as bid to end 24-year drought ends in heartbreak
The Hockeyroos’ bid for a first women’s hockey medal in 24 years has ended in a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to China in the quarter-finals. Australia won back-to-back gold medals in 1996 and Sydney 2000, but have finished fifth or six at every Olympic Games since then. This time around, world number four Australia fought gutsily...
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‘Never done before’: MVP revealed as Aussie swim team rated: Paris Olympics Report Card
Australia’s superstar female Dolphins soared and veteran Cameron “Big Boy” McEvoy roared as the nation’s swimmers produced one of their best ever Olympics when falling just one gold medal shy of toppling the USA in the pool for the first time in 68 years. After an Olympics in which the nation’s superfish produced superlative performances...
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James Magnussen’s four-year blueprint to take down USA after near-miss highlights big disparity
Australian swimming great James Magnussen has identified three key areas the Dolphins need to improve on for any chance of toppling the United States at the next Olympic meet at Los Angeles in 2028. The United States won two gold medals at Paris La Defense Arena on Monday morning AEST to leapfrog Australia on the...
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Kookaburras’ Olympic dream over after Netherlands dominate must-win clash
The Kookaburras have been eliminated from the Paris Olympics after suffering a 2-0 loss to the Netherlands in their must-win quarterfinal on Monday morning AEST. The Australians, who won silver in Tokyo three years ago, were unable to find the back of the net against the world-class Dutch outfit, failing to convert nine shots on...