A second swimmer has collapsed on the pool deck after an Olympic race on the final night of action at Paris La Défense Arena. Just moments after the women’s 4x100m medley relay, medical staff rushed out to Japan’s Rikako Ikee, who had hit the deck. The 24-year-old was walking from post-race TV interviews to the … Read more
Australian Olympic middle-distance runner Olli Hoare has sadly had to abandon his Instagram account after receiving hateful messages from fans who were disappointed with his performance in Paris. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist was one of three Aussie men entered in the 1500m event but, like teammates Stewart McSweyn and Adam Spencer, failed to progress … Read more
Jess Fox has staked her claim to be considered Australia’s all-time greatest Olympian after winning another gold medal on the whitewater course. As the nation’s swimmers star in the pool, the champion paddler followed up her breakthrough K1 triumph with a second straight title in C1. Fox is the first Aussie to win six individual … Read more
Australian star Mollie O’Callaghan and debutant Shayna Jack have been unable to reel in more Olympic medals after a thrilling 100m freestyle final won by Swedish veteran Sarah Sjostrom. Sjostrom, who won bronze in the event in Rio 2016 and decided to enter here at the last minute, touched fourth at the 50m mark and … Read more
The Vatican has joined the chorus of conservative outrage over the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. In a statement released more than a week after the festivities, the Holy See appeared to target a segment interpreted by some as drag queens mocking Christianity in a parody of “The Last Supper.” “The Holy See was saddened by … Read more
Caitlin Parker has secured Australia’s first medal in Olympic women’s boxing after a dominant quarter-final win over Morocco’s Khadija Mardi. The 28-year-old was the clear victor despite a 4-1 split decision. She is guaranteed a medal and will fight for a place in the 75kg gold medal match when the competition moves to the Roland … Read more
Australian champion Kyle Chalmers has announced he has no plans to quit the Olympics after an epic fightback to win 100m freestyle silver behind a record-setting rival. All the talk leading into the final was that the 26-year-old was in his last individual race at an Olympics, despite only previously saying he was not likely … Read more
Kyle Chalmers says he has faith that his Chinese rival Pan Zhanle was drug-free when he smashed the 100m freestyle world record at the Olympics on Thursday morning (AEST). Lining up for his third consecutive 100m freestyle Olympic final, Chalmers was one of the favourites for a medal in his pet event. But Pan, who … Read more
Steven Spielberg couldn’t have written it any better. Czechia’s Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac have won Olympic gold in the tennis mixed doubles, just weeks after ending their romantic relationship. The pair defeated China’s Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu in a match tie break, 6-2, 5-7, 10-8, to claim gold at Roland Garros. Know the … Read more
French TV station France 2 had good reason to highlight Molly Carlson’s Olympic comedy video on Thursday ― it’s flat-out funny. Carlson, a TikTok star and a diver currently second in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, recently re-enacted some Olympic sports as if they took place on a high dive. Set to the … Read more
