Australian 1500m runner Linden Hall will continue to battle on through injury at the Olympics after pulling off “what seemed impossible just over a week ago”. The 33-year-old had high hopes entering Paris alongside in-form teammate Jess Hull and young gun Georgia Griffith, but she suffered a major setback when she tore a calf with … Read more
Australian Olympic chef de mission Anna Meares has launched a stern defence of Rachael Gunn after the breakdancer became a viral sensation in Paris. Gunn took social media by storm when she and her sport debuted at the Olympics, with the 36-year-old university lecturer nicknamed ‘Raygun’ failing to score a point in her three round-robin … Read more
Australia is celebrating after surpassing the country’s greatest ever Olympics result with a historic day of gold medals in Paris. Super sailor Matt Wearn went back-to-back when he held on to win a dramatic men’s dinghy final that was restarted after it was initially abandoned close to the finish, and skateboard star Keegan Palmer also … Read more
Emotions spilled over inside Stade de France on Wednesday as Australia’s reigning bronze medallist Kelsey-Lee Barber missed the Olympic javelin final. Just minutes after 42-year-old marvel Kathryn Mitchell progressed alongside rising star Mackenzie Little in Group A, their fellow Aussie fell short in Group B after a season ravaged by an injury she has kept … Read more
The Stingers have fallen short of adding to Australia’s record gold medal haul, losing to Spain 11-9 in a thrilling water polo final on Saturday night. Chasing a first water polo gold since 2000, the Aussies closed to within one in the last quarter before the Spaniards showed their class to open up a four-goal … Read more
Australian track star Jessica Hull has powered her way into the 1500m Olympic final after another brilliant effort in Paris. Hull finished a comfortable second in the hot race and clocked her second fastest time ever (three minutes 55.40 seconds), despite taking her foot off the pedal in the final stages. Ahead of Hull was … Read more
Ethiopian Tamirat Tola has ended Eliud Kipchoge’s Olympic reign in the marathon with a stunning victory in Paris on Saturday. Kenyan legend Kipchoge was chasing an unprecedented third-straight Olympic title, but was never really in it and eventually pulled the pin at 31km. The 39-year-old, who has won just about every major marathon in the … Read more
Australia’s breakdancer ‘Raygun’ has gone viral on Saturday morning after her incredible — or rather controversial — performance in the one and only Olympic sport of breaking. Raygun seemingly turned back the clock to pull out some moves of yesteryear that included kangaroo hops and even ‘the sprinkler’. Needless to say social media lit up … Read more
‘The sport’ of breaking has copped a hiding on its Olympics debut and an Aussie has also been cruelly mocked Australia’s Rachael Gunn — or Raygun — was one of the athletes involved and her performance failed to impress. Breakdancing will not feature at the next Olympics in Los Angeles and it’s easy to understand … Read more
Sydney have escaped with a heart-stopping three-point AFL win over Collingwood after a controversial non-decision in the final minute of the game. Having conceded five goals in a row, the Magpies had one last foray forward with about 40 seconds left on the clock when Dan McStay took a mark between centre half forward and … Read more
