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    Australia's Olympic team is welcomed home at Sydney Airport to be greeted by hundreds of supporters at a homecoming ceremony.

  1. I want to stay, says Chiller

    Kitty Chiller arrives home from the Rio Games declaring she wants to stay on as Australia's Olympic team boss.

  2. Ten Rio moments that made Aussies smile

    Success for Mack Horton, Chloe Esposito and Kim Brennan were among Australia's Rio highlights, but the team's happiest moments weren't always confined to the winners.

  3. Rio closes 2016 Games

    A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics.

  4. Rio 2016: The missing medals

    Australia's Rio tally of 29 medals failed to improve on London's result of 35. In which sports did we miss out this Olympics?

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  2. Boomers question late foul calls in painful loss to Spain

    Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis labels two late fouls in the loss to Spain "soft calls", suggesting they could have cost the Boomers the Olympic bronze medal in Rio.

  3. As it happened: closing ceremony brings Rio 2016 to an end

    Look back on all the colour from Rio 2016's closing ceremony - including a visit from Japanese PM Shinzo Abe dressed as Mario - as it happened in ABC News Online's live blog.

  4. Chiller refuses to play 'blame game' after lacklustre Olympics

    The accreditation row was the final frustration of Australia's troubled Olympic Games, but team chief Kitty Chiller says the achievements of the team are to be celebrated.

  5. Boomers miss medal after heartbreaking loss to Spain

    The Boomers miss out after agonising 89-88 loss to Spain in bronze medal match in basketball.

  6. US wins third straight gold in men's final

    The United States won their third straight gold medal in men's Olympic basketball, hammering Serbia 96-66 in the final at the Rio Games.

  7. Australian athletes to make flight home after receiving passports

    Nine Australian athletes whose Olympic accreditations were altered will not be left stranded in Rio after their passports were handed back on the final day of the Games, the Australian Olympic Committee says.

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  4. 15 striking images from the Rio Olympics

  5. An 'Olyoptimist's' look back at Rio

  6. Japan's PM dresses up as Mario for Rio closing ceremony

  7. Fiji rugby heroes return home from Rio to national celebrations

  8. Rio 2016: Day 16 in pictures

  9. What is the modern pentathlon?

  10. Quiz: You've marvelled at Olympians' feats — but do you understand them?

  11. South Africans rally behind Caster Semenya amid testosterone controversy

  12. British brothers take out gold and silver in Olympic triathlon

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