Paris 2024
Mankini saga to Paris with 19 broken bones in-between, Rose books his Olympic ride
Shane Rose hasn’t played it safe since a fall in March that broke bones in 19 places. Now, he’s off to Paris.
- by Billie Eder
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A plane seat next to Kochie changed his life. Now he wants to win Paris Paralympics
If not for sport, and a chance meeting, gold medal hopeful Rheed McCracken would struggle to fathom where he would be today. But a decline in Australian sport has him worried.
- by Nick Wright
Last chance to impress: Paris-bound Boomers to cut four after China game
Thursday nights match against China in Melbourne is the final opportunity for Boomers players to impress coach Brian Goorjian before the team jets to Paris 2024.
- by Roy Ward
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Sorry, but rugby players posing in lingerie in 2024 is not ‘regressive’
Just as female athletes are transcending stereotypes, their agency is being stripped by former female athletes applying the very paternalistic lens they themselves sought to escape.
- by Emma Kemp
Jackson ‘the fittest she has ever been’ as teen Opal dreams of Paris
A super-fit Lauren Jackson continues to wow her Opals teammates and coaches including teenage teammate Izzy Borlase who could be joining Jackson in Paris.
- by Roy Ward
She is 36, has a PhD and is heading to the Olympics to compete in breakdancing
In a sporting first, Rachael Gunn will be putting her skills to the test at Paris 2024.
- by Jane Rocca
Why Australia’s fastest woman won’t compete in the Olympics’ fastest race
Sprint sensation Torrie Lewis is Australia’s fastest woman over 100 metres, but she won’t compete in the blue-ribbon event at Paris.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Copping a block when trying to chat to 229-centimetre former NBA star
Only two people were allowed near eight-time NBA All-Star Yao Ming when Australia’s men’s basketball team overcame a sluggish start to defeat China in one of their final hitouts before heading to Paris.
- by Sam McClure
Minjee and Min Woo Lee might not see each other in Paris. Why aren’t they playing together?
The star golfers will be the 16th set of siblings to compete for Australia at the Olympic Games in the same sport but admit their paths might not cross. Why isn’t golf moving to team events?
- by Adam Pengilly
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‘You’re a liar’: The tough family moments on Lauren Jackson’s road to Paris
Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson, who describes herself as “on borrowed time”, will play at her fifth Olympics in Paris – 12 years after her last appearance, in London. Her path to Paris has been a minefield.
- by Konrad Marshall
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Hoy falls at final hurdle in bid for ninth Olympics
The Australian rider, who has won six Olympic medals since his Games debut at Los Angeles in 1984, has missed out on a ticket to Paris.
- by Roy Masters