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Risk gives no reward for Sloman in marathon swimming

Risk gives no reward for Sloman in marathon swimming

Australian marathon swimmer Nick Sloman has finished 11th in his Olympic debut, as Hungarian Kristof Rasovszky won the 10km event in the River Seine.

Stingers land historic water polo shootout win over US

Stingers land historic water polo shootout win over US

Stingers land historic water polo shootout win over US

Stingers land historic water polo shootout win over US

The Stingers have made it into the Olympic final after an amazing shootout win over USA and will shoot for women's water polo gold against Spain.

Parker, Senior gallant in losses to settle for bronze

Parker, Senior gallant in losses to settle for bronze

Parker, Senior gallant in losses to settle for bronze

Parker, Senior gallant in losses to settle for bronze

Charlie Senior and Caitlin Parker have lost their Olympic boxing semi-finals in Paris, but still claimed rare bronze medals for Australia in the sport.

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Wembanyama's France win shot at gold against US

Wembanyama's France win shot at gold against US

The hottest Olympic ticket in town is likely to be for the men's basketball gold medal match after hosts France won through to a likely date with the USA.

Aussie volleyballers seek bronze after gold chance goes

Aussie volleyballers seek bronze after gold chance goes

Australia's Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho Del Solar lost their beach volleyball semi-final to Brazil but say they will be up for a bronze medal battle.

COVID-stricken Lyles struggles home third in 200m

COVID-stricken Lyles struggles home third in 200m

Noah Lyles was forced to settle for bronze in the Olympic 200m, before requiring medical treatment and revealing he has COVID-19.

Ninth places round out Olympic sailing campaign

Ninth places round out Olympic sailing campaign

Breiana Whitehead has finished ninth in the kite and Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas had the same result in the mixed dinghy on the last day of Olympic sailing.

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McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her 400m hurdles world record

McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her 400m hurdles world record

McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her 400m hurdles world record

McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her 400m hurdles world record

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has won the Olympic 400m hurdles gold medal in world-record time.

Dutch marathon swimmer reveals: I did it for dog

Dutch marathon swimmer reveals: I did it for dog

Dutch marathon swimmer reveals: I did it for dog

Dutch marathon swimmer reveals: I did it for dog

The memory of a beloved pet fuelled Sharon van Rouwendaal to reel in Australia's Moesha Johnson and win Olympic gold in the marathon swim.

Richardson wins through to track cycling sprint semis

Richardson wins through to track cycling sprint semis

Richardson wins through to track cycling sprint semis

Richardson wins through to track cycling sprint semis

Australian Matt Richardson is through to the sprint semi-finals at Olympic track cycling, but Kristina Clonan failed to progress in the keirin.

Jessica Hull storms into Olympic 1500m final

Jessica Hull storms into Olympic 1500m final

Jessica Hull storms into Olympic 1500m final

Jessica Hull storms into Olympic 1500m final

Jessica Hull says she is a legitimate gold medal shot in what is shaping as a classic Olympic women's 1500m final.

'Take them down a peg': Opals light fuse for US semi

'Take them down a peg': Opals light fuse for US semi

'Take them down a peg': Opals light fuse for US semi

'Take them down a peg': Opals light fuse for US semi

United States have won 59 consecutive Olympic women's basketball games but the match-hardened, WNBA-stacked Opals are giving themselves a chance.

Minjee Lee's Olympic bid stutters at Le Golf National

Minjee Lee's Olympic bid stutters at Le Golf National

Minjee Lee's Olympic bid stutters at Le Golf National

Minjee Lee's Olympic bid stutters at Le Golf National

Minjee Lee has struggled to a two-over second round at Le Golf National with Australia's bid for a first golf medal looking ever more of a long shot.

Australian men end drought with sprint kayak silver

Australian men end drought with sprint kayak silver

Australian men end drought with sprint kayak silver

Australian men end drought with sprint kayak silver

The Australian K4 crew of Riley Fitzsimmons, Jackson Collins, Pierre van der Westhuyzen and Noah Havard have powered to silver in Olympic sprint kayak racing.

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Jessica Fox elected to IOC as voice for athletes

Australia's golden girl Jessica Fox will represent athletes on the International Olympic Committee after being voted in by her peers in Paris.

Mathews 10th, Keeney to challenge China diving duopoly

Australian Maddison Keeney has qualified second for the 3m springboard diving final while compatriot Kurtis Mathews placed 10th in his equivalent final.

Kookaburra's German club responds to Paris arrest

Olympian Tom Craig's German club have responded after the Australian hockey player was arrested for attempting to buy drugs during a night out in Paris.

Decker hailed for 'small' role in team pursuit triumph

Cycling coach Tim Decker has masterminded Australia's first Olympic gold medal in the men's team pursuit for two decades.

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Mackenzie climbing through Paris Games pressure

Australian Oceania Mackenzie has made her first Olympic climbing final, holding sixth place in the boulder and lead event.

Catalan leader gives police the slip on return to Spain

Police are hunting Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont after he reappeared in Barcelona to rally supporters then vanished before they could arrest him.

Johnson celebrates in-Seine silver - with antibiotics

Moesha Johnson has won a silver for Australia in the Olympic 10km marathon swimming event in the Seine, beaten only by her Dutch best friend.

Cikamatana ready to lift heavy metal for a medal

Long-time Australian coach Paul Coffa says Eileen Cikamatana has the same qualities that took Dean Lukin to an Olympic weightlifting gold medal.

World record may be next target for vault star Kennedy

Now that Nina Kennedy has an Olympic gold medal to her name, it's time to look for a new goal.

Skateboard ace Palmer out to fend off the kids - at 21

He's only 21 and has two Olympic skateboarding golds already, but Keegan Palmer knows a generation of prodigious teens is out to ambush him.

Jackson ready for one last USA dance in Paris semi

Opals coach Sandy Brondello could take Lauren Jackson out of cotton wool for one final crack at the United States in their Olympics semi-final in Paris.

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