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Latest news: Summer Olympics

Streak extends for Australia's Paris pistol 'threat'

Streak extends for Australia's Paris pistol 'threat'

Sergei Evglevski will continue his family's enduring Olympic history in Paris, where he wants to put Australian pistol shooting on the pedestal.

Experience, youth on Aussie Olympic table tennis team

Experience, youth on Aussie Olympic table tennis team

Experience, youth on Aussie Olympic table tennis team

Experience, youth on Aussie Olympic table tennis team

Australia's table tennis team for the Paris Olympics features four Games debutants.

Gunn sets eyes on breaking opinions with Paris 2024

Gunn sets eyes on breaking opinions with Paris 2024

Gunn sets eyes on breaking opinions with Paris 2024

Gunn sets eyes on breaking opinions with Paris 2024

Breakdancer Rachael Gunn is using her unexpected trip to the Paris Games as an opportunity to change perceptions around the new Olympic sport.

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Golden girl sisters back sevens team for Olympic glory

Golden girl sisters back sevens team for Olympic glory

Superstar sisters Maddison and Tegan Levi insist a crippling injury toll won't derail the Australian women's rugby sevens team's gold medal hopes in Paris.

De Minaur to spearhead Aussie Olympics assault on clay

De Minaur to spearhead Aussie Olympics assault on clay

Fresh off a French Open quarter-final, Alex de Minaur will return to Roland Garros and lead Australia in singles and doubles in his Olympic debut.

Sevens star Caslick reveals Wallaroos World Cup dream

Sevens star Caslick reveals Wallaroos World Cup dream

Charlotte Caslick, Australia's most decorated rugby sevens star, has revealed her dream to play for the Wallaroos at next year's Women's World Cup in England.

Australia on cusp of greatest Olympic Games of all

Australia on cusp of greatest Olympic Games of all

Just one month until the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, Australia's chef de mission Anna Meares is bullish about the spread of potential medallists.

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Paris and Chariots Of Fire Games made for each other

Paris and Chariots Of Fire Games made for each other

Paris and Chariots Of Fire Games made for each other

Paris and Chariots Of Fire Games made for each other

Paris was at a peak in 1924 when it last hosted the Olympics, with sprinters Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell immortalised in the 1981 film Chariots Of Fire.

In-Seine! Paris bracing for mad, magnifique Olympics

In-Seine! Paris bracing for mad, magnifique Olympics

In-Seine! Paris bracing for mad, magnifique Olympics

In-Seine! Paris bracing for mad, magnifique Olympics

Paris is getting ready for perhaps the most ambitious of all Olympic Games while still wrestling with familiar last-minute host city worries.

Ex-Gold Coast high school student wins PGA Championship

Ex-Gold Coast high school student wins PGA Championship

Ex-Gold Coast high school student wins PGA Championship

Ex-Gold Coast high school student wins PGA Championship

South Korean Amy Yang, who finished high school on the Gold Coast, has won her maiden major at the Women's PGA Championship in Washington.

Martin has shock BMX setback as Diehm set for Olympics

Martin has shock BMX setback as Diehm set for Olympics

Martin has shock BMX setback as Diehm set for Olympics

Martin has shock BMX setback as Diehm set for Olympics

BMX freestyle star Logan Martin, one of Australia's top gold medal prospects, has failed to join Natalya Diehm as an automatic qualifier for the Paris Olympics.

Paris cycling medal prospect Brown announces retirement

Paris cycling medal prospect Brown announces retirement

Paris cycling medal prospect Brown announces retirement

Paris cycling medal prospect Brown announces retirement

Grace Brown, a major Australian cycling prospect at the Paris Olympics, has announced she will call time on her career at the end of the season.

Aussie skateboarders move one step closer to Paris

Aussie skateboarders move one step closer to Paris

Aussie skateboarders move one step closer to Paris

Aussie skateboarders move one step closer to Paris

Australian skateboarders Arisa Trew, Chloe Covell and Keegan Palmer have made a clean sweep of the semi-finals in Budapest as they target Olympic qualification.

Aussie skateboarders keep Olympic hopes on track

Aussie skateboarders keep Olympic hopes on track

Aussie skateboarders keep Olympic hopes on track

Aussie skateboarders keep Olympic hopes on track

Australian skateboarders have continued to impress in the Olympic qualifiers in Budapest, their final chance to climb the standings ahead of Paris selection.

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Missing Olympics is a 'no-brainer': Tennis ace Thompson

Jordan Thompson is playing some of the best tennis of his career, and has explained why he has decided to give the Olympic Games a miss.

Archery star Milne on target for Paris Paralympic medal

Australian para-archery coach Ricci Cheah is backing star Jonathon Milne to claim another Paralympics medal, after he ended the country's podium drought in Rio.

Teenage skateboard stars closing in on Olympic place

Arisa Trew and Ruby Trew are not related but they share similar rare talent, and both are through to the park semi-finals at skateboarding's Olympic qualifier.

Aussie triathletes lock down Paris Olympic place

Matthew Hauser backs up from the Tokyo Games while fellow triathletes Luke Willian, Natalie Van Coevorden and Sophie Linn will take their Olympic bow in Paris.

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Eights post timely wins at pre-Olympic rowing World Cup

The men's and women's eights were notable winners as Australia dominated the last rowing World Cup regatta before the Paris Olympics.

Paris means family as diver Rousseau prepares for Games

Cassiel Rousseau, confirmed in the nine-member Australian Olympic diving team, has special family reason to look forward to competing in Paris.

Fox is poles apart with gold medal spree ahead of Games

Australia's Jessica Fox is perfectly placed for her fourth Olympic Games after winning three gold medals at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Poland.

Australia plot to shake American swimming dominance

The nation's 41-strong team to race at the Paris Games could shake US Olympics dominance, Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor says.

Aussie swimmers vow to honour Campbell's legacy

Australia's swimmers are vowing to honour the Olympic legacy of Cate Campbell, who missed selection for the Paris Games.

Australia's swim team features 22 Olympic debutants

Some 22 Australian swimmers will make their Olympic debut after being named on a 41-strong swim team to compete at the Paris pool.

Cate Campbell fails in bid to swim at Paris Olympics

Cate Campbell's famed Olympic career is over, with the four-time gold medallist and celebrity swimmer failing to make Australia's swim team for the Paris Games.

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