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

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

Archery star Milne on target for Paris Paralympic medal

Archery star Milne on target for Paris Paralympic medal

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

Teenage skateboard stars closing in on Olympic place

Teenage skateboard stars closing in on Olympic place

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.

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Aussie triathletes lock down Paris Olympic place

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.

Eights post timely wins at pre-Olympic rowing World Cup

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

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

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.

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Australia plot to shake American swimming dominance

Australia plot to shake American swimming dominance

Australia plot to shake American swimming dominance

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

Aussie swimmers vow to honour Campbell's legacy

Aussie swimmers vow to honour Campbell's legacy

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

Australia's swim team features 22 Olympic debutants

Australia's swim team features 22 Olympic debutants

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 fails in bid to swim at Paris Olympics

Cate Campbell fails in bid to swim at Paris Olympics

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.

Simpson misses Olympic swim team, returns to music

Simpson misses Olympic swim team, returns to music

Simpson misses Olympic swim team, returns to music

Simpson misses Olympic swim team, returns to music

After missing selection on Australia's Olympic team, celebrity swimmer Cody Simpson says he'll return to the entertainment industry.

China swim doping cases 'waste of energy' for Australia

China swim doping cases 'waste of energy' for Australia

China swim doping cases 'waste of energy' for Australia

China swim doping cases 'waste of energy' for Australia

Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor says it's a waste of energy for the nation's swimmers to get caught up in the doping furore involving China.

Israel and Palestine are 'committed to Olympic spirit'

Israel and Palestine are 'committed to Olympic spirit'

Israel and Palestine are 'committed to Olympic spirit'

Israel and Palestine are 'committed to Olympic spirit'

IOC president Thomas Bach insists that despite war in Gaza, Israel and Palestine believe in the Olympic mission of understanding and peace.

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O'Callaghan wins epic 100m freestyle at Olympic trials

Mollie O'Callaghan has won her battle with nerves by prevailing in a thriller of a women's 100m freestyle at Australia's Olympic selection trials.

Volleyballers to dig for gold in shadow of Eiffel Tower

Tokyo medallists Taquila Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar, plus Zachery Schubert and Thomas Hodges will compete in beach volleyball at the Paris Games.

Beam Queen's 'third coming' in time for Paris Games

Gymnast Emma Nedov is on the cusp of an unlikely Olympics debut, despite spending three years in retirement after missing the Tokyo Games.

Chalmers confident back injury won't derail Olympics

Australia's freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers is confident a back injury won't impact on his campaign at the looming Paris Olympics.

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Chalmers pushes through pain to earn third Olympic spot

Kyle Chalmers says he pushed through debilitating back pain to win the 100m freestyle at Australia's Olympic selection trials in Brisbane.

Seebohm hopes Olympic bid inspires her baby and mothers

Emily Seebohm hopes her unfulfilled quest to swim at a fifth Olympics proves to her baby boy and other mothers that anything is possible.

Mackenzie Arnold's inspiring rise to Matildas stardom

Matildas star Mackenzie Arnold has revealed the depths of despair she rose from to emerge as Tony Gustavsson's first-choice goalkeeper for the Paris Olympics.

Kookaburras, Hockeyroos warm up for Paris by beating GB

With the Olympics looming, the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos have both scored impressive wins over Great Britain to wrap up their FIH Pro League seasons in style.

Swim trailblazer McEvoy to release secrets post-Paris

Cameron McEvoy, who will be the first Australian man to swim at four Olympics, will release his revolutionary training secrets after the Paris Games.

Titmus tunes up for Paris with freestyle world record

Breaking the world record in the 200m freestyle at Australia's Olympic swimming trials is merely a "bonus", Ariarne Titmus says, as the Paris Games loom.

Celebrity swimmer Simpson's last roll of Olympic dice

The coach of pop star turned swimmer Cody Simpson says the 27-year-old faces a stiff challenge to make Australia's Olympic team.

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