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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

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.

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.

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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

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 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

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

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Jessica Fox elected to IOC as voice for athletes

Jessica Fox elected to IOC as voice for athletes

Jessica Fox elected to IOC as voice for athletes

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

Mathews 10th, Keeney to challenge China diving duopoly

Mathews 10th, Keeney to challenge China diving duopoly

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

Kookaburra's German club responds to Paris arrest

Kookaburra's German club responds to Paris arrest

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

Decker hailed for 'small' role in team pursuit triumph

Decker hailed for 'small' role in team pursuit triumph

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.

Johnson celebrates in-Seine silver - with antibiotics

Johnson celebrates in-Seine silver - with antibiotics

Johnson celebrates in-Seine silver - with antibiotics

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

Cikamatana ready to lift heavy metal for a medal

Cikamatana ready to lift heavy metal for a medal

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

World record may be next target for vault star Kennedy

World record may be next target for vault star Kennedy

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.

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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.

Gold gives Australian pursuiters Olympic redemption

Australia have beaten fierce rivals Great Britain in a pulsating men's team pursuit final to win the Olympic gold medal for the first time in 20 years.

Quiet man Jokic has Serbia ready for US rumble

Nikola Jokic has been the catalyst for Serbia's run to the Olympic men's basketball semi-finals.

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Jamaican field event athletes outshining track stars

Discus thrower Roje Stona has delivered Jamaica their first gold medal, and fifth overall, at the Paris Games, while their track stars are yet to enjoy success.

Kennedy gold vaults Aussies to new Olympic heights

Four Australian gold medals in less than six hours have propelled the nation's Olympic title tally to 18, eclipsing the previous best in Athens and Tokyo.

Lin Yu-ting advances to Olympic gold medal showdown

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting has set up a gold-medal bout with Julia Szeremeta in the women’s featherweight division at the Paris Olympics.

Denny's home circle visions spur historic discus medal

Matt Denny has won Australia's first Olympic medal in men's discus, finishing with bronze in the sport's greatest Games final in Paris.

Nina Kennedy wins gold medal in Olympic pole vault

Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy has won Australia's record 18th gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

Hockey ace Tom Craig stripped of athlete privileges

Veteran Australian hockey player Tom Craig says he's embarrassed his Olympic teammates, his friends and his sport after being arrested buying cocaine.

Palmer pulls off golden skateboard double for Australia

Keegan Palmer says winning his second Olympic gold medal is a crazy feeling after the skateboard ace saluted in Paris, following teammate Arisa Trew's triumph.

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