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Stingers wounded but proud after losing water polo gold

Stingers wounded but proud after losing water polo gold

The Stingers have endured an 11-9 defeat to Spain in their women's water polo gold-medal match, but were left humbled by their great, if bumpy, Olympic journey.

Stressful, but we did it: Paris 2024 organisers

Stressful, but we did it: Paris 2024 organisers

Stressful, but we did it: Paris 2024 organisers

Stressful, but we did it: Paris 2024 organisers

Paris 2024 organisers say hosting the Olympic Games has been stressful, but successful.

Australia's Olympic chief takes aim at Raygun's critics

Australia's Olympic chief takes aim at Raygun's critics

Australia's Olympic chief takes aim at Raygun's critics

Australia's Olympic chief takes aim at Raygun's critics

Australia's chef de mission Anna Meares has hit out at critics of the nation's breakdancer Rachael Gunn, saying it's typical of historic misogynistic abuse.

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Oceania scales new peaks for Australia but can't medal

Oceania scales new peaks for Australia but can't medal

Sport climber Oceania Mackenzie has produced the best Olympic performance by an Australian, finishing seventh in the women's boulder and lead final.

Diver Rousseau surprises himself in near medal miss

Diver Rousseau surprises himself in near medal miss

Australia's former diving world champion Cassiel Rousseau has finished fourth in a 10m platform final that, aside from a Chinese victory, didn't go to script.

Stop the bickering over Brisbane's Olympics: Meares

Stop the bickering over Brisbane's Olympics: Meares

Australia's chef de mission Anna Meares is demanding an end to the bickering about Brisbane's 2032 Olympics.

Meares' Games moments need no gold to glitter

Meares' Games moments need no gold to glitter

Australia's Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares has nominated her two stand-out moments from the Paris Games, and neither of them were gold medal efforts.

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McKeown, Wearn to carry flag at Games closing ceremony

McKeown, Wearn to carry flag at Games closing ceremony

McKeown, Wearn to carry flag at Games closing ceremony

McKeown, Wearn to carry flag at Games closing ceremony

History-making gold medallists Kaylee McKeown and Matt Wearn will carry the Australian flag at the Olympic closing ceremony in Paris.

Meares speaks to Australian cycling team over media

Meares speaks to Australian cycling team over media

Meares speaks to Australian cycling team over media

Meares speaks to Australian cycling team over media

Despite winning a silver medal, Australian cyclist Matt Richardson was nearly allowed to not speak to media after his event at the Paris Olympics.

Pat Tiernan leads Australian charge in Olympic marathon

Pat Tiernan leads Australian charge in Olympic marathon

Pat Tiernan leads Australian charge in Olympic marathon

Pat Tiernan leads Australian charge in Olympic marathon

Pat Tiernan was the first Australian across the line in an Olympic men's marathon won by Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola.

Afghan refugee breaker DQ'd for political protest

Afghan refugee breaker DQ'd for political protest

Afghan refugee breaker DQ'd for political protest

Afghan refugee breaker DQ'd for political protest

Team Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, known as 'b-girl Talash', was disqualified from the first Olympic breaking competition for a political protest.

Opals bounced into bronze medal play-off by USA

Opals bounced into bronze medal play-off by USA

Opals bounced into bronze medal play-off by USA

Opals bounced into bronze medal play-off by USA

United States, the seven-time defending champions, have brushed aside the Opals 85-64 in a semi-final win leaving Australia to fight Belgium for bronze.

Algeria's Khelif rides out storm for boxing glory

Algeria's Khelif rides out storm for boxing glory

Algeria's Khelif rides out storm for boxing glory

Algeria's Khelif rides out storm for boxing glory

Algerian fighter Imane Khelif has won her country's first women's boxing gold medal, defeating China's Yang Liu in the welterweight final in Paris.

Breaking delivers a mixed bag as it makes Olympic debut

Breaking delivers a mixed bag as it makes Olympic debut

Breaking delivers a mixed bag as it makes Olympic debut

Breaking delivers a mixed bag as it makes Olympic debut

Breaking has made its first - and likely last - Olympic appearance with Australia's entry Rachael Gunn no match for her international rivals.

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Aussie Lauren Ryan an unlikely Olympic 10K front-runner

Lauren Ryan has recorded the second-best result by an Australian woman in an Olympic 10,000m final.

Relay glory and debacle for American sprinters in Paris

Sha'Carri Richardson has won her first Olympic gold medal, anchoring the United States to victory in the women's 4x100m relay.

Aussie duet 14th at halfway point of artistic swimming

Australia's artistic swimming duet of Rayna Buckle and Kiera Gazzard are 14th following the first of two routines at the Paris Games.

Spain complete golden summer with victory over France

Spain are celebrating a glorious summer after Sergio Camello struck twice in extra time to sink France 5-3 and add Olympic soccer gold to Euro 2024 victory

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Richardson wins silver in sprint at track cycling

Australian track cyclist Matthew Richardson has won silver in the match sprint as Dutch great Harrie Lavreysen successfully defended his Olympic title.

Hannah Green roars into medal picture in Olympic golf

It looked difficult for Hannah Green to recover after her first round at Le Golf National, but the Australian star has battled back towards the medal positions.

Gold-hunting Stingers feed off Sydney 2000 memories

The Stingers are feeding off tales of the fabled Sydney 2000 win as they target a potential sport-changing Olympic women's water polo golden triumph.

Keeney's glorious springboard to Olympic silver medal

Prolific medal winner Maddison Keeney has lifted her biggest prize yet, an Olympic silver, with a brilliant performance in the women's 3m springboard final.

Champion Aussie sprint paddlers relegated to bronze

Australia's sprint kayak stars Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen have been unable to reproduce their Tokyo heroics, winning bronze in the K2 500m.

Egyptian wrestler arrested for sexual assault in Paris

An Egyptian wrestler who competed at the Olympics has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in Paris.

Kiptum's memory lingers over Olympic marathon

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum is being missed at in Paris but his memory lingers over the Olympic marathon.

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