Aussie state takes lead for most gold medals in the country
With just two days left before the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony, one state is well in the lead for the most gold medals in the country. Queensland has earned …
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Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu presented with controversial Olympic bronze medal
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal …
Olympic bronze medal finally presented to Ana Barbosu after ‘devastating’ gymnastics controversy
One athlete was all class … another remains bitter. That is the Olympic washup from the embarrassing conclusion to the individual floor exercise final in Paris. On Friday Romania’s Ana …
Opinion | After Olympics gender rows, how Chinese called people who straddled sexes
With the 2024 Summer Olympics ending last weekend, no longer will I have to endure discussions about stolen victories and medal tallies, or the endless, real-time commentaries of ongoing matches …
3 Olympians talk about their golden moments at 2024 Paris Games
The Current16:37These Canadians struck gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics Ethan Katzberg couldn’t have wished for a better Olympic debut. The 22-year old hammer thrower from Nanaimo, B.C., hit 84.12 metres, almost …
Interview with Caroline Marks, Olympic Gold Medal Surfer
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There were less than 10 minutes left in the semifinal round of the women’s Olympic surfing event in August 2024, and US surfer Caroline Marks was two points behind French …
Four-time Olympian Lisa Weightman’s coach Dick Telford takes aim at Athletics Australia
The coach of four-time Australian Olympian Lisa Weightman has taken a sarcastic swipe at Athletics Australia in the wake of her well documented marathon snubbing. Weightman was controversially overlooked for …
Canada women climb to No. 6 in new FIFA rankings in wake of scandal-ridden Olympics
The Canadian women, despite an Olympic spying scandal that cost the team its coach and a six-point penalty, have climbed two spots to No. 6 in the latest FIFA world …
The Australian Breaker Who Broke the Internet
Before some of them were taken down, the memes about Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, were all about poking fun. Videos of her flipping around or kangaroo hopping …
China’s Li Ning feels the pain from consumption slowdown as first-half profit slips 8%
Chinese sportswear giant Li Ning hopes to “ride the wave” of the Paris Olympics in an effort to attract more customers, after posting an 8 per cent profit decline amid …