Yesterday
The five charts that show it really was our best Games ever
Australia won 53 medals across 20 different sports. Outgoing IOC vice president John Coates says we can win even more.
Paris changes as the Paralympics get ready to arrive
Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Dylan Alcott just attended his first Olympics. It’s given him a taste of what’s to come, and how the city has changed accessibility.
This Month
The day of what-might-have-beens for Australia
The Aussie grip on the dais eased, with two silvers and three fourth-place finishes. But still third on the tally, just. Here’s what you missed overnight.
Enter the battle zone as the Olympics starts ‘breaking’
Australian Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn didn’t get a medal in breaking - but the audience was the winner in a bizarre and high-octane spectacle. Here’s what you missed overnight.
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Freezes and flares: The newest Olympic sport explained
Breaking is the latest sport to appear at the Olympic Games. But how does it work, how do you win and can you make any money from it?
Inside the Paris ‘homes’ of the world’s best athletes
There is a way to get a glimpse of the world’s best athletes when you’re at the Olympics. And it isn’t at the pool, on the track, or at the Champions Park.
Paris was gold for Noah Lyles and Simone Biles. It was also great for Netflix.
The US sprinter may be unhappy, but there are a bunch of business executives in the United States who will quietly deem his Olympic campaign a success.
The gold rush dries up – but there are still feel-good Aussie wins
Mere seconds came between Australia and a brace of golds on Thursday, but our water polo women had enough joy for everyone. Here’s what you missed overnight.
Meet the PhD breakdancer behind the Raygun memes
Rachael “Raygun” Gunn did her thesis on the culture of breaking. Now she’s a meme after her controversial Olympic debut.
Our best Games: How Aussies won four gold medals in five hours
Four gold medals secured in quick succession brought the Australian gold medal tally to 18 – our greatest Olympic result. And there are still four days to go.
Australia snatches cycling gold as Brits suffer last-minute disaster
The great sports rivalry between Australia and Britain was on full display as the Aussie men’s pursuit track cycling team won gold for the first time in two decades.
Medal mania: This is Australia’s best Games ever
Australia won four gold medals in five hours, surpassing the record set in Athens and Tokyo. Here’s what you missed overnight.
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Andrew Liveris learns how not to run an Olympics
The president of the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee has had a jam-packed schedule in Paris as part of a contingent learning what to do – and not do – for the Games.
The gold medals keep coming – but not in our big team sports, so far
Teen skateboarder Arisa Trew made Australian Olympic history. But in the big team sports, we’re down to just three hopefuls. Here’s what you missed overnight.
Inside Gina Rinehart’s lavish party cruise for Aussie Olympians
The billionaire iron ore magnate has been labelled the godmother of Australia’s swim team, and hosted a luxury cruise on the Seine to celebrate the Olympians’ success.
A fairytale for the Fox family – and a luxury party for swimmers
The sport of kayaking might’ve passed you by until now, but the feats of Jess and Noemie Fox will make them household names. Here’s what you missed overnight.
Australian swimmers fall one race short of breaking 68-year hoodoo
Every Olympics, Australia and America fight to top the swimming medal tally. In Paris, it came down to the wire.
So close, but it’s silver for our swimmers as a new Fox rises
It took the last race to split Australia and the US in the pool, and a shock upset to split the Fox sisters. Here’s what you missed overnight.
Halfway point: Australia on track to make Olympic history
We are halfway through the Olympic Games. What does the data say about Australia’s performance?
‘A good idea’ to acknowledge Australia’s history: PM
The PM promises to renew Indigenous policy after “considerable hurt” from Voice referendum; Donald Trump proposes alternative election debate, but Kamala Harris says no. Follow updates here.
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