Brisbane bids to keep events as Sunshine Coast seeks seat at Olympic table
The two councils’ submissions to the 100-day Olympic infrastructure and planning review share some priorities.
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USATF MOURNS PASSING OF OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST NEWHOUSE
A longtime administrator and official for USA Track & Field and the USOPC, he was the Team USA team leader at the 2000 ...
'What is going on Brisbane?': Concerns over 2032 Olympic Games plans
Political infighting and cost blowouts surrounding Brisbane's 2032 Olympic Games preparations have brought sharp criticism ...
Tom Slingsby sets his sights on home victory at Sydney SailGP
The 2024-25 season will be a gruelling test for the 12 national teams competing, up from 10 in Sydney last year, and the 450 ...
Hockeyroos’ uncapped trio Smith, Mathison and Pickering named in squad for Sydney return
Three debutants have been named in the 21-strong Hockeyroos squad for the FIH Pro League in Sydney as the side looks to ...
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1976 Olympic 400m silver medallist Newhouse dies
World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Fred Newhouse, who earned Olympic 400m silver and 4x400m gold in 1976, died ...
US Olympic hero Gary Hall Jr. will receive replacement medals from IOC after originals lost in LA fires
“Currently the full focus must be on the fight against the fires and the protection of the people and property. We have also ...
His Olympic medals were destroyed in the LA fires. Here’s how the IOC responded
Left behind were the 10 Olympic medals he’d won as a member of Team USA. His five gold, three silver and two bronze medals ...
‘Ugly stepsister’: SEQ community backs Sydney whitewater venue over local Games build
A Redlands community alliance has opposed the venue’s sustainability and financial viability, echoing Senate findings that ...
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His Olympic medals were destroyed in the LA fires. Here's how the Olympic commitee responded
When Olympic champion swimmer Gary Hall Jr. saw flames closing in on his Pacific Palisades home on Jan. 7, he was able to grab his dog and the insulin, but his Olympic medals were left behind.
Swimmer Gary Hall Jr. Says IOC Is Sending Replicas of Olympic Medals Lost in L.A. Wildfires: ‘I’m Touched’ (Exclusive)
Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. lost his home and 10 Olympic medals in the Los Angeles wildfires last week, and ...
Hawke’s Bay teen scores $135,000 scholarship to Australian university after choosing academics over Olympic Games dream
Hawke’s Bay student Lucy Smith hopes a $135,000 scholarship she has been awarded to study in Sydney for three years will be encouragement to others to “aim high” as they hit the road to further ...