Queens of Concrete:Life after the Olympic skateboarding dream

Queens of Concrete:Life after the Olympic skateboarding dream

Australian Arisa Trew triumphed with a gold medal at the Paris Olympics,but the journey for girls in skateboarding isn’t straightforward,as a new film shows.

  • byCara Waters

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The controversial decision and the Australian legend that crushed the Hockeyroos
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Olympics

The controversial decision and the Australian legend that crushed the Hockeyroos

The Hockeyroos thought they’d break their quarter-final curse in Paris. Instead,it continues,thanks to a controversial goal to China.

  • byJordan Baker
Boxing administrators’ rivalry on gender eligibility hurts fighters
Editorial
Olympics

Boxing administrators’ rivalry on gender eligibility hurts fighters

The conflicting regimes of two rival boxing administrations over gender eligibility has boiled over into the Paris Olympics.

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She’ll face the GOAT and a very fast upstart. Can Ariarne Titmus beat them?

She’ll face the GOAT and a very fast upstart. Can Ariarne Titmus beat them?

In Paris,the women’s 400 metres freestyle final will be one of the Games’ most anticipated races:not least for world-record holder Ariarne Titmus.

  • byAmanda Hooton
‘The weight of expectation was crippling’:How to avoid choking at the Olympics
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Paris 2024

‘The weight of expectation was crippling’:How to avoid choking at the Olympics

The Olympic Games are unique – and so is the pressure that comes with racing in them. Not everyone finds a way to handle it.

  • byGreg Baum
How the Olympics helped a generation of girls fall in love with skateboarding

How the Olympics helped a generation of girls fall in love with skateboarding

Female skaters like 14-year-old Chloe Covell are inspiring more girls than ever get into skateboarding.

  • byGyan Yankovich
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Why the China doping scandal has created a crisis of faith and suspicion

Why the China doping scandal has created a crisis of faith and suspicion

It must be traumatic for any athlete to discover,three years on,that they competed at an Olympics against rivals who,very likely,shouldn’t have been there.

  • byDarren Kane
The science behind Aussie swimmers’ quest for Paris gold

The science behind Aussie swimmers’ quest for Paris gold

Australian swimmers will need to hit historic heights to make an impression come the Paris Olympics. These findings have confirmed it for a Brisbane hopeful.

  • byNick Wright
Dirty pool:The ‘disgraceful inconsistency’ exposed by Chinese doping scandal

Dirty pool:The ‘disgraceful inconsistency’ exposed by Chinese doping scandal

How 23 Chinese swimmers escaped sanction after failing drug tests has shaken the confidence of clean athletes ahead of Paris 2024,and angered the camp of Australian swimmer Shayna Jack.

  • byChip Le Grand andTom Decent
Top Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drug,then won Olympic gold

Top Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drug,then won Olympic gold

Twenty-three swimmers tested positive for the banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics,but were secretly cleared of doping by Chinese officials.

  • byMichael S. Schmidt andTariq Panja
Winnington is world’s fastest this year,but Tokyo pain taught him not to talk up chances

Winnington is world’s fastest this year,but Tokyo pain taught him not to talk up chances

The Australian arrived at the Tokyo Olympics full of confidence after a faultless build-up,but things didn’t go to plan. He’s determined it won’t happen again in Paris.

  • byTom Decent