Leading for more than an hour,Parker pipped in last second of triathlon

Leading for more than an hour,Parker pipped in last second of triathlon

Four years after a horrific bike accident,Lauren Parker arrived at the Paralympics with only gold on her mind. It was within her grasp for most of the race - until a remarkable final straight.

  • byTom Decent

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‘We gave it all’:Australian mixed triathlon hopes dashed

‘We gave it all’:Australian mixed triathlon hopes dashed

The race was only a fifth of the distance,but the men and women fell over the line in Tokyo just as exhausted.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
‘I didn’t train for a typhoon’:triathlete Emma Jeffcoat only Aussie to finish

‘I didn’t train for a typhoon’:triathlete Emma Jeffcoat only Aussie to finish

The Australian was in disbelief as Bermuda won their first Olympic gold and a Briton rode for two kilometres with a flat tyre to win silver.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘One of the roughest swims I have been in’:Non-contact sport triathlon gives Birtwhistle a broken nose

‘One of the roughest swims I have been in’:Non-contact sport triathlon gives Birtwhistle a broken nose

Australian Jake Birtwhistle was kicked in the face and broke his nose. And that was before the triathlon officially began,twice.

  • byMichael Gleeson
The Olympic movement want this to be the Gender Games,but they’re struggling to sell it

The Olympic movement want this to be the Gender Games,but they’re struggling to sell it

The International Olympic Committee will have men and women compete alongside each other on the track and the in the pool for the first time. So,what else is next?

  • byAdam Pengilly
Mirinda Carfrae's race ended by husband's trip

Mirinda Carfrae's race ended by husband's trip

Australian triathlon star Mirinda Carfrae has discovered virtual reality competitions can throw up unfamiliar challenges.

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Melanoma meets its match:surviving my'shocking'diagnosis

Melanoma meets its match:surviving my'shocking'diagnosis

A healthy middle-aged writer survives a cancer prognosis that a decade ago would have been a death sentence.

  • byGarry Maddox
Win gives Penny Slater confidence boost before New Zealand cross triathlon

Win gives Penny Slater confidence boost before New Zealand cross triathlon

Penny Slater heads in to the next stage of the tour in New Zealand on Saturday with a big confidence boost after a win in Taiwan.

  • byJasper Lindell
Triathletes soak up sun in record-setting Canberra weekend

Triathletes soak up sun in record-setting Canberra weekend

More than 2400 triathletes are competing in the capital this weekend.

Visitor complaints force cancellation of Rottnest Island triathlon

Visitor complaints force cancellation of Rottnest Island triathlon

Complaints from the rising number of visitors to Rottnest Island has forced the cancellation of a popular WA triathlon event.

  • byHeather McNeill
Lucas,7,can't stand,walk or sit,but he's training for a TRYathlon

Lucas,7,can't stand,walk or sit,but he's training for a TRYathlon

Queanbeyan resident Lucas Wallace is unstoppable with his new training program at the local pool and special needs bike.

  • bySerena Coady