Olympics
Her face was plastered on stamps. But her life was then ‘thrown upside down’
Two years after having her face etched on stamps, a champion hit rock bottom. Now, she is calling for change to ensure others do not suffer the same fate.
- by Nick Wright
Latest
Man charged over theft of Oarsome Foursome Olympic medals
Police are still searching for the three gold medals and one silver allegedly stolen from an Olympic hero’s car.
- by Hannah Kennelly and Cassandra Morgan
Why Raygun is now ranked the world’s No.1 breaker despite Olympics flop
B-girl Raygun failed to score a point at Paris 2024, but the latest rankings have her as the world’s No.1 breaker.
- by Tom Nouvian
AIS kicks off biggest talent search in Australian sporting history ahead of Brisbane 2032
The push is on to ensure the Olympics and Paralympics on home soil in eight years’ time go down as the country’s most successful.
- by Tom Decent
Raygun shows Sir Richard Branson how to breakdance on Virgin Voyages cruise
Australian Olympic Breaker Raygun has shown Sir Richard Branson how to break dance on a Virgin Voyages cruise ship.
Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn breaks silence on criticism
Australian breaker Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn spoke about the reaction to her Olympics debut.
Opinion
Paris 2024
‘This kind of sick feeling started coming out’: Raygun details post-Olympics hate
Paris Olympian Rachael Gunn took on some hard questions in a most likeable - and Australian - way.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Levelling the playing field on school sport
Participation in school sport gives young children an opportunity to sample a range of activities. Education should be viewed as an investment, not an expenditure.
Analysis
Education
Public schools ‘killing off sport’ as private school facilities grow
It has become an unequal playing field for NSW schoolchildren with inner west primary schools forced to cancel inter-school sports as some private schools promote state-of-the-art equipment.
- by Jordan Baker
Relay disqualification costs women silver, but Australia still claims record medal haul
Australia’s 4x100m women’s relay team were sensationally disqualified minutes after crossing the line thinking they had won silver at the Under-20 world athletics championships in Peru.
- by Michael Gleeson
The breakdancer who paid the price for the Raygun memes
Rachael Gunn became an overnight sensation after her breaking style attracted a global backlash. The next day, Jeff “J-Attack” Dunne stepped onto the stage.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo