Tokyo Olympics
Nigerian players claim Cambage called them ‘monkeys’ in Olympic warm-up match
Australian basketball star Liz Cambage allegedly called the Nigerian women’s basketball team “monkeys” during an infamous pre-Olympics warm-up match last year.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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‘The truth will always come to light’: Cambage responds to ‘Third World’ sledge
Basketball star Liz Cambage has responded to allegations about the abuse she directed towards Nigerian players before the Tokyo Olympics, coming as Australian greats Andrew Bogut and Andrew Gaze weighed into the heated issue.
- by Jon Pierik
Equestrian star banned for two years after positive cocaine test
Jamie Kermond, who tested positive for cocaine just before last year’s Olympics, has been handed the maximum punishment by the sport’s governing body.
- by Roy Masters
‘Made it up as they went along’: AusCycling apologises after scathing report on Olympic crash
AusCycling says it will implement all 14 recommendations from a report which found a faulty part was not properly stress-tested before it failed and led to a crash at the Tokyo Olympics.
- by Roy Ward
AOC prepares for new era after the challenges of Tokyo and Beijing
The Australian Olympic Committee will elect a president to replace the departing John Coates in April after navigating a tumultuous Olympic double act.
- by Phil Lutton
The fast and the curious: how elite runner Peter Bol keeps his life on track
It took less than two minutes – 1.44.11 to be exact – for us to fall in love with Bol at the Tokyo Olympics. His can-do spirit also steers the rest of his life.
- by Konrad Marshall
‘You’ve gotta be yourself – you can’t change your voice’
Since his record-breaking 800-metre run in Tokyo last year, many things have changed for Peter Bol – but not all, as the Olympian reveals in this candid chat.
Regrets? Justis Huni had a few after a year of injury and illness
The Australian heavyweight star missed the Olympics after a hand injury but has vowed to be more assertive when it comes to his future in the ring.
- by Phil Lutton
Humble champion Emma McKeon receives more honours on Australia Day
The swimmer was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her services to swimming on the back of a Tokyo Olympics
- by Phil Lutton
The sky’s the limit for Naomi Osaka
The star of Osaka burns brightly across the North Pacific Ocean, which splits her homelands in Japan and the United States, and has captivated tennis fans and corporations alike.
- by Courtney Walsh
US charges therapist with giving drugs to athletes for Tokyo Olympics
US prosecutors have charged a Texas therapist with distributing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes participating in the Olympic Games held in Tokyo last summer.