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The picturesque location where Australia is gunning for Olympic gold

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On the Champs-de-Mars, under the watchful eye of the Eiffel Tower, is where Australia's star beach volleyball pair will chase gold.

USA thrash Nigeria to set up Australia semi-final

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The USA continue their charge for an eighth successive women's basketball Olympic gold medal by beating Nigeria 88-74 to reach the semi-finals.

Historic and record-breaking: Australia amazes the world in five magical hours

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For a nation with such a rich sporting history, Australia had never enjoyed a day as successful as Wednesday at the Olympic Games. Never.

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Paris 2024 Olympics: what you missed overnight in Australia on day 12 of the Games

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An incredible day ended with Australia better off to the tune of four gold and two bronze medals as the team moved ahead of its previous best Games haul

Australia mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets

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Modelling finds the economic impacts of current emissions reduction commitments are limited for countries not heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports.

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GB claim 1,000th Olympic medal but Hayter’s slip hands Australia gold

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Great Britain’s track cyclists secured Team GB’s 1,000th Olympic medal in sporting competi­tion as Australia held on to a hair’s-breadth advantage to win gold in the men’s team pursuit.

Team GB take silver in men’s team pursuit as Australia edge final

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Ethan Hayter’s slip on the last lap proved costly in the men’s event, while the women’s team won bronze

Nina Kennedy rounds off Australia’s golden day at Paris Olympics with pole vault victory

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Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy won Australia’s 18th gold medal of the Paris Olympics, making these Games the team’s most successful ever

Nina Kennedy rounds off Australia’s golden day at Paris Olympics with pole vault victory

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As pole vault world champion Nina Kennedy took Australia to its 18th gold medal at the Paris Olympics, the nation’s best medal haul at the Games, she soared to new heights. After Kennedy had charged towards the uprights, forcefully…

Four EXILED England stars set to be part of the 2025 Lions squad in Australia

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Despite not currently being available for Steve Borthwick’s squad, five England stars are catching the eye overseas and could potentially join the British & Irish Lions next year. There’s a…

Team GB settle for silver as Australia win men's team pursuit final after dramatic final lap - as Great Britain secure 1,000th Olympic medal

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RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: One turn at a time, Australia's lead was disappearing, and of course we will never know if it would have gone altogether. Because in a blink it all went so wrong.

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Australia’s Keegan Palmer repeats as Olympic park skateboarding champion at Paris Games

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PARIS (AP) — Winning back-to-back Olympic golds was almost overwhelming for Keegan Palmer, with legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk praising his…

Australia and USA dominate Olympic track team pursuit, claim gold medals

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Australia ended a 20-year drought by capturing the Olympic men's team pursuit gold on Wednesday, while Paris road race champion Kristen Faulkner led the United States to victory in the women's event. The day was marked by record-breaking…

Australia and USA dominate Olympic track team pursuit, claim gold medals

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Australia ended a 20-year drought by capturing the Olympic men's team pursuit gold on Wednesday, while Paris road race champion Kristen Faulkner led the United States to victory in the women's event. The day was marked by record-breaking…

Australia and USA power to Olympic track team pursuit crowns

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Australia ended a 20-year wait to claim the Olympic men's team pursuit gold medal on Wednesday while Paris road race champion Kristen Faulkner helped power the United States to the women's title.- Expectations -

Australia's Palmer retains Olympic park skateboard title

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Australia's Keegan Palmer retained his Olympic men's park skateboard title on Wednesday but warned that the younger generation are snapping at his heels even though he is just 21."But you've just got to keep up with these kids coming…

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‘I want a DNA test’ demand Olympics fans in Australia after seeing Canada star Ethan Katzberg strike gold in Paris

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OLYMPIC fans have called for Canadian gold medal winner Ethan Katzberg to take a DNA test after raising doubts about his heritage.

Twenty years in the making: Australia win gold in men’s team pursuit

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It was cohesive, slick and fiercely focused. It was as beautiful as it was nerve-wracking. Really, it was everything Anna Meares had described.