The ultimate experiment has paid off for new Olympic champion Cam McEvoy
There is a photo of Cam McEvoy, taken two years ago, wearing a shirt from the Tokyo Games as he gazes across the Arc de Triomphe. The caption reads: ‘Reconnaissance.’
There is a photo of Cam McEvoy, taken two years ago, wearing a shirt from the Tokyo Games as he gazes across the Arc de Triomphe. The caption reads: ‘Reconnaissance.’
The man who brought the Olympics to Sydney has called on sporting authorities and the federal government to radically overhaul the way we fund our athletes, and follow Great Britain by introducing a national sports lottery system.
Three years later than it probably should have happened, Australia’s wonder women have finally got their redemption – blowing their opposition out of the water to win gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics.
It was a must-win match for Aussie beach volleyballers Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy, but pressure was no object. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallists were a picture of calm when they returned to the court of the Eiffel Tower Stadium to face their final pool stage opponent, putting on a clinical display to beat Team Canada 2-0 (21-10, 21-16).
An update below on how Hancock Prospecting funded sports are performing at end of day six at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Rowsellas have their first medal of the Paris Olympic Games with Annabelle McIntyre and Jessica Morrison claiming bronze in the final of the Women’s Pair.
The swimmers have dominated in the pool at Paris, lighting up the La Defense Arena night after night with gold medals galore. And there almost every evening watching on from her corporate box overlooking the pool has been Mrs Rinehart, the swimming benefactor that just about everyone in the sport is raving about.
Kyle Chalmers denied by world-record time deemed ‘not humanly possible’. The stats and the outrage over Chinese swimmer’s stunning gold.
Australia has obliterated the field and smashed an Olympic record to win gold in a stunning 4x200m freestyle relay victory that etches Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan into swimming history.