Olympic kite surfer Bruno Lobo used his athletic prowess for good while rescuing a drowning woman from the ocean. Lobo was kite surfing and testing his camera off the coast of the city of Sao Luis, Brazil, on Friday when he encountered a woman in distress in the water. “After sailing a few metres I … Read more
Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn says her legal dispute with the makers of a parody musical about her has been resolved, with a new version planned. The 37-year-old hit out at online reaction to the “Raygun: The Musical” affair as “so negative and awful, just awful”. Gunn’s performances at the Paris Olympics — which … Read more
By MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others who held positions of power over women on the U.S. Biathlon team have been dismissed, ignored or excused over decades by officials more concerned with winning medals than holding offenders accountable, according to a half-dozen former Olympians and other biathletes. And while … Read more
Dawn Fraser’s family say the swimming legend “scared the daylights out of us” after falling at her daughter’s home on the Sunshine Coast last week. Fraser, 87, suffered four broken ribs and a gashed arm in the incident on Wednesday. WATCH THE VIDE ABOVE: Olympic legend injured in fall. Know the news with the 7NEWS … Read more
It’s a sellout … yep, you read that right. The judges may not have wanted to give her a point at the Olympics, but fans have voted with their feet and snapped up all the tickets to the preview of Raygun: The Musical. The musical — described as a “parody exploration of Rachael Gunn’s journey … Read more
A homeless man admits he stole four Olympic medals from a famed rower’s car, saying he gained entry into the vehicle due to a faulty lock. Drew Ginn’s medals – three gold and one silver – were looted from his Land Rover while parked in Melbourne’s Docklands on September 6. Ear buds, a wallet, camera … Read more
Australian Olympic swimming great Cate Campbell has entered retirement in rehab mode after undergoing one final operation. The 32-year-old fell short of qualifying for Paris 2024 and later confirmed she would hang up the goggles with four gold medals to her name across four Olympics. Campbell celebrated her retirement with family, friends and more in … Read more
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The road to an Olympic medal is lined with carbohydrates. As the Paris Olympics 2024 gets underway, a lot of attention is being given to the food that the athletes are consuming before they step on the mat, run on the field or dive in the pool. After all, what an athlete eats could fuel … Read more
Olympic swimmer Kyle Chalmers has not given up on Brisbane 2032. But he knows it would take something extraordinary to get there. The nine-time Olympic medallist would already be one of Australia’s greatest ever swimmers if he hung the togs up right now. And it appeared as though he was about to when, speaking on … Read more
An Olympic silver medallist and his brother are eligible for parole after being sentenced over a failed attempt to import cocaine worth about $200 million. Ex-champion kayaker Nathan Baggaley, 48, and his sibling Dru on Monday faced Brisbane Supreme Court after pleading guilty in October to attempting to import a commercial quantity of drugs – … Read more
