An Olympic gold medallist is among a swag of Australians keen to compete at an event for drug-taking athletes. Aron D’Souza, the Australian entrepreneur behind Enhanced Games, says the “household name” is among more than 900 global athletes interested in contesting the multi-sport event with no drug testing. Two billionaires, including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, … Read more
Olympic champion Mack Horton has announced his retirement from swimming just six months out from Paris 2024. The 27-year-old’s future had been up in the air since he missed the cut for the Australian squad at last year’s world championships. But only now, with the Olympic trials coming up in June, has the gold medal-winning … Read more
A Calgary Olympic canoeist who broke gender barriers in her sport is speaking out about the importance of fighting for what you believe in. Haley Daniels was speaking at the 2024 Female in Sport Summit on Saturday in Calgary. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and made history. Women’s canoe/kayak events had … Read more
Melissa Hoskins is being remembered as a popular and talented competitor as Australian cycling reels from her death. Olympic gold medallist Anna Meares paid tribute to Hoskins on Monday morning, while AusCycling released a statement. The 32-year-old mother of two died in hospital after she was struck by a car on Saturday night in Adelaide’s … Read more
Olympic swimming champion Stephanie Rice has announced her new love publicly, just months after moving her life to the United Arab Emirates. The 35-year-old triple gold medallist said earlier this month that she moved to Dubai “on a one-way ticket”. And if that wasn’t already enough of a life shake-up, Rice has now gone public … Read more
France is prepared to move the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics if needed over security concerns, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday. The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and tensions elsewhere in the Middle East have raised concerns about security for the Olympics. The opening ceremony is planned to take place on the River … Read more
