Olympics

Personal toll on ‘absolutely loved’ Raygun emerges

‘She was locked in a room crying ... and it took great courage for her to continue on.’

One Hull of a run! Aussie wins breakthrough track medal

Australian runner Jessica Hull has won an emotional breakthrough silver medal in the final of the women’s 1500m — the country’s first on the track in more than a decade. 

Heartbreak as WA’s Green falls just short of podium finish

West Australian Hannah Green has fallen agonisingly short of a golf medal for the second time with New Zealand’s Lydia Ko crowned the new Olympic champion.

Brave Stingers beaten to water polo gold by Spain

Australia’s Stingers have suffered Olympic heartbreak, going down in the women’s water polo final to Spain as their frustrating 24-year wait for the biggest title in the sport goes on.

‘Trolls and keyboard warriors’: Raygun’s critics slammed

Australia’s Olympic chief has hit out at critics of the nation’s breakdancer Rachael Gunn, labelling them ‘trolls and keyboard warriors’.

The 50 best pics of the Paris Olympics so far

It’s the penultimate day of the Paris Olympics. The Nightly looks back at the 50 best pictures of the Games so far.

DAY 15 RECAP: Aussie’s silver run as Curry earns US gold

Australia’s Raygun breaks silence after viral Olympics moment

The 36-year-old accidentally stole the show and is now destined to become an obscure trivia question.

Day 14’s biggest moments: Silver service from WA pair

Maddison Keeney and Matthew Richardson both earned their places on the podium, while a baton blunder had the USA’s biggest track stars blushing. Here’s the pick of the action from Day 14 in Paris.

Superstar team disqualified from Olympics in ‘terrible’ moment

‘It is time to blow up the system.’

Boxer at centre of gender controversy wins gold

Algerian fighter Imane Khelif has won her country's first women's boxing gold medal, defeating China's Yang Liu in the welterweight final in Paris.

Aussie volleyballers’ heartbreak could spur Los Angeles push

The pain of having their gold-medal push in Paris fizzle out could drive Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar to extend their partnership out to a decade and fight again in Los Angeles. 

There is so much to celebrate about Olympian Simone Biles

JUSTIN LANGER: She has wowed us at the Paris Games but the superstar’s journey back to greatness has been a long and painful one.

‘Not a sport’: Does breakdancing belong at the Olympics?

Breakdancing’s one-and-done foray into the Olympics has been widely panned after the opening day of competition in Paris. 

Perth’s cycling prince in pursuit of sport’s king

Perth’s Matthew Richardson might be the prince of the velodrome. Now he’s chasing the man they call the king of track cycling in a bid to ‘complete the set’ with a gold medal.