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Australia sixth on Olympics medal tally
Australia finished its Tokyo Olympics campaign with 46 medals and 17 gold to place sixth on the medal tally – equalling its record from Athens 2004.
Australia finished its Tokyo Olympics campaign with 46 medals and 17 gold to place sixth on the medal tally – equalling its record from Athens 2004.
Rugby league is jostling for a place in Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games program. Will Australian football – a demonstration sport at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics – demand a piece of the action? Michelangelo Rucci reports.
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Star swimmer Ariarne Titmus has led Australia to a golden morning in the pool, winning the Women’s 400 metres after Emma McKeon won bronze in the 100m Butterfly. The men’s 4x100m relay team, anchored by Adelaide’s Kyle Chalmers, also won bronze.
The International Olympic Committee has designated Brisbane its preferred host city for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games, awarding Queensland exclusive negotiation rights for the event and making Australia the overwhelming favourite to host its third-ever Olympic Games.
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The former sports doctor who admitted to molesting some of the top US gymnasts for years has been sentenced to between 40 and 175 years in prison as the judge declared: “I just signed your death warrant.”