Lyn McClements was a trailblazer: the first Australian woman to win an Olympic Games butterfly gold medal. She did so at the age of 17 in Mexico City in 1968, setting an Olympic record in the final of ...

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay ...

Hockeyroo Claire Colwill almost dismissed the phone call that set her on the path to the Olympics. Claire was just 16 and playing hockey in her hometown of Mackay when Brisbane Blaze coach Nikki ...

The 1964 Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria. When a lack of snow put the Games at risk, 3,000 Austrian troops accomplished what the weather couldn’t. They hauled 40,000 cubic metres of ...

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games will mark the fourth time Italy has hosted the Olympics and will be the 35th Winter Olympic Games. With the sports and venues spread across the city of ...

The 1968 Winter Olympics were held in Grenoble, France. For the first time the Games were broadcast in colour and there was the appearance of a non-official mascot called "Schuss". He was portrayed as ...

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay ...

The third Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York State, a town of fewer than 4,000 people. Franklin Roosevelt, then New York’s governor, officially opened the Games. Because of the ...

ATHLETICS: Olympic champion Sally Pearson makes her long-awaited return to racing this week, just as the global 100m hurdles scene has undergone a dramatic change. Share this story Share this story ...

Canberra’s John Coombes has missed out on progressing in the men’s 10m air rifle competition at the Youth Olympic Games this morning, having shot an opening round of 586 which was just one point off ...

SWIMMING: Emily Seebohm has won the Australian Swim Team’s fifth medal of the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, picking up silver in the women’s 100m backstroke. Share this story Share this ...