Tag: Olympics (Summer)
Retiring Carrigan rates Athens gold as highlight
Sara Carrigan says winning a gold medal in the road race at the Athens Olympics was the highlight of her cycling career.[MORE]
Johnson lied about pain of record loss: Bolt
Jamaica's treble Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt believes his world record-setting triumph in the 200m in Beijing must have stung previous world record-holder Michael Johnson more than the American admitted.[MORE]
More funding needed for London 2012: Coates
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates says Australia will not achieve its medal target at the 2012 London Games without extra government funding for athletes.[MORE]
AOC budgets $30m for London team
The Australian Olympic Committee will spend $30 million on sending a team to the London Games, with dual Olympic rowing gold medallist Nick Green to take over as the team's chef de mission.[MORE]
Bolt not the greatest yet, says coach
The coach of triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is prepared to wait a while longer before declaring the Jamaican the world's greatest ever sprinter.[MORE]
2 years jail for Olympic ticket tout
China has sent an Olympic ticket tout to jail for two years, and fined him 450,000 yuan for illegally selling over 500 passes to the summer Games, in the biggest such case to come to court in Beijing.[MORE]
Seven sports battle for Olympic inclusion
Seven sports bidding for two places on the Olympic Games program have made their pitch to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hoping to make the cut next year.[MORE]
Olympic athlete to contest assault charges
Olympic athlete Matt Celotti will defend assault charges in the Magistrates Court next year.[MORE]
Hurst eyes unfinished business in London
Australian open water swimmer Ky Hurst says he is aiming to compete in the men's 10 kilometres event at the London Olympic Games in 2012.[MORE]
Liu Xiang may need psychological help: coach
World 110 metres hurdles champion Liu Xiang may need psychological help to deal with the memory of his dramatic exit from the Beijing Olympics, according to China's head athletics coach.[MORE]
Rice named in top 100 Aussie Olympians
Stephanie Rice has been named in a list of the top 100 Australian Olympians of all time.[MORE]
No cricket at 2016 Olympics: Rogge
International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge has rejected growing demands from the cricket community to include the popular Twenty20 format at the 2016 Summer Games.[MORE]
IOC keeping tricks up its sleeve in fight against drug cheats
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The IOC says it will be able to test for doping up to eight years after competition.[MORE]
IOC to retest Beijing blood samples
Blood samples taken at the Beijing Olympics are to be reanalysed for the banned blood booster EPO using a new detection system developed for the Tour de France, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.[MORE]
Tomkins, Hackett among Athletes' Commission inductees
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has officially inducted eight members into the Athletes' Commission.[MORE]
Chinese Olympic gymnasts 'not underage'
Chinese female gymnasts who competed at this year's Beijing Olympics were not underage, the sport's governing body said after investigating claims the Games hosts fielded ineligible athletes.[MORE]
British Olympic chief lauds Aussie sporting spirit
Visiting British Olympics chief Lord Colin Moynihan has heaped praise on Australia for its sporting prowess and likened Saturday's AFL grand final to a "spiritual experience".[MORE]
Deans backs Sevens for Olympics
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has backed moves to get rugby union included as an Olympic sport in the 2016 Games.[MORE]
Aussie athletes' drug tests put in 'deep freeze'
The cream of Australia's Olympic team had their drug test samples locked up in cold storage in the lead-up to the Beijing Games for retesting in case suspicions arose later, officials said Wednesday.[MORE]
Olympians and paralympians welcomed home
About 300 Canberrans gathered today to officially welcome home the city's olympic and paralympic athletes.[MORE]
Perth welcomes Olympic athletes
A celebration is being held in Perth today to welcome home members of the Olympic and Paralympic teams.[MORE]
Hobart crowd welcomes Olympians
It has been a heroes welcome in Hobart today for some of Australia's Olympians.[MORE]
Welcome home celebration for Tas Olympians
Tasmanians are being urged to roll-up for a welcome-home celebration in Hobart today for local and national Olympians.[MORE]
Olympians welcomed home in Brisbane
Thousands of cheering fans line Brisbane's Queen Street Mall to welcome home Australia's Olympians.[MORE]
Brisbane to welcome Olympians home
Around 100 Olympic athletes are expected to march through the streets of Brisbane today for a ticker-tape parade.[MORE]
