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By Hritika Sharma (Reuters) - Australia's swim team head home from the Tokyo Games with a haul of nine gold medals - their best ever performance at th...
Australia's golden girls of the pool smashed records at the Tokyo Olympics, Emma McKeon winning the 50m freestyle and the women's swim team winning the 4x100m medley relay.
The Olympic timing system for the swimming has been thrown into question again after four dead heats were recorded despite one of Australia's biggest stars clearly touching the wall first. The latest was on Tuesday night with Aussie swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook and the Netherland's Arno Kamminga both being declared winners in their 200m breaststroke heat. Both swimmers did appear to touch the wall at the same time with the pool's sensors clocking them in at two minutes and 7.37 seconds. After Tuesday night's breaststroke event, Olympic swimming legend and co-commentator Leisel Jones said the...
Olympic greats say a likely 2032 Queensland Games will help breed a new generation of Sunshine State sports stars.
Australian Institute of Sport National network of 54 mental health practitioners providing confidential support Video News Release here: Olympic gold medallists Leisel Jones and Jodie Henry among the national wellbeing and engagement managers directly supporting athletes As excitement and nerves build in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, AIS CEO Peter Conde has encouraged athletes and sport staff to prioritise mental health and wellbeing and seek support if needed. The AIS has seen a 79 per cent increase in demand for the AIS Mental Health Referral Network (MHRN) at the star...