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‘Impossible to process’: why Raygun has quit breaking

Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun, has called time on her competitive breakdancing career after experiencing intense backlash following the Paris Olympics.

Local boxer makes history with ‘surreal’ Olympic debut

Missing out on her boxing debut at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Queanbeyan’s Monique Suraci says it was “surreal” to compete in Paris this year.

Mutant bikes, rats converge on Canberra drain

Rats are about to descend on Canberra’s drains but it’s not a rodent plague, it’s a breakaway cycling group with mutant bikes made from scrap parts, pitted against each other in the...

Aussies shut out USA to book Olympics sevens semi against Fiji

Australia will play Fiji in the men's rugby sevens Olympic semi-finals after John Manenti's side beat the USA 18-0 in their Paris semi-final.

The real cost of getting Olympians to the podium

Olympics is the pinnacle of sporting achievement and it may look exhilarating but it’s also expensive, so the ACT Government is chipping in $100,000 for 34 local athletes.  To give you an idea of...

$100,000 for Canberra’s Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls

With under two months remaining until the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the ACT government has unveiled funding for 34 local athletes to aid them in covering the expenses linked to qualifying and gearing up for the Games.

Ride the Olympic wave at the National Museum

Riding the Olympic Wave: Breakthrough Sports is a co-production between the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the National Museum of Australia.

Going for gold, Queanbeyan’s Monique Suraci heads to the Olympics

At the top of her game, Queanbeyan’s Monique Suraci will represent Australia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Michelle Heyman adamant she can kick up a gear with Matildas

Matildas veteran Michelle Heyman has stepped up in Olympic qualifiers against Uzbekistan and is adamant she can keep pushing to snare a prized ticket to Paris.

ACT Government funds Olympic and Paralympic athletes

“The ACT has a proud history of supporting Olympic and Paralympic athletes,” Chief Minister Andrew Barr and sports minister Yvette Berry said.

Torrie Lewis sets new Australian women’s 100m record in Canberra

Nineteen-year-old sprint sensation Torrie Lewis has tonight earned the title of the fastest Australian woman in history, etching her name into the record books with a run of 11.10 (+1.6) over 100m at the ACT Open and Under 20 Championships. 

Opals great Lauren Jackson in frame for Olympics comeback

Lauren Jackson has been included in the Opals' extended squad for February's Olympic Games qualifying tournament in Brazil.

Cricket, squash among five sports set for 2028 Olympics

Cricket is back in the Olympics with the sport's return for the 2028 Games ratified at a meeting in Mumbai.

Brisbane Olympics secure despite Commonwealth Games axing: PM

Anthony Albanese says Brisbane's future of hosting the 2032 Olympics is secure despite the axing of the Victoria Commonwealth Games in 2026.

Not so stoked skateboarders: lack of funding could see talent wiped out

The days of rowdy skateboarders scaling fences and running from security are long gone, but Australian skateboarding executives now fear it’s an unfeasible sport for many kids who lack financial support.

Australia tipped to join push for Russian Olympic ban

Poland believes it will be possible to build a coalition of some 40 countries - including Australia - over the next week that would support the call to block Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics.

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