After snapping Great Britain's 25-year Olympic hold on the men's coxless four gold medallist Alex Hill believes it can be the start of a new golden era of Australian dominance in the event.
Australian Jessica Fox has suffered Olympic heartbreak, forced to settle for another canoe slalom bronze medal after faltering in the women's K1 final in Tokyo.
Ash Barty has lamented a "loose and erratic" effort after she fell flat in a shock first-round Toyko Olympic loss to unheralded Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Ash Barty's quest for Tokyo gold has started impressively while John Millman beat rising Italian talent Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-4 to progress to the second round of the Olympic men's tennis event.
Brisbane's 2032 Olympic Games celebrations have taken an awkward turn with Australian Olympic Committee boss John Coates ordering Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to change her plans and attend Tokyo's opening ceremony.
A Chilean taekwondo player and a Dutch skateboarder have become the first athletes to be ruled out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after testing positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.
