Cathy Freeman’s role in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games embedded her name forever in Olympic history. She lit the cauldron in the Olympic Stadium - after the torch had been handled by six Australian ...

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been delayed, but the Olympic values of teamwork, resilience, overcoming challenges and respect have never been more important. Australian athletes are still striving ...

Australia’s team at the 1956 Olympics was a record-breaking crew that remains one of the greatest collections of athletic talent ever to compete under the Australian flag. With 325 athletes ...

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 sixth fastest hurdler in history, Sally Pearson (then McLellan) burst onto the scene in 2003 as a 16-year-old awinning the World Youth 100m hurdles title. She made her Australian senior team debut ...

Australia is celebrating its best single day in Olympic history, with the Paris Games becoming the nation’s most successful ever Games. The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and ...

Born to Olympian and multiple world champion paddle parents, it was expected that Jessica Fox would know her way around the water, but no one could have predicted she would become the world’s greatest ...

After coming close to Olympic selection for Tokyo, this year heptathlete Torri West has been at a new level achieving four of her five best heptathlon scores and setting individual personal bests in ...

When Ruby Trew's dad plonked her on a surfboard at the age of six months and pushed her into her first wave, he probably had no idea what an amazing ride he was starting her on. Ruby’s father James, ...

Patrick Holt is a prominent Australian rower from Brisbane but originally wanted to be a professional cricketer. His journey into rowing began after a significant injury derailed his promising cricket ...

Rhythmic Gymnastics, according to Queensland’s Saskia Broedelet, is “the most beautiful sport in the world”. She also believes it is among the most misunderstood. “It’s the perfect fusion of ...

After facing many setbacks in his career to date, William Yang's experience is one that would have forced many other swimmers to hang up their goggles. After experiencing a major health scare, Will ...