Australian swimming coach fired for supporting Korean athlete during Paris Olympics
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Here’s how much athletes at the Paris Paralympics earn for winning medals
As the dust of the 2024 Paris Olympics settles, venues across the City of Light welcome a new crop of athletes for the Paralympic Games.
Will Arshad Nadeem’s Olympic gold change the course for sports in Pakistan?
The javelin thrower returns home a hero, igniting interest in track and field in cricket-centric Pakistan. Can it last?
How to achieve Olympic success? China offers some answers
China’s swimming team only started competing in the Olympic Games in 1988, and won its first gold medal in the women’s 100m freestyle competition in 1992. Since then, China has produced many gold medallists in swimming, with the majority coming from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, as well as Shanghai. How did China pull off this amazing feat and why have most gold medallists come from the coastal areas of the country?
Can’t catch a break: Australian Olympic Committee condemns public call for apology from breakdancer Raygun
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has condemned a public petition calling for an apology from local breakdancer Rachael Gunn or “Raygun” and the country’s Olympic chief Anna Meares for “misleading the Australian public and undermining the efforts of genuine athletes”.
