Olympic Games

Former members of the Australian women’s indoor volleyball team have outlined allegations of harm while training for the Sydney Olympics. Players are speaking out for the first time after Volleyball Australia apologised for an "environment of fear".

The superstar paddlers shared one of the country's most prestigious prizes at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame gala night, where basketball legend Lauren Jackson was honoured with The Dawn Award.

Queensland may have a new state government but the same issues surrounding a centrepiece stadium for the 2023 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games persist.

Geoff Hunt was a dominant force in squash, but believes his efforts off the court might have made the biggest impact on the Olympics-bound sport.

Rachel Gunn, aka Raygun, says she will no longer compete in the sport of breaking after the vitriolic reaction to her performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Three-time world champion surfer Mick Fanning has said he was "pretty flabbergasted" after being named as one of the eight new inductees to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

Celebrities, athletes and politicians have rallied behind one of Britain's greatest Olympians, Sir Chris Hoy, who revealed he had just two to four years to live following a terminal cancer diagnosis.

US gymnast Jordan Chiles has filed an appeal in the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland to overturn a decision that stripped her of her Olympic bronze medal in the women's floor event at the Paris Games.

Brisbane risks ending up with a homelessness crisis similar to that seen during the Paris Games unless it rapidly addresses its social housing shortage, researchers say.

There's a predictable pattern an Olympics host city goes through in the lead-up to holding the biggest sporting event on earth. First there's excitement, then there's disillusionment — that's arguably where Brisbane is now.

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli suggests a rebuild or upgrade of the Gabba would be "part of the mix" of a planned Olympics review to be ordered by an LNP government.

Sydney-born Harry Clarke has claimed the world title in men's downhill skateboarding less than eight months after a near-death experience. He hopes his win will help get the sport included in the Olympics.

Jordan Chiles was forced to give up the medal when CAS last month ruled in favour of an appeal by Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu, who was subsequently awarded the bronze even though Chiles was given the medal at the ceremony.

They call him "King Kyle", but swimming champion Kyle Chalmers is on the lookout for the next generation of athletic royalty on a talent search in his home town.

David Crisafulli promises a 100-day review of Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics infrastructure if his party wins government as works begin on a direct rail line from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast. 

Now with her long-awaited Olympic medal, Stingers captain Zoe Arancini shifts her focus to growing water polo and inspiring the next generation of players to make a splash.

Hockey Australia has hit Olympian Tom Craig with a 12-month suspension after his arrest for attempting to purchase drugs in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games.

Several Paralympic athletes over the years have competed in both the Olympics and Paralympic Games, but what does this mean for the value of the Paralympic movement?

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend.

Breaker Rachel "Raygun" Gunn has spoken out about her performance at the Paris Olympics, and why she still finds it difficult to process.