24 July 2021
Australia has already had its first taste of both victory and defeat and there's been plenty of action across multiple sports. Here are the best bits so far from day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics.
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22 Jul: The Australian Olympic team gather to watch the Matildas stand behind an Indigenous flag and launch their campaign, and flag-bearer Patty Mills says the village already feels like home.... more
21 Jul: Equestrian Australia says showjumper Jamie Kermond, 36, returned a positive A-sample for a metabolite of cocaine, with the Olympic Team Selection Committee set to determine his future later today.... more
21 Jul: While the 2032 Olympics Games might seem like a lifetime away, the journey is already beginning for those hoping to win medals in front of a home crowd.... more
19 Jul: Games organisers confirm the positive tests five days out from the opening ceremony, while members of Australia's athletics squad are quarantined in Cairns following a COVID-19 scare.... more
19 Jul: Battling border closures, lockdowns and quarantine, Olympians from developing Pacific countries fight tooth and nail to make it to Tokyo.... more
15 Jul: Athletes have been using drugs to enhance their performance since the early Olympics in Ancient Greece and that appears unlikely to change any time soon.... more
10 Jul: Fans have now been banned from the Tokyo Olympics. COVID fears are rising again, and experts say the spread of international variants is a real risk.... more
RUGBY The Football Ferns are wary of a wounded United States side ahead of their group match at the Olympic Games tonight More...
BUSINESS To take a step back from the Olympics for a second... the Warriors have been able to get on with business despite the news of New Zealand and Australia's withdrawal from this year's Rugby League World Cup More...
