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 ...
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 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 ...
You can help Australian athletes chase their Olympic dream with fully tax deductible donations. The Aspiring Australian Olympian Funding initiative has been developed to provide a new avenue of ...
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, ...
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 ...
For most athletes, becoming the youngest in history to win a Championship Tour event and claiming two world titles would be enough. But surfer Tyler Wright is equally proud of her achievements out of ...
As a teenage rugby league player, Noah Havard thought his life as an athlete was over when his physiotherapist told him he would require a shoulder reconstruction because of recurring dislocations – ...
Rachael Gunn 'Raygun' got people all over the world talking like few can. Her performances in the face-to-face solo breaking battles at the Paris Olympics, while not enough to claim a win among 16 of ...
Northern NSW high school student Jeff Dunne from Casuarina on the Tweed Coast cemented his place as one of the youngest athletes that qualified for Paris when he won gold at the Oceania Breaking ...