Athletes who win medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics will get free Hyundais… but it won't be the South Korean athletes who will be picking up the keys. Instead, they are gold, silver and bronze medalists from Romania, and billionaire Ion Țiriac kept his promise to give cars to the winning athletes.
After proudly flying the nation’s flag over the past few weeks, our Australian Olympic champions flew home on Tuesday evening.
He has already won a bronze and a silver medal, but Matthew Richardson wants to “collect them all” and leave Paris with the full set of medals. Richardson won his first individual medal, a silver, in the men's sprint, losing to Harrie Lavreysen, the man known as the king of track cycling.
The Great Southern Academy of Sport celebrated its first anniversary with an opening party attended by many of the region's talented athletes and those who support their dreams. More than 100 people attended the event at Retravision Stadium on July 31 and there were several presentations, including one from special guest and former hockeyroo Georgia … Read more
Australia's gold medallist Jessica Fox will represent the athletes on the International Olympic Committee after being elected by her colleagues in Paris.
WA has more medal hopes as day 13 begins, with Peter Bol hoping to make up for a tough run, while Perth boxers Caitlin Parker and Charlie Senior are in the hunt for boxing gold.