Australia
Chinese divers win women’s 10-metre synchro
Chinese world champions Ruo Lin Chen and Xin Wang took out gold in the women’s 10-meter synchronized diving at the Canada Cup diving meet.
Melissa Wu and Briony Cole from Australia came second and Canadian pair Emilie Heymans and Marie-Eve Marleau came third.
“The competition was really fierce and everyone seemed at the top of their game […]
Hackett disqualified from 10 km swim
The 10 kilometer swim is being run for the first time at the Beijing Olympics. It is an event which Australian swimmer Grant Hackett looked to dominate but he finished a disappointing 15th, but was later disqualified. The top 10 finishers in the race win a spot at the event in the Beijing […]
Australian basketballer Erin Phillips posed nude for men’s magazine - Alpha.
“Any publicity for basketball is good publicity,” said Basketball Australia spokesman Ben Hawes.
“We don’t think they’re too raunchy. There are a lot of other girls in other sports doing similar things.”
Australia has won medals at every Olympics since 1996 in women’s basketball.
She caused a […]
Olympic torch arrives in Canberra Australia
The Olympic torch has arrived in Canberra, Australia on its Oceania leg. The torch was presented to Aboriginal elder Agnes Shea.
Kevin Rudd has been adamant that the blue tracksuited Chinese security officials wouldn’t be needed in Australia. It seems now that they have been relabelled “technical assistants” by Australian Olympic officials.
“They have a […]
Australia beats US in women’s basketball
Australia beat the United States 74-60 in the women’s basketball Good Luck Beijing tournament.
“Obviously, the result was not what we wanted in terms of a win,” U.S. coach Anne Donovan said. “But I was pleased with several things I saw out there today. No. 1, it’s good to have Lisa Leslie back on the court […]
Nick D’Arcy booted from Australian swim team
After getting in a bar fight and now facing charges of assault, Nick D’Arcy has been given the boot from the Australian swim team heading to the Beijing Olympics.
Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates said D’Arcy was “entitled to the presumption of innocence and the charges must be proved beyond reasonable doubt”, he deemed his […]
After months of waiting I finally got to into the National Beijing Stadium. I went to the IAAF Race Walking Challenge Women’s race in the afternoon. The men’s 20 kilometer race was held in the morning. It was quite a warm day in Beijing, so the men got a better deal.
Security was […]
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- Kevin Rudd speaks at Peking University
- Australian swimming team
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- Australian swimmer charged with assault
- Australian Olympic swimmer in a bar fight
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