World Cup footballer Tim Cahill, who played a starring role for his country at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has been awarded an Order of Australia (AO) in today’s Australia Day honours list.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has paid tribute to the swimming coach who discovered Dawn Fraser, Harry Gallagher, after his death aged 96.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has launched a project which aims to assist Australian athletes manage challenges related to qualification, competing and returning from the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has become a signatory of the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework.
Influential Australian basketball player Andrew Bogut believes competing at next year's rescheduled Olympic Games would be a stretch too far after calling time on his career.
Twenty-one Australian students have received Olympic Change-Maker awards in recognition of the work they are doing to promote sport in their area.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has held its first national forum designed to educate Olympians on indigenous history and issues and the challenges of reconciliation.
Aspiring Olympic BMX rider Saya Sakakibara took part in the final week of a three-month programme aimed at building excitement in Australia and Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020.
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates has claimed an amendment to the Federal Government’s new foreign relations legislation could make athletes political pawns and "destroy" Brisbane’s bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and JCDecaux have partnered on a social media campaign encouraging people to share memories of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Aerial skier Danielle Scott believes Australia’s new Olympic Winter Training Centre in Brisbane will "give us an edge" in preparation for Beijing 2022.
Cathy Freeman’s gold medal winning 400m race at the Sydney 2000 Olympics has become the first Australian sporting moment to be preserved using "Synthetic DNA" technology in what a leading official has described as a "Space Odyssey."
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has called for the Government to settle a dispute with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) over how to distribute public funds to athletes and coaches, with the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics less than a year away.
Rugby sevens gold medallist Chloe Dalton has revealed that the victorious Australian team gathered for a special meal on the day they were to have competed in Tokyo this summer.
The Australian Olympic Committee has recognised 810 teenagers as "Olympic Change-Makers".
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Commonwealth Games England - Media and Communications Executive - London, United Kingdom
The Media and Communications Executive will work closely with CGE’s Media and Communications Manager to support the delivery of the organisation’s communications strategy. They will assist on the delivery of CGE’s external communication through media outlets and digital platforms with an aim to share our values, athlete stories and celebrate success to inspire the nation.
The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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