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AOC threatens legal action over use of swimmers in anti-trans athletes campaign

  • Swimming

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Swimming Australia are reportedly threatening legal action

Swimming Australia should be honest about what they plan to do to address the concerns of Australian

does not endorse this, or any message, from the Advance Australia party.

 "Swimming Australia has issued a legal notice to the Advance Australia party and expects the imagery

Swimming Australia does not endorse this, or any message, from the Advance Australia party."

Swimming Australia has issued a legal notice to the Advance Australia party and expects the imagery to


First edition of World Bowls Indoor Championships begins in Bristol

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The first day of the World Bowls Indoor Championships took place today at the Bristol Indoor Bowling Club in England, with ladies, men's and mixed competition getting underway.

Kong won in Group 1 too, beating Remmy Kebapetse of Botswana 10-2, 6-5.In Group 2, Robert Briglia of Australia


Thomas bidding to defend Tour de Romandie title

  • Cycling

Britain’s Geraint Thomas will be aiming to rediscover top form to retain the Tour de Romandie title as he prepares to lead the Ineos Grenadiers team in Switzerland.

podium at the International Cycling Union WorldTour event last year, beating team-mate Richie Porte of Australia

Slovenian Primož Roglič, a winner of the Tour de Romandie in 2018 and 2019, due to injury.Rohan Dennis of Australia


FINA plans to "reclaim" stripped Russian 2016 World Swimming Championships relay gold after Krasnykh claims

  • Swimming

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has said it plans to "reclaim and reallocate" men's 4x200 metres freestyle medals from the 2016 World Swimming Championships (25m), after Alexander Krasnykh claimed he had not been asked to return the gold which had been stripped from Russia.

it told insidethegames.The United States finished second in the race, with Japan placing third and Australia


Norfolk Island

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Only around 2,000 people live on Norfolk Island, so returning home from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games with a medal was unquestionably a tremendous achievement.

people like Sar, whose name was Vanessa Magri, are vital to the community.The external territory of Australia

athletes heading to the English city are lawn bowlers - five men and five women.The triples bronze in Australia

 "We have competitions here, people come from Australia, and pre-COVID from New Zealand.




Spain claim one-two in trap mixed team at Lonato ISSF Shotgun World Cup

  • Shooting

Spain claimed the gold and silver medals in the mixed team trap event on the fourth day of competition at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Lonato.

Grazini.With the score at 5-5, the Slovakians won in the tiebreaker.James Willett and Catherine Skinner from Australia


Three stay unbeaten in Group B at World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

  • Curling

Three teams - Scotland, United States and Canada - have won their first three matches in Group B at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship at the Curling Club Trois-Chêne in Geneva.

partner Bobby Lammie won both of their games today, first defeating Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt from Australia

starting with a 10-4 thumping of Hungarians Ildikó Szekeres and György Nagy, and in the evening defeated Australia


Australian swimmers disagree in transgender row as Groves hits out at "transphobic" critics

  • Swimming

A transgender row has broken out in Australia with two-time Olympic medallist Maddie Groves disagreeing

transitioned from men to women.The participation of transgender athletes has become a hot topic in Australia

transgender women from competing in female competitions.The controversial bill has sparked a big debate in Australia

McKeon admitted swimming needed to settle the debate over transgender inclusion ©Getty ImagesSwimming Australia


Wallam among 18-member Australian Diamonds squad for Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

The Origin Australian Diamonds has announced its provisional 18-member squad for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which includes Super Netball rookie Donnell Wallam.

spaces.Watson and Wood were members of the Australian team that won silver on home soil at Gold Coast 2018.Australia


Exclusive: Coates has "meant everything" to Australian Olympic sport, says IOC colleague Samaranch

  • Olympics

John Coates, who will step down on Saturday (April 30) as President of the Australian Olympic Committee, a post he has held since 1990, has "meant everything" to Olympic sport in the country according to his International Olympic Committee (IOC) colleague Juan Antonio Samaranch.

He has organised extremely efficiently the teams to go to the Olympic Games, putting Australia very much

But not only that, he has managed to put Australia in the centre of Olympism for decades now."

There is a third line of work for John that has not been related to Australia but to the Olympic Family


John Coates, unique deliverer of two Olympics to Australia, steps away from NOC Presidency after more

  • The Big Read

In early 1964, John Coates reportedly took a day off school to watch Richie Benaud play his last Test match. A photograph in the next day’s Sydney Morning Herald pictured him alongside the Australian cricket captain as they left the pitch.

He has organised extremely efficiently the teams to go to the Olympic Games, putting Australia very much

But not only that, he has managed to put Australia in the centre of Olympism for decades now.

There is a third line of work for John that has not been related to Australia but to the Olympic Family

Second, as a sports organiser put Australia centre stage for many, many years.

I want to heal the relationships between the sports, the Olympic Movement, Sport Australia," he told


IOA demands addition of archery, shooting and wrestling at Victoria 2026

  • Victoria 2026

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has issued a letter to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) demanding the inclusion of archery, shooting and wrestling at the 2026 event in Australian state Victoria.

We are pleased to know that Victoria, Australia is hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games," Mehta wrote.IOA


Bingtao knocks out defending champion Selby at World Snooker Championship

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Yan Bingtao of China knocked out defending champion Mark Selby of England at the World Snooker Championship in what was a match that saw the longest frame in Crucible history.

borrowed cue to find a break of 59, that helped him seal a 13-9 win over Xintong.Neil Robertson of Australia