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Australian Short Course Swimming Championships cancelled due to COVID-19

  • Swimming

Australian Short Course Swimming Championships have been cancelled due to Melbourne's lockdown, Swimming Australia

closures throughout the country, resulted in the difficult decision to cancel the event," said Swimming Australia

policies on international travel restrictions and subsequent mandatory quarantine requirements, Swimming Australia

Championships in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, set to run from December 15 to 20.Swimming Australia

With limited options to return to Australia, the quarantine requirements following competition falling


Field for World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Nairobi depleted by COVID-19 pull-outs

  • Athletics

The coronavirus-hit World Athletics Under-20 Championships begin in Nairobi tomorrow, but several leading nations will be absent because of the pandemic.

The United States, Britain, Australia, Japan and Germany - half of the top 10 on the medals table when

venue for the meeting, also hosted the Under-17 World Championships in 2017.Nations including the US, Australia


Exclusive: Weightlifting crisis deepens as "old guard" stands firm over new constitution

  • Weightlifting

Relations between the two sides of weightlifting’s big divide have worsened in the past few days as the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has refused to change course despite strong warnings about its future from inside and outside the sport.

Interim President from Britain who does not have the backing of his own National Federation, Sam Coffa of Australia



First recipient of Commonwealth Games Australia scholarship preparing to compete at Tokyo 2020

  • Birmingham 2022

five recipients of Commonwealth Games Australia's Kurt Fearnley Scholarship, is preparing to represent Australia

It’s hard to put into words," Jordaan told Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA)."

of 13 medals.It provides financial support to individual Para-athletes based in New South Wales in Australia

#GreaterTogether pic.twitter.com/L7vUuBg8Ro— Commonwealth Games Australia (@CommGamesAUS) July 23, 2021

It funded a trip to Western Australia to compete at All Schools Nationals, so it was a massive help and


John Mayock

  • Universiade Legends

personal best of 13min 39.25sec, with two athletes earning silver after clocking 13:39.31, David Evans of Australia


Nick Akers

  • Commonwealth Sport Legends

Within an hour of Rob de Castella's victory in the marathon at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, workers had started dismantling the stands on the streets of Brisbane.

In 2021, Akers added other records to his collection in Australia (he moves around a lot, and is back


United States retain Under-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup title

  • Basketball

The United States retained the Under-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup title with a 70-52 victory over Australia

in a row.The US then won the second quarter 18-14 and the third 19-10 to win by 18 points and ensure Australia

second consecutive runner-up finish.Diamond Johnson top scored with 15 points for the US, although Australia



Osaka to donate prize money from first event post-Olympics to Haiti earthquake relief

  • Tennis

Naomi Osaka, who lit the Olympic Cauldron at Tokyo 2020, has pledged to donate her winnings from the upcoming Cincinnati Open to victims of a devastating earthquake in Haiti that has killed at least 304 people.

second-round clash of Grand Slam champions, should Stephens progress.Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty of Australia


UniSport Australia calls off Nationals due to COVID-19

  • Universiade

UniSport Australia has announced that Nationals Div 1 and Div 2, scheduled to take place later this year

cancellation of Nationals was not taken lightly," said Mark Sinderberry, chief executive of UniSport Australia

coronavirus pandemic.The 2021 version was set to celebrate 100 years since the foundation of UniSport Australia


US breeze into Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup final versus Australia

  • Basketball

The United States powered their way to final of the Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup with a 33-point victory against hosts Hungary.

points from Jade Melbourne - nine of them free throws - 16 from Nyadiew Puoch and 11 from Kate Deeble, Australia

the last four of the tournament, and will hope to become its first African medallists tomorrow.When Australia


Football Australia indicates interest in 2034 FIFA World Cup bid

  • Football

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has indicated the country is interested in hosting the

Johnson was asked about media reports that Australia was lining up a bid to host the tournament in 2030

Australia is set to co-host the 2023 Women's World Cup with New Zealand after beating Colombia 22 to

13 in the final vote.Johnson suggested Football Australia would have to take a similar approach if it

Australia is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Canada, which hosted the 2015 Women's World Cup and


Australia to send biggest overseas squad to Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

  • Summer Paralympics

Paralympics Australia has revealed it will be sending its largest team of athletes to contest an overseas

Australia will compete in 18 of the 22 sports on the Tokyo 2020 programme, including debut Paralympic

sports taekwondo and badminton, equalling the record for most sports Australia has competed in at a

summer Paralympics ©Paralympics AustraliaThe team size of 179 eclipses the 175 who competed at Rio 2016.Australia

It’s also about continuing to build on the work of generations of Paralympians who have made Australia

Australia has competed at every Paralympic Games since the inaugural edition in Rome in 1960.The team's