The good, bad and stinky of the Paris Games
That was real, Paris. And different. How should we remember these Games now that they’re done and won?
- by Andrew Webster
Latest
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
LeBron v Wembanyama: Collision of shooting stars lights up Paris night
The NBA’s present and future clashed at Bercy Arena on Saturday night when two giants – literally and figuratively – went at each other in a battle for gold.
- by Andrew Webster
Exclusive
Paris 2024
‘The Games weren’t going to happen’: Coates on terror threats, gender wars and IOC politics
The long-serving Olympics official ends his tenure this month.
- by Andrew Webster
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
Are the Olympics still relevant? Try telling LeBron, Djokovic and Scheffler they aren’t
The reaction of superstar athletes for which the Olympics are not the pinnacle has been noticeable in Paris.
- by Andrew Webster
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
This is Australia’s greatest performance at an Olympics – thanks to our women
My enormous head bursts with patriotic pride when I look at the medal ladder.
- by Andrew Webster
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
I couldn’t care less if an Olympian buys cocaine – but if you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes
Three-time Olympian Tom Craig should have known the consequences of his actions.
- by Andrew Webster
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
Anna Meares’ emotional reunion with bitter rival Victoria Pendleton
The Australian cycling legend beat Pendleton at her home Olympics in London in 2012. At the velodrome in Paris on Tuesday night, years of rivalry melted away.
- by Andrew Webster
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
Inside Gina Rinehart’s exclusive Seine cruise for Australia’s medal winners
It was party time for those who won medals – but the event was not attended by all athletes who made the podium.
- by Andrew Webster
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
Australia’s swim team is not the best in the world. Who cares?
In the end, the much-hyped battle between Australia and Team USA was a fizzer.
- by Andrew Webster
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
The disgusting display from world’s media following Algerian boxer’s victory
Regardless of whether you believe Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting should be competing at these Games, all concerned would do well to remember they are human beings.
- by Andrew Webster
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
‘It don’t stop till the casket drop’: How Snoop Dogg became the unlikely face of the Olympics
Forget gold medals. The most sought-after item in Paris is a pin of the Long Beach rapper blowing Olympic smoke rings. How did this happen?
- by Andrew Webster