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Andrew Webster is Chief Sports Writer of The Sydney Morning Herald.

The good, bad and stinky of the Paris Games

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?

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LeBron v Wembanyama: Collision of shooting stars lights up Paris night
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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.

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‘The Games weren’t going to happen’: Coates on terror threats, gender wars and IOC politics
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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.

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Are the Olympics still relevant? Try telling LeBron, Djokovic and Scheffler they aren’t
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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.

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This is Australia’s greatest performance at an Olympics – thanks to our women
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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.

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I couldn’t care less if an Olympian buys cocaine – but if you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes
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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.

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Anna Meares’ emotional reunion with bitter rival Victoria Pendleton
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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.

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Inside Gina Rinehart’s exclusive Seine cruise for Australia’s medal winners
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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.

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Australia’s swim team is not the best in the world. Who cares?
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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.

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The disgusting display from world’s media following Algerian boxer’s victory
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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.

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‘It don’t stop till the casket drop’: How Snoop Dogg became the unlikely face of the Olympics
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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?

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