The countries that have won most Olympic medals per head of population
Grenada is the winner although Dominica’s Thea LaFond helped her island home to lay claim to its most successful Olympic campaign.
- by Rob Harris
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Cindy faced jail if she went home. She’s now one of the feel-good stories of Paris
Cindy Ngamba wins hearts and the refugee team’s first-ever medal despite boxing defeat at Roland Garros.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
Paris 2024
Aussie gold is great, but sometimes there’s a better story
As much as a high jump gold medal would have meant to Australia’s athletes and their supporters, it means much more to the Ukrainian who beat them.
- by Rob Harris
She finished fourth behind a notorious drug cheat. Now she finally has her Sydney bronze
Ten Olympians who were cheated out of their moment of glory at Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008 and London 2012 have received their medals during a special reallocation ceremony in Paris.
- by Rob Harris
Super Stingers stun the States to set up a golden final
Twenty–four years on from one of the defining moments of the Sydney Games, Australia’s women’s water polo team won through to their own gold medal final.
- by Rob Harris
Matt Wearn struggled to get out of bed after Tokyo. Now he’s a dual Olympic champion
The 28-year-old has clinched Australia’s 15th gold medal of the Olympic Games in Paris.
- by Rob Harris
Paris mayor launches attack on far-right, church over opening ceremony
The Socialist mayor, who unsuccessfully contested the past French presidential election, described the opening ceremony and the Games as an incredibly successful.
- by Rob Harris
Convicted Australian child sex abuser at Olympics as coach: report
Brett Sutton, convicted for abusing a young swimmer, has been accredited by the Chinese Olympic Committee for the Paris Games, it has been revealed.
- by Rob Harris
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Rowing
How a British man became the first person to win Olympic medals in women’s and men’s events
The Olympic regatta produced a quirky twist on the gender debate gripping the Games in Paris.Â
- by Rob Harris
French police investigate threats against opening ceremony director
French police are investigating death threats and cyber harassment against Thomas Jolly after conservative and religious leaders widely condemned a short skit.
- by Rob Harris
‘She’s in it with us’: Bronzed rowers pay tribute to Rinehart after being pipped on the line
Rinehart has been prominent on the sidelines at the Games, often dressed in white, wearing a green and gold silk scarf, with Panama hat and sunglasses and clutching a giant stuffed toy boxing kangaroo.
- by Rob Harris