Australia

— May 13, 2015

Olympic rings at auction

Singular story. The Olympic rings hanging from the Sydney Harbor Bridge during the 2000 Summer Games have been put up for auction on Ebay. According to the local press, the... Read more "

— December 23, 2014

Freeman finds his property

Good news for Cathy Freeman. The suit that the 400 Olympic 2000m champion wore to light the flame at the Sydney Games may have been found... Read more "

— September 24, 2014

Sydney thinks about the Games… of 2040

The Australians are not afraid to get ahead. A promotional campaign began in mid-September for Sydney's candidacy for the 2040 Summer Games. It... Read more "

— August 15, 2014

Melbourne thinks about the Games

Melbourne, capital of the state of Victoria, is seriously considering an Olympic bid. Denis Napthine, Premier of Victoria, explained that the city now had a large number of facilities... Read more "

— August 7, 2014

Feminization at all levels

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is becoming more feminine. After appointing Kitty Chiller chef de mission for the Rio Games, he chose another woman, Fiona de Jong,... Read more "

— May 11, 2014

Olympic plan

Australian sport no longer wants to relive the failure of the London Games, where its delegation took 10th place in the nations ranking, with 35 medals, of which only... Read more "

— May 9, 2014

A police officer at the head of ASADA

Australian sports authorities want to seriously tackle the scourge of doping. For this, they have just appointed a former high-ranking police officer, specialized in criminal matters, to... Read more "

— June 28, 2013

At VII, rugby sees itself growing bigger and bigger

Has rugby sevens already won its bet? Inducted into an Olympic sport from the Rio Games, from today he is competing in a mixed men's World Cup... Read more "

— April 22, 2013

Credits on the decline

Bad times for Australian athletes. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has cut the 2013-2014 budgets for swimming and athletics, two of the biggest Olympic sports... Read more "

— April 15, 2013

France-Australia, the clash of cultures at FISA

Who will succeed Denis Oswald, the all-powerful president of the International Rowing Federation? Right now, no one. Or rather, sorry, himself. The Swiss leader voted during... Read more "