The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay ...

Cathy Freeman’s role in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games embedded her name forever in Olympic history. She lit the cauldron in the Olympic Stadium - after the torch had been handled by six Australian ...

The 1936 Olympic Winter Games were held in the twin Bavarian towns of Garmisch and Partenkirchen in Germany. Adolf Hitler opened the Games, as he would do at the Berlin Summer Games six months later.

The sixth fastest hurdler in history, Sally Pearson (then McLellan) burst onto the scene in 2003 as a 16-year-old awinning the World Youth 100m hurdles title. She made her Australian senior team debut ...

Born to Olympian and multiple world champion paddle parents, it was expected that Jessica Fox would know her way around the water, but no one could have predicted she would become the world’s greatest ...

When Ruby Trew's dad plonked her on a surfboard at the age of six months and pushed her into her first wave, he probably had no idea what an amazing ride he was starting her on. Ruby’s father James, ...

TeamAUS Olympic Schools offers teachers a diverse range of engaging, curriculum-aligned resources designed to delve into the fundamental Olympic values, igniting excitement for the upcoming Milano ...

Rachael Gunn 'Raygun' got people all over the world talking like few can. Her performances in the face-to-face solo breaking battles at the Paris Olympics, while not enough to claim a win among 16 of ...

Grae Morris describes his sport as something like a cross-country race on water, with a little bit of rugby thrown in. Known as the IQFOiL, also described as a form of windsurfing using a board with a ...

The Australian Olympic Change-Maker program recognises secondary students from around the country who demonstrate the Olympic spirit – friendship, sportsmanship and striving for excellence - both on ...

On a day of reasonably light winds in Enoshima, Japan early on a Monday morning back in October 1964, the Australian crew of the 'Barranjoey' thought their luck had run out. This is the story of ...

Born in South Sudan, Duop Reath moved to Brisbane at age 9 with his family before eventually settling in the suburbs of Perth. After a late start in basketball, Duop’s height and athleticism quickly ...