The double Olympic champion on why the shorter sprint could drive him to another Games, the lack of support for his female coach and what needs to change in anti-doping “I think the 50m sprint is a great opportunity for me,” Adam Peaty says with a glint in his steely gaze as he reveals that, after winning two golds and a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke at three successive Olympic Games, he is ready to keep swimming until 2028. After a bid from World Aquatics, the sport’s governing body, to persuade the IOC to include more sprint events at the Los Angeles Olympics, the greatest breaststro ..read more

Ex-world champion becomes Olympic Commission chair World Boxing anxious for sport to make return to Games World Boxing has appointed Gennady Golovkin as the chair of its new Olympic Commission, charging the former middleweight world champion with the task of helping the body establish itself as the sport’s recognised international federation. World Boxing, launched in 2023, has 44 members and is seeking to fill the void left by the International Boxing Association (IBA). The IBA was stripped of recognition last year by the International Olympic Committee, which has not included the sport on ..read more

Pistol shooter’s coolness shot her to prominence at Paris Games Kim will play a killer in upcoming short-form series South Korean pistol shooter Kim Yeji, whose skill and nonchalance won the internet at the Paris Olympics, has landed her first acting role – as an assassin. The 32-year-old took silver in the women’s 10m air pistol in July and her ultra-calm demeanour, combined with her wire-rimmed shooting glasses and baseball cap, turned her into a worldwide online sensation ..read more

LNP’s David Crisafulli says Queenslanders are ‘embarrassed’ by Labor’s handling of Games planning Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s Liberal National party leader says people are “embarrassed” by a Labor proposal to host major Olympic events at a suburban athletics stadium, which the 2032 Games’ organising committee says needs to be properly costed. David Crisafulli on Wednesday renewed criticism of the bid to use the ageing Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (Qsac) for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as “neither visionary nor cost effective” and said it w ..read more

Romanian athlete was awarded bronze over Chiles IOC ordered American to return Olympic medal Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s supreme court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped the gymnast of a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics. Chiles, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed the appeal on Monday ..read more

Lyn Garner says the Games resulted in an improved quality of life for local people, while Gavin Poole says the legacy of the Games is best seen in the expansion of education and culture. Plus letters from Greg Campbell and Brisbane resident Michele McEachern Jonathan Liew’s criticism makes some challenging points but is selective in what has been delivered by the 2012 Olympics in London (Paris 2024 must learn from London’s broken promises if legacy is to be fulfilled, 10 September). He points to the thousands of jobs and homes that have been created since 2012 and the millions of visitors draw ..read more

Romanian athlete was awarded bronze over Chiles IOC ordered American to return Olympic medal US gymnast Jordan Chiles has spoken about the emotional fallout after she was stripped of the bronze medal she won at this summer’s Paris Olympics. “The biggest thing that was taken from me was, it was the recognition of who I was. Not just my sport, but the person I am,” she said, her voice breaking at times with emotion, during an appearance at the Forbes Power Women’s Summit on Wednesday ..read more

American stars such as Simone Biles have made Olympic golds seem routine. But there is a drive to make their male counterparts dominant in the sport too In late July the five members of the United States men’s gymnastics team ended a 16-year medal drought when they clinched bronze in Paris. Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Brody Malone, Fred Richard, and Stephen Nedoroscik were instantly turned into fodder for everything from extensive dives into the sport to Superman memes. When the dust settled, it became clear that the team’s impact had also extended to a whole new slate of boys who had just discover ..read more

Tom Craig was arrested during Paris Games Remains eligible for 2025 national squad The Australian Olympic hockey player Tom Craig has been banned for 12 months, with six months suspended, after he was arrested in Paris for buying cocaine during the Games. Hockey Australia (HA) said Craig’s ban started on Monday and followed an investigation by its integrity unit into his arrest last month ..read more

Victoria police launch investigation into theft of Drew Ginn’s medals in Docklands last week Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Four Olympic medals – including three gold – belonging to one of the members of Australia’s popular “Oarsome Foursome” rowing team have been stolen from a car in Melbourne. Victoria police said Drew Ginn’s medals from four consecutive Olympics were in the back of a Land Rover that was parked on Cumberland Street in Docklands when they were stolen last week ..read more