Olympics

Success Should Not Come Down to Medals Alone

“Win or die” was the wording of a telegram allegedly sent by Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to coach of the Italian football team, Vittorio Pozzo, before the 1938 World Cup final. The document never survived and some players have

Upgraded Medals Should be Awarded at the Games

Australia’s Jared Tallent finished in the same place as he did at the end of the 50km walk in London and Beijing at the Rio Olympics, only this time he was quick to state that he was proud to stand

The Hungry Games – Ramon Andersson

A large number of Australia’s Olympic medals come from sports related to water. Many from athletes in or on the water. Our next guest on the Hungry Games series is a man who won his on the water in the

Far from Heaven with Seven

The number seven is often referred to as God’s own number, and is associated with divine completion and perfection. If only that was an apt description for Seven in Australia. The Rio Olympic Games are the 12th Olympic Games that

The Hungry Games – Lyn McClements

Welcome to the third in our series of Hungry Games interviews with Western Australian Olympians. So far we have caught up with gymnast Olivia Vivian, Hockey player Kate Starre and now we catch up with another remarkable woman who had