Plum job for Sydney 2000 hero as Australia eyes home Olympics
Some 25 years after winning Olympic gold, Lauren Burns is set for a new chapter in the sport that made her a champion.
Some 25 years after winning Olympic gold, Lauren Burns is set for a new chapter in the sport that made her a champion.
Jade Jones denied ever taking drugs after her failed bid to become the first taekwondo athlete to win three Olympic gold medals in Paris.
Surfers, track and field athletes, swimmers, boxers and sport climbers are among the stars picked to compete in France.
Lauren Burns, a fearless competitor from Melbourne, won taekwondo gold as the combat sport made its Olympic debut in 2000.
With a coat of coconut oil and a beaming smile, Tongan flag bearer Pita Taufatofua stole the show at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony.