Five moments from the history of the Olympic Games
Of the 488 Australian athletes headed for Tokyo, 261 are women. Here are some of the women who paved the way for today’s superstars to shine.
Category: Olympic Games
Rowie Webster is Ready to Lead In and Out of the Pool
Siren Collaborator Mary Konstantopoulos speaks to Aussie Stingers captain Rowie Webster about fighting for gold in a very different Olympic Games. Rowie Webster landed in Tokyo last week, alongside her Australian Stingers teammates, preparing to represent Australia in her third Olympic Games. Plenty has changed for Webster since she made her Olympic water polo debut …
5 under the radar sports to catch at the Olympics
As the Tokyo Olympics come closer, we’re highlighting five sports that haven’t necessarily been at the forefront, but are worth turning on the TV for. Softball Softball is one of two women-only events at the Olympics and made its debut in 1996. Australia’s ‘Aussie Spirit’ competed—and medalled—four times until 2008, when the sport was removed …
Kiana Elliott: from Gymnast to Weight Lifter
Official Siren Collaborator Mary Konstantopoulos spoke to gymnast turned weightlifter Kiana Elliott as the athlete looks firmly toward the Tokyo Olympics, ready to represent Australia. Last week when Kiana Elliott was named as part of Australia’s Olympic team to compete in Tokyo it was the fulfillment of a childhood dream. “Representing Australia was something that …
Newly dedicated: Hana Basic is Tokyo bound
Green and gold with an undertow of blue and yellow. Sprinter Hana Basic will represent Australia, with her Bosnian heritage not too far from thought. A stroll around the Collingwood athletics track last summer with her coach John Nicolosi helped to give national sprint champion Hana Basic an idea of where she was going. A …