Christine Anu, Shane Jacobson and Mark Seymour perform during the Athlete Farewell Appeal Dinner for the 2012 Australian Olympic Team at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre on May 16, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

Olympians shine at Team Farewell

The 2012 London Olympians have been officially sent off in style at last night’s 2012 Appeal Farewell Dinner held at the Sydney Convention Centre.
A detailed view of the prototype design of the new golden Olympic torch during its unveiling at St Pancras Station on June 8, 2011 in London, England. 8,000 torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame around the UK during the 70-day relay, which starts at Land's End in Cornwall on May 19, 2012.

100 Days and Counting

18 April 2012

The Olympic Games tipped to be “as good as Sydney” are now just 100 days away. In the quest to go faster, higher and stronger in London, Australia’s top athletes are fine-tuning their routines and battling for Olympic selection ahead of the Games of the XXX Olympiad.

The Olympic rings on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 2000 and passing through the River Thames in London in 2012.

The Sydney 2000 Effect

18 April 2012

The moments that defined the Sydney Olympic Games inspired a nation and have led to the rise of Australia’s newest generation of sporting stars.

Russell Mark on the London shooting range for the Test Event in April 2012.

Marks give London tick of approval

17 April 2012

Husband and wife shooting duo Russell and Lauryn Mark have both given the Royal Artillery Barracks the thumbs up after the first day of practice yesterday in London.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge smiles as she meets the GB Hockey Team at the Riverside Arena in the Olympic Park on March 15, 2012 in London, England. The Duchess of Cambridge viewed the Olympic park as well as meeting members of the men's and women's GB Hockey teams.

Royals to welcome Olympic Torch

17 April 2012

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge plus Prince Harry are set to give the Olympic Torch relay a royal welcome when it visits Buckingham Palace on the way to the start of the London 2012 Games.

The Boxing Kangaroo is the mascot of the Australian Olympic Team. He has been out spreading the word about the London Games in Sydney.

Sydneysiders to meet London bound athletes on Wednesday #100days

17 April 2012

Wednesday 18 April marks 100 days until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Australian Olympic Committee will be holding several events around the country to mark the occasion (#100days).

Anna Flanagan of the Hockeyroos competes with Krystal Forgesson of the Blacksticks during the Oceania Cup match between New Zealand and Australia at Hobart Hockey Centre on October 6, 2011.

Hockeyroos fall to NZ

17 April 2012

The Hockeyroos went down fighting to a determined home side in the final of a Four Nations series in New Zealand overnight.

Caroline Buchanan of the ACT is all smiles after winning the 2011 BMX National crown in Cairns on 30 April.

Buchanan bags the double in Norway

16 April 2012

Caroline Buchanan celebrated double victories on the weekend in Norway when she won both the Superfinal time trial and main event race at the Randaberg round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Series.

Dani Samuels of Australia competes in the women's discus throw qualification round during day one of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea.

Discus Dani back in form

16 April 2012

Discus world champion Dani Samuels declared she was ready to take on the big girls again after producing her biggest throw in two years at the national athletics championships in Melbourne.

Athletes in the Men's Elite race cycle during the ITU World Championship triathlon on April 10, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.

Forgettable day for Aussie men

14 April 2012

Australia had five women in the top 16, including winner Erin Densham, at the triathlon world championship series opener in Sydney while their countrymen had a day to forget.

Australia's Erin Densham raises the finish tape after winning the opening round of the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series on April 14, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

Densham puts hand up for London

14 April 2012

Australian triathlete Erin Densham has run away from the best triathletes in the world, including her Australian rivals for Olympic selection, to win the opening round of the World Championship Series in Sydney.

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