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.
William Henzell of Australia poses as the AOC announce the table tennis team for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic centre June 10, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.

History books to be re-written in London

24 April 2012

Australia’s Miao Miao and Jian Fang Lay are set to make history after today being selected for their fourth Olympic Teams.

Matthew Belcher and Malcolm Page racing in Palm, Spain

Aussies keep winning on French waters

24 April 2012

Australian sailors have picked up where they left off at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Hyeres, France, with a number of crews recording wins on day two of racing.

Russell Mark in action at the London Test Event in April, 2012.

Mark notches top ten finish on Olympic battleground

24 April 2012

Five-time Olympian Russell Mark has finished in a tie for seventh in yesterday's men’s double trap at the London World Cup event.

Australian 470 crew Malcolm Page and Matthew Belcher with a collapsed rig in heavy winds at the Hyeres World Cup in France.

Slingsby finds form in heavy wind

23 April 2012

Australia's world Laser champion Tom Slingsby has enjoyed a timely return to form with two victories in the opening day of the sailing World Cup in France, despite a spectacular capsize on the French Riviera.

David McNeill of Australia and Martin Toroitich of Uganda compete in the men's 10,000 Metres Final during day three of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 17, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

Qualifiers hit and missed

23 April 2012

Australian runner David McNeill has almost certainly claimed the third and final spot in the men's 5000m for the London Olympics after smashing his personal best at a meet in California, while at the London marathon the Australians missed the qualifying mark.

Jade Close celebrates a goal with the Hockeyroos in a match against the USA in April 2012.

Hockeyroos down NZ in re-match

23 April 2012

The Hockeyroos hit back against New Zealand downing the Black Sticks 3-1 in the final of a second Four Nations Test Series in Auckland overnight.

Andrew Bogut dunks over the defence of Lithuania during the men's preliminaries basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Bogut withdraws from London campaign

23 April 2012

Basketball Australia has confirmed that superstar centre Andrew Bogut has withdrawn from the Boomers' 2012 London Olympic Games team.

Lauryn Mark takes aim at the London Test Event in the women's skeet 21 April 2012.

Mark propels herself towards Olympics

23 April 2012

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lauryn Mark (Hoppers Crossing, VIC) produced a strong second day comeback to finish 21st in the women’s skeet at the 2012 London World Cup.

Lalita Yauhleuskaya poses on the 25metre pistol range during a press conference announcing the Australian shooting team for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Yauhleuskaya finishes fifth in London

20 April 2012

Australian pistol shooter Lalita Yauhleuskaya (Berwick, VIC) has finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol final this afternoon on Day 1 of the 2012 London World Cup in Woolwich.

A Giant Olympic rings installation made up of at least 20,000 plants and flowers is unveiled by torchbearers, Games Makers, Olympic festival participants and parents of TeamGB athletes at Kew Gardens on April 18, 2012 in London, England. One hundred days from today the opening ceremony of The London 2012 Olympic Games will take place on July 27.

London marks 100 days milestone

19 April 2012

London marked 100 days to go to the start of the Olympics on Wednesday by launching the slogan for the 2012 Games: "Inspire a generation."

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