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Yeppoon Resident's Olympic Moment

77 year old Alby Wooler from Yeppoon was one of the 80 Olympic torchbearers.

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Gladstone boy fights for Olympic gold

For half his life, Gladstone boy Daniel Beahan has dreamed of boxing for Australia at the Olympics. In August, he will realise that dream with the world watching on.

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Your country needs you!

What if you were genetically destined to be an Olympic champion, but didn't know it?

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Qld boosts funding for Special Olympians

The Queensland Government says it will provide the same financial support to members of the Special Olympics team as to other Olympic and Paralympic competitors.

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Sporting switch becomes Olympic reality

Billy Ward took up a sport just so he could play a sport. Now Billy has turned a casual start into a serious sporting career with his selection in the Australian Olympic boxing team.

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Exclusive Aussie club set for reunion

One of Australia's most exclusive groups will this year be celebrating a very special reunion.

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Our hopes for gold: Wide Bay athletes at the London Olympics

In the Wide Bay we have three local athletes competing at the London Olympics. We celebrate their achievements as they fly the flag for Australia, and cheer them on in the hopes of golden glory.

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Billy Ward outclassed in Olympic light-fly bout

Miriam Vale boxer Billy Ward had been defeated in his Olympics debut 26-4 by highly regarded Cuban fighter Yosbany Veitia Soto.

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Billy Ward outclassed in Olympic light-fly bout

Gladstone boxer Billy Ward had been defeated in his Olympics debut 26-4 by highly regarded Cuban fighter Yosbany Veitia Soto.

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CQ's first Olympic medal

Central Queenslanders were gripping their chairs early this morning to see Gracemere cyclist Anna Meares take out the bronze medal in the women's team sprint with team mate Kaarle McCulloch.

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Meares vying for second sprint medal

Gracemere cyclist Anna Meares is in the running for a second Olympic medal in London.

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Meares takes gold in the women's sprint

Central Queensland cyclist Anna Meares has beaten British sprint queen Victoria Pendleton to take gold in the women's sprint.

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Queensland celebrates its golden girls

Olympic gold medals won by Queensland athletes Sally Pearson and Anna Meares are being celebrated in their home towns.

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Olympic results blamed on 'lack of direction'

New Queensland research has found a lack of funding is not to blame for what some commentators see as a disappointing performance by Australia at the London Olympics.

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Queensland's golden girls to lead Olympic parade

Olympic gold medallists Sally Pearson and Anna Meares will lead a parade of almost 80 Olympic athletes through the Brisbane CBD today.

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Queensland welcomes home its Olympic heroes

Hundreds of people have packed Brisbane's CBD to welcome home Queensland's Olympians with a ticker tape parade.

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56th anniversary for Olympic torchbearers

On the 22nd of November, 1956 the Olympic torch entered the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) after travelling more than 4,500 kilometres.

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Sporting switch could realise Olympic dream

No netballer will compete in their sport at the 2016 Olympics, but a new program from the Australian Institute of Sport means they could still become an Olympian.

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Women's Olympic track cycling squad uses Rockhampton climate for Rio...

Rockhampton's mild winter weather attracts some of Australia's best female track cyclists for a gruelling training camp as they prepare for the Rio Olympics.

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Rio 2016: Crossfit competitor Olympics-bound after taking up weightlifting

All Tia-Clair Toomey wanted to do was improve her strength but her dedication to weightlifting will see her compete at the Olympic Games in Rio next month.

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