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That’s all we have time for today.
The Sydney bureau is officially signing off for Paris 2024. Los Angeles, we’ll see you in four years.
Don’t worry, the Games aren’t quite over yet, we still have Aussies in action for the marathon, cycling and basketball before the closing ceremony – our colleagues in Melbourne and Paris will bring you all the action from those.
Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia has won his third consecutive Olympic title in the heaviest weightlifting division, taking gold in the men’s +102kg.
Talakhadze won gold in the men’s +102 kg after winning at +109kg in Tokyo three years ago and +105 kg in 2016 at Rio de Janeiro. He won with a total of 470. Varazdat Lalayan of Armenia got silver with 467 and Gor Minasyan of Bahrain took bronze with 461.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know. The Olympics is meant to be all about excellence. So what is Raygun doing there, with her breakdancing routine, you ask?
Being EXCELLENT, dammit, at too many things to count. But let’s try and count them, after a quick recap.
Dr Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, is a 36-year-old Sydneysider with a PhD in cultural studies, “interested in the cultural politics of breaking”. She is also the talk of much of the globe for a – technically – less than prepossessing performance in the brand spanking new Olympic sport of breaking (aka breakdancing).
Sure, she didn’t make the podium, but she has sure made the world talk, and laugh, and exult!
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When is the next Olympics?
The 2028 Olympics will begin on July 14, 2028 and conclude on July 30, 2028. It is then followed by the Paralympic Games, which will be held between August 15 and 27.
Where will the next Olympics take place?
The next Olympics in four years will take place in Los Angeles, California.
After the withdrawal of other bidding cities, the International Olympic Committee decided to award LA with the 2028 Games.
As you might have seen, Australian Mackenzie Little – who was a medal chance in the women’s javelin – struggled to get her best throw in the final.
Here’s what she had to say in the mixed zone afterwards:
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