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Olga Belooussov, Georgia Godwin and Sasha Belooussov at the Australian Gymnastics Championships in 2021. Godwin is not involved in the allegations and is not the complainant.

Gymnastics Australia slammed for ‘sloppy’ bullying investigation of Olympic coach

The National Sports Tribunal has cleared coach Olga Belooussov of seven allegations of bullying made on behalf of a then-17-year-old gymnast.

  • Frances Howe

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Ethan McGuinness completing his final tumbling pass in Pamplona.

Ethan grew up playing rugby league. He is now a world champion tumbler

Tumbler Ethan McGuinness won his second world championship this month but not without a myriad of issues to overcome.

  • Frances Howe
Andreas Stephano Progulakis Araya died from his injuries after a fall at Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym.

‘Avoidable tragedy’: Gym operator fined after climber’s fatal fall

A company has been fined $375,000 after an investigation into the death of an experienced climber.

  • David Barwell
Pure Allstars Prodigy cheerleading team member Ciara Heffernan is flipped by teammates during practice.

They came, they flipped, they conquered: Why these Aussies have a lot to cheer about

A high-flying group from Burwood has taken on the world – and won in an Australian first.

  • Caroline Schelle
Gymnastics was rocked by abuse allegations, but the sport is carving out a new direction.

Chin-ups, splits and gravity-defying flips: Inside one of Australia’s elite gymnastics training centres

Now more than ever, an athlete’s wellbeing is a bigger priority than winning medals.

  • Frances Howe
Arisa Trew, 14, and Ruby Trew, 15.

The sport of tweens: Is 11 too young to compete at the Olympics?

The first era of tween medallists ended in 1936. The second began three years ago in Tokyo with skateboarding, which on Wednesday celebrated a 14-year-old champion.

  • Jordan Baker
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Simone Biles has won her second gold medal of the Paris Games.

Simone Biles won gold, then put on a necklace to tease her critics

And still, she rises. Biles soared above the trauma, above the criticism, above the ghosts of Tokyo, and above even the laws of gravity, to leap further into history.

  • Jordan Baker
A gold-winning performance from Simone Biles.

Why the brain is just as important in gymnastics as physical strength

Gymnasts are known for their physical feats, but it’s their split-second decision-making that separates the medal winners from the ones going home empty-handed.

  • Tony Blazevich
Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after finishing her routine in the floor exercise while teammates Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera and Sunisa Lee cheer.

Comeback complete: Simone Biles leads US women to gold in Paris

The win came in a gym packed with A-list celebrities as the team recaptured in Paris what they couldn’t achieve in Tokyo three years ago.

  • Emily Giambalvo, Shannon Osaka and Candace Buckner
Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during a women’s artistic gymnastics qualification round.

Biles’s stunning Olympic return in $4500 diamond-encrusted leotard in front of A-list crowd

With Snoop Dogg, Ariana Grande and Tom Cruise watching on, the world’s most decorated gymnast completed a mesmeric display showing that she is back to her best.

  • Fiona Tomas