This article was first written for and published by the Roar. After watching Cathy Freeman win gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Milly Tapper had dreams of becoming an Olympian. While Tapper was a talented child, representing her hometown in basketball and netball, she always thought athletics would be the sport that would make […]
Month: September 2020
On this day: The Aussie Stingers win gold at the Sydney Olympics
This post was first written for and published by the Roar. On this day 20 years ago the Australian women’s water polo team beat the United States to claim the first-ever women’s water polo gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Those who can recall the match tend to remember one key moment. There […]
Rowie Webster challenges all of us to ask ‘R U OK?’
This article was first written for and published by the Roar. his has certainly been a year like no other. All of us are facing challenges, whether it be homeschooling children, looking after elderly parents, a loss of income or simply dealing with the stress of our first pandemic, but for many of our Tokyo […]
Advertisement Opinion Melissa King hopes to leave a legacy through the FIBA Women’s World Cup
This article was first written for and published by the Roar. In July 2018, New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian declared the NSW government’s ambition to bid for ten world cups in the next ten years. These world cups spanned many sports and it was estimated they would generate a total visitor spend of $1 […]
Belle Brockhoff’s tribute to mate, Alex Pullin
This article was first written for and published by the Roar. You could say that Belle Brockhoff was born to be a winter athlete. Her uncle Peter Brockhoff competed in the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics in alpine skiing and her great aunt Joyce Brockhoff still has a run named after her at Mount Hotham […]
An Australian record and getting engaged all part of a big year for Jessica Hull
This story was first written for and published by the Roar. One of the biggest challenges during this pandemic for many of us has been the stillness. Due to restrictions on our movement, many of us have been forced to spend plenty of time in the one spot. But for many of our athletes who […]
Lisa Darmamin changing one beach at a time in the lead-up to Tokyo
This post was first written for and published by the Roar. arlier this year it was announced that Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin had been selected to represent Australia at the (then) 2020 Tokyo Olympic games in sailing. The selection followed an incredible period of success for the pair. In 2018-19 the cousins had a […]