Ian Chesterman and Mark Stockwell will seek to be named Australian
Olympic Committee President as John Coates steps aside from the
position after 32 years at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting
tomorrow.
Owen Wright channels surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku to make Olympic history
The dream Owen Wright had of an Olympic medal was the same as another famous Hawaiian 109 years ago â and that inspired him to overcome unimaginable odds, writes Tracey Holmes. 28 July 2021
When Owen Wright and the other first Olympic surfers wrote their names into the history books this past week, they were collectively channelling surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku, a three-time Olympic gold medal swimmer who hoped one day his sport of choice would also be at the Games.
One hundred and nine years later, it was. Duke Kahanamoku s name was mentioned more times than I could ever imagine this past week, Wright said after winning a bronze medal at Tsurigasaki Beach.
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