With participation rates for young girls in sport dropping off steadily after the age of 11, Kiera Austin says early education about periods has the power to stop the "taboo" issue causing them to stop playing.

Nina Kennedy has had to fight for every inch of her glittering career, and having conquered the demons that threatened to derail her, she is the perfect athlete to earn Australia's record-breaking gold.

Nina Kennedy continued Australia's gold rush on day 12 of the Olympics, toppling reigning champion Katie Moon to win the women's pole vault in Paris.

Australian middle-distance star Peter Bol insists he has nothing to answer for after a potentially damaging screenshot on his mobile phone was made public in a separate anti-doping case.

Australian skateboard king Keegan Palmer achieves the prodigious feat of spinning and twisting his way to his second Olympic gold medal at the age of just 21.