Australia has to win a few more gold medals to beat any records this Olympic Games. 

There are a number of myths surrounding the Olympics. This historian sorts the facts from the fiction.

Matt Glaetzer has had more Olympic Games near misses than anyone and his decade-long quest for a medal is a study in perseverance and Aussie grit.

Here's everything that's going to happen on day 12 of the Olympic Games.

When running legend Herb Elliott won gold in 1960, he did so in a time that would have secured him a spot in the final at the Paris Olympics six decades later — and the sporting partnership that helped achieve that remarkable feat is now being celebrated on the silver screen.