Challenge Good News Paper - 393 August 2016
Resilient swimmer
Cate Campbell on how she dealt with devastating injury, and how she doesn’t plan to let gold slip away from her this time
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Run for medal in Rio
Olympic medalist Nick Willis opens up about his Rio dreams, death of his mother and freedom from a porn addiction
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Born to race
800m star Angie Petty
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Peace among trouble at Olympics
The Olympics generate a great deal of national pride in each participating country, whether they send a powerful contingent like Team USA, or a small one, like Dominica's team of three at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Aussie runner’s vision
Rio Olympian and humanitarian Eloise Wellings is undeterred by past injuries
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Life hurdles bring strength
Champion hurdler Tiffany Porter is anything but typical
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Missing leg not a hindrance
“In my head, I don’t have a disability,” says record-breaking discus world champion
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Prince’s death is personal to me
A personal reflection by Dr Jim Denison
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What makes a game addictive?
One wintry day in the heart of procrastinating through my thesis, I stumbled upon a web-version of the computer game Candy Crush and within seconds I was hooked into a world of candy-matching heaven, creating stripes, bombs and delicious combos.
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Elephant unmasked
What does the parable of the six blind men and the elephant ultimately mean?
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Life is more than sport
Great Australian weightlifter faces new challenges
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Apes cannot lift like humans
Multi-skilled weightlifter and qualified criminal lawyer Deborah Acason strongly disagrees with the notion that we have evolved.
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The ‘missing links’ are even more ‘missing’!
When the greatly fragmented skull designated KNM-ER 1470 ('1470 man') was first discovered, it was paraded as a transitional 'ape-man', as Homo habilis.
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Part of a bigger picture
Champion Paralympic swimmer Mallory Weggemann believes everything happens for a reason
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Hunter ends bid for record fifth Olympics
Detaching identity from career is the secret to making it long term
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Going light: ‘keeping score’ weighs down marriages
The Olympics are here again and the world will marvel at the exploits of superbly fit athletes competing against each other for gold and a place in history.
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2016 heralds virtual reality revolution
Now VR is ready for mass consumption, here's our quick guide.
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Dealing with loss
The shock and numbness felt after a spouse or family member dies can mean a two-year period of recovery.
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Humble winner
Matthew Glaetzer keeps hopes of winning high for Rio, but says he can’t take credit for his success
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