From the swim king Mack Horton to the Australian women’s rugby seven’s team – the 2016 Rio Olympics are off to an incredible start for our green and gold competitors.
On Tuesday, the Australian rugby women’s team made history when they beat New Zealand 24-17 at Deodoro Stadium in Rio.
“It brings tears to my eyes. It shows everything that we’ve worked for. Everything my mum has sacrificed for me. Everything our girls’ families have sacrificed for them. We’ve just made Australian history, rugby history. It means everything,” Ellia Green said in the aftermath of their ground-breaking win.
On Wednesday, 18-year-old Adelaide local Kyle Chalmers was the name on everyone’s lips after he won gold in the 100m freestyle.
Click through the gallery to check out Australia’s medals so far!
Introducing your new king of the pool, Kyle Chalmers! The 18-year-old from Adelaide took away the gold medal in the 100m freestyle. The teenager clocked the incredibly quick time of 47.58 seconds. “It’s definitely still sinking in I have actually won, so it was a good race. It’s unbelievable, I’m only 18,” the awe-struck swimmer remarked afterwards.
The Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens team lands gold after beating NZ 24-17.
“It brings tears to my eyes. It shows everything that we’ve worked for. We’ve just made Australian history, rugby history. It means everything,” Ellia Green said in the aftermath of their ground-breaking win. Watch the amazing moment the team win gold in the next slide. Gallery continues after the video!
Catherine Skinner shows off her gold medal after winning the women’s trap shooting. “Really, you’ve just got to keep going for it because it’s not uncommon for people to fall to pieces at the end,” the 26-year-old explained.
(L-R) Alec Potts, Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth take to the podium to collect their bronze medals for the team archery.
Emma Mckeon, Brittany Elmslie, Bronte Campbell and Cate Campbell beam with pride alongside their gold medals for the women’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay final.
So in sync! Anabelle Smith and Maddison Keeney landed the bronze medal in the 3m synchronised diving.
Bronze medalists Kyle Chalmers, James Magnussen, James Roberts and Cameron McEvoy soak up the moment at the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay.
Attack of the Mack! Swimming’s new golden boy, Mack Horton, won Australia’s first gold medal in the pool at the Games thanks to his stellar performance in the 400m freestyle.
