AOC Media Centre - Rio 2016

Penalty shootout ends Aussie's football campaignElise Kellond-Knight describes it as a ‘gut wrenching end to the game’ after the Australian Olympic Women’s football team were eliminated from the competition after there match with Brazil.

Sprint Canoeists ready to rumbleOur sprint canoeists have landed in Rio and are gearing up for their first day of competition at the Games. Hear from Naomi Flood (K1 500m), Jacob Clear (K4 1000m) and Ken Wallace (K4 1000m, K2 1000m).

Women’s hockey team sticking to the game planThe Australian Olympic women’s hockey team will be sticking to the game plan when they meet Japan on the hockey field in Rio.

Men's four wins second rowing medalOur rowing men's four won our second medal of the Rio Games with a silver medal against arch rivals Great Britain. Hear from all four crew members: Alexander Hill, Josh Booth, Josh Dunkley-Smith and Will Lockwood.

Dane Bird-Smith soars for bronzeDane Bird-Smith is stoked to have won Olympic bronze in the 20km walking event.

The boy from Corowa still in the lead. Marcus Fraser has maintained his top-standing on the leaderboard after the second round of Golf at the Rio Olympics. Here he give his summary of day.

Swimming head coach reacts to women's 100m freestyle final. Head coach of the Australian Swim Team, Jacco Verhaeren, explains how he saw the women's 100m freestyle final featuring sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell.

Aussies ready for biggest game everAustralia face Brazil in the Rio 2016 quarter-finals and are ready to take down the hosts.

Jess Fox claims bronze in the K1 Canoe SlalomJess Fox is flanked by her mum and dad as she relives her bronze medal performance in the K1 Canoe Slalom.

Table tennis star Milly Tapper will be back in Rio for the Paralympics.Milly Tapper is the only athlete on the team who will back up next month and compete in the Paralympics. She reflects on her time competing in Rio.

Fan messages to our athletes (take #1)Our Olympic athletes receive messages of support from family, friends and supporters who admire them and their efforts at the Games. Rowers Rhys Grant and Sally Kehoe, and beach volleyballer Nicole Laird open up about their favourite ones.

Silver for rowing quad scullOur men's quad scull took home our first Olympic rowing medal in Rio with a hard fought silver against reigning champions Germany. Hear from all four crew members: Karsten Forsterling, Cameron Girdlestone, James McRae and Alexander Belonogoff.

Marcus Fraser the clubhouse leader after day one. Marcus Fraser will go into the second day of competition on top of the leaderboard. He outlines how the day went and what representing his country means to him.

What will the Campbell sisters' coach say to them before the 100m freestyle final?Does he speak to them together, or individually? What's the best pep talk tactics? What is automaticity? Cate and Bronte Campbell's coach, Simon Cusack, explains what his final words to the girls will before their 100m freestyle final.

What will Taylor McKeown's coach say to her before the final?Taylor McKeown will race from lane four in the women's 200m breaststroke final. Find out what her coach will say to her before the race.

Aussies out of Rugby sevens medal raceA disappointing loss to South Africa has forced Australian Men’s Rugby Sevens team out of medal contention, but Head Coach Andy Friend says they will still put on a show for spectators.

Everything up for grabs in Water Polo poolThe Australian Men’s Water Polo team once again find themselves in a tight pool of teams and are looking forward to their next games against Serbia and Greece.

Bawden & Clancy qualify for knockout phaseOur beach volleyball combination of Louise Bawden and Taliqua Clancy are unbeaten at the Games and qualified for the knockout phase, while Nicole Laird and Maria Fe Artacho del Solar missed out in another hard fought battle.

Murray Stewart up for K1 challengeOlympic gold medalist Murray Stewart is going into new territory as he competes solely in the K1 category at these Games. He returned from serious illness earlier this year and is aiming to challenge some more fancied rivals.

Shelley Watts ready to take it to the next levelShelley Watts says she is ready to take her boxing to the next level when she steps into the Olympic boxing ring.

Mascot Challenge: Jian Fang Lay | Table TennisIn the first Mascot Challenge, table tennis star Jian Fang Lay takes on her son Nathan to see who can knock over the mascots first.

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Richie Porte reflects on heart-breaking injury.Richie Porte explains just what happened on the bike the day he came off, breaking his scapula. He also has some encouraging words for teammate, Rohan Dennis.

Gutsy eventing team grab the bronze.With Shane Rose out of action on the final day, Chris Burton, Stuart Tinney and Sam Griffiths battled through to get the bronze medal. The men explain the rollercoaster final day.

What will Cam McEvoy's coach say to him before the 100m freestyle final?Cameron McEvoy's coach, Richard Scarce, explains their relationship and what his final words will be to Cam before the men's 100m freestyle final.