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The full significance of Harry Mosby’s silver-medal win in the men’s discus at the 1976 Paralympic Games in Canada was unrecognised for 45 years: Paralympics Australia thought he was a Western Australian.

As Paris prepares for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on July 26 with what promises to be a spectacular parade of boats along the river Seine, AFP looks back at memorable Olympics curtainraisers of the past.

AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends that have lit up the Games.

A new film, A Horse Named Winx, has premiered in Sydney, with generations to come to learn about the champion mare and her historic winning streak.

Cathy Freeman believes she could have taken women's 400m running to a whole new level at the Sydney Olympics if her main rival had competed in the final.

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

Few could comprehend the pressures on this young Aboriginal woman, thrust into the public eye when race relations dominated political discourse

In the 400m final at the Sydney Olympics she floated, stalked, and then pounced – and her victory reverberated around the nation