So it’s that time of year again, the Olympics, when we all become armchair experts in sports like gymnastics, diving, and the 100-metre sprint.

But who to focus your sights on, when you can’t watch every event? Is it Simone Biles, who will be competing this year, after dropping out of the last summer games, amid enormous personal stress? Or, perhaps Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry, competing after welcoming her second child only six weeks ago?

Today, in a bonus episode, senior sports reporter Emma Kemp on what excites her about the Olympics, after so many years covering the event. And which Australians to watch out for.

So it’s that time of year again, the Olympics, when we all become armchair experts in sports like gymnastics, diving, and the 100-metre sprint.
But who to focus your sights on, when you can’t watch every event? Is it Simone Biles, who will be competing this year, after dropping out of the last summer games, amid enormous personal stress? Or, perhaps Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry, competing after welcoming her second child only six weeks ago?
Today, in a bonus episode, senior sports reporter Emma Kemp on what excites her about the Olympics, after so many years covering the event. And which Australians to watch out for.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

Bonus episode: Who to watch at the Paris Olympics

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/8f748006-6de5-493d-93d6-b1b8005717fd/transcript

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