Chaos at the starting blocks as triathlon forced to restart

The men’s Olympic triathlon had to be restarted after a boat blocked the entry of almost half the competitors into the water in chaotic scenes at Tokyo’s Odaiba Marine Park.

Why COVID could spell the undoing of our nation's long love affair with sport

Virtual and e-sports like indoor rowing and online triathlons are among the few sports where participation numbers are on the rise as traditional sports clubs struggle to regain pre-pandemic memberships and Australians continue “dropping out of sport at a rate of knots”.