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Grant Hackett wins the 1500m at the 20004 Olympic Games in Athens

Getty Images Olympic Exhibition!

The National Sports Museum and Getty Images are showcasing some of the world’s most iconic Olympic moments from August 7-29.

The National Sports Museum houses Australia’s most comprehensive collection of sporting artefacts.

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There are a range of stunning exhibitions, offering visitors a unique insight into our great athletes and sporting moments.

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THE latest Socceroos squad has no Melbourne Victory players, but the club will be represented on World Cup duty next week.

THE Wallabies will wait an appeal today against Rocky Elsom's suspension before naming the team to take on South Africa on Saturday.

PHAR Lap's missing 1930 Melbourne Cup trophy, one of Australian sport's holy grails, has been found.

THE new Gold Coast club will have the first three picks in the 2010 national draft among nine first-round selections.

EMBATTLED Cronulla is today bracing itself to lose a sponsorship deal worth up to $1 million as a result of Greg Bird's arrest at the weekend.

AUSTRALIA'S preparations to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in October may have hit a snag, with India unlikely to schedule an extra warm-up match.

CHAMPION apprentice Sebastian Murphy's return to riding has been delayed indefinitely.

THE Olympic Games are over and it's time for Nick Ward to move on.

IT'S evolved into a given in rugby league that as each year passes, the game becomes younger.

A TRAFFIC jam of entries for the Memsie Stakes and a bewildering rail placement and field limit could throw Playwright's Cups and Cox Plate campaign into disarray.

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The National Sports Museum is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Department of Health and Ageing.

The National Sports Museum, located in the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, promotes national identity and pride and celebrates the contribution that sport has made within the development of our uniquely Australian culture. Relive the moments that made us!

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Sport and maths unite to inspire students

Aug 27, 2008

The United Rail Group has announced an initiative that will see thousands of Victorian students undertake a Maths in Sport curriculum at the National Sports Museum. ...

Larry Sengstock and Dylan Addison with Copperfield College students at the launch

National Sports Museum nominated for British Travel Awards

Aug 20, 2008

The National Sports Museum has been nominated for an award in The British Travel Awards 2008 in the "Best Non-UK Theme Park or Attraction" category. ...

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Australian Football Hall of Fame now open!

Aug 07, 2008

Footy legend Ron Barassi applied the final touches to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in the National Sports Museum. ...

Ron Barassi launches the Australian Football Hall of Fame