Thorpe admits to depression and eyes Rio
Australian five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe has revealed that he battled depression and thoughts of suicide during his record-breaking career.
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Thorpe continues on comeback trail
Ian Thorpe has returned to the pool and is set to do a heavy block of training laps as he contemplates his next competition.
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Thorpe expecting Olympic failure
Australia's five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe expects to fail in his bid to make a dream return at this summer's London Games.
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Thorpe fails to qualify for Tokyo final
Ian Thorpe again failed to qualify for the final of the 100 metres freestyle in the seventh and final FINA World Cup 2011 meet in Tokyo today.
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Thorpe falters further on return
Ian Thorpe continued to struggle in his comeback today with the Australian failing to qualify for the final of the 100 metres freestyle at the FINA World Cup meet in Beijing.
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Thorpe fails to reach final
Ian Thorpe failed to qualify for the 100m butterfly final as the Australian continued his comeback at the World Cup in Singapore.
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Thorpe to race for Aussies at World Cup
Five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe will return to international competition at the World Cup in Singapore in November, Swimming Australia have announced.
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Thorpe finally reaches race weight
Australia's multiple Olympic champion Ian Thorpe has removed another hurdle in his bid to return to competitive swimming by finally tipping the scales at under 100 kilos.
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Thorpedo alert for London Olympics
Ian Thorpe has confirmed he will come out of retirement and return to international swimming in a bid to compete at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Thorpe manager hints at London 2012 comeback
The manager of five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe has not ruled out the prospect of the Australian star returning to action at the 2012 Games in London.
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Thorpe drops case against paper
Australian former swimmer Ian Thorpe has dropped his defamation case against the publishers of a French newspaper that reported he returned an irregular doping test in 2006.
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Records tumble at World Championships
Germany's Paul Biedermann won gold in the men's 400m Freestyle at the World Championships in Rome in a time of 3mins 40.07secs, one hundredth of a second inside Ian Thorpe's seven-year-old record, writes RTÉ Sport's John Kenny.
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Thorpe to sue L'Equipe over drugs allegation
Australia's five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe will sue the French newspaper L'Equipe and one of its journalists for defamation over a drugs controversy, his spokesman said on Monday.
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Thorpe torpedoes Phelps's quest for eight golds
Retired Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe on Wednesday dismissed American Michael Phelps's bid to best Mark Spitz's record haul of seven gold medals at an Olympic Games.
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Thorpe cleared by ASADA
Retired swimmer Ian Thorpe has been cleared of doping charges by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) after urine tests last year showed high levels of two banned substances.
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Thorpe provides evidence in doping case
Five-time Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe has provided Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) with evidence this week in a bid to clear his name after an alleged doping offence in 2006.
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Thorpe denies doping allegations
Australia's most decorated Olympian Ian Thorpe has rubbished reports he has used performance enhancing drugs and is confident he will be cleared of the allegations against him.
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Swimming Australia defend Thorpe
Swimming Australia have defended Ian Thorpe following allegations a 2006 dope test showed abnormally high levels of banned substances.
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Thorpe retires at 24
Australian swimming champion and international sporting icon Ian Thorpe has announced his immediate retirement from the sport at the age of 24.
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Mystery surrounds Thorpe press conference
Australian swimming star Ian Thorpe is to hold a press conference in Sydney on Tuesday, at which a major announcement over his future is expected.