Nine has announced the team of journalists covering the Olympic Games, one month out of the opening ceremony of Paris 2024.
Featuring a team that has covered a combined 29 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the journalists come from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times and WAtoday.
The team of 18 includes the Herald and Age chief reporters Jordan Baker and Chip Le Grand, Europe correspondent Rob Harris, sport editors Chloe Saltau and Ian Fuge, and Eddie Jim, the incumbent Walkley Award-winning portrait photographer of the year.
Joining the metro masthead contingent will be stablemate The Australian Financial Review, who will be sending Zoe Samios, business of sport correspondent, and Europe correspondent Hans van Leeuwen.
The full list includes Ian Fuge (Editor); Chloe Saltau (Editor); Megan Levy (Digital Producer); Eddie Jim (Photographer); Rob Harris (News, general sport, cycling); Jordan Baker (News, rowing, canoeing); Marta Pascual Juanola (News, general sport); Konrad Marshall (sport colour); Michael Gleeson (Athletics); Chip Le Grand (Swimming, sport politics); Greg Baum (Sport colour); Emma Kemp (Swimming, football); Tom Decent (Swimming, athletics); Andrew Webster (Sports columnist); Michael Chammas (General sport, rugby sevens, basketball); Chris Paine (Head of Premium Content).
Leveraging the 9Network’s television coverage as the official broadcaster of the Olympic Games, the mastheads’ digital sites will feature Olympics footage and live streams unavailable to other publishers.
A special Paris 2024 hub will also be available across the digital sites and apps, giving readers access to the full range of Olympics data, including a live medal tally plus searchable competition schedules and results.
The hub will feature round-the-clock coverage, including a daily blog, visual storytelling and unique insights.
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