Sport

Editors: Anastasia Santoreneos, Samuel Hussey
Photography: Nolis Anderson, Christopher Ferguson
Judges: Kate Jones & Euan Black

Josh Giddey wearing Puma. Image: Nolis Anderson

Josh Giddey
Age: 22
Basketball

Bio

Josh Giddey is one of Australia’s greatest athletic exports, signed to the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association. He is the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, having done so at just over 19 years old. He recently signed a US$100 million multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls, making him one of Australia’s highest-paid athletes.  

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Minjee Lee
Age: 28
Golf

Bio

Minjee Lee is an Australian professional golfer. She was the world’s #1 ranked amateur before turning pro in 2014 and has since won 10 LPGA Tour events, including two major championships: the 2021 Amundi Evian Championship and the 2022 US Women’s Open. Lee has also represented Australia at the Olympics and is known for her strong performances under pressure. 

Gout Gout
Age: 16
Track & Field

Bio

Gout Gout is an Australian sprinter who holds the Oceanian record in the 200 metres with a time of 20.02 seconds, which he set in 2025.  
But he achieved a sub-20-second time (the first in Australian history), though it did not count as an official world record due to wind speeds. He also recently signed a $6 million contract with adidas in a lucrative multi-year sponsorship deal that runs until the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. 

Molly Picklum
Age: 22
Surfing

Bio

At just 22, Gosford-born Molly Picklum is the 2025 World Surfing Champion, after winning the World Surf League finals in Fiji in September this year. Picklum reached five finals in her 2025 campaign and took out two World Surf League events (the Rio Pro and the Tahiti Pro). Before that, Picklum secured a quota to compete at her first ever Olympics – the Paris 2024 Olympics – as one of the two highest-ranked Australian women in the WSL Championship Tour the previous season.   

Nick Daicos
Age: 22
AFL

Bio

Nick Daicos is one of the AFL’s brightest young talents, currently signed to the Collingwood Football Club. He’s played 94 matches across his first four seasons and kicked a total of 63 goals. He won a premiership medal in 2023, the AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year in 2024 and in 2025 was named the AFLPA’s Most Valuable Player. 


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