Three years ago Ed Fernon’s swimming times were so poor that he was training alongside 10-year olds. He had never shot a pistol, he had never picked up a fencing epee and had never competed in show ...

Rain battered down the Mongolian Steppe as Ed Fernon rode through near cyclonic conditions. He could barely see beyond his horse, let alone the hundreds of kilometres that lay ahead. And it was only ...

Australian Olympic Committee officials had a spectacular day with a Sydney Harbour backdrop to mark 100 days to go to the Tokyo Olympic Games, while across the equator and up the Pacific Ocean Tokyo ...

A young Australian Olympian has won the longest and toughest horse race in the world. Twenty-nine-year-old Ed Fernon conquered the gruelling Mongolian Derby, crossing the finish line with South ...

Edward Fernon walked away from the sport of modern pentathlon in 2015, but is back for Tokyo 2020 ©Australian Olympic Team Fernon is the sixth athlete named to the Australian team, with the ...

Four years after he retired, Edward Fernon has booked his place at the Tokyo Olympics – and it was a wild journey of guns, swords, and a long ride through Mongolia. He’s always taken the road less ...

Rain battered down the Mongolian Steppe as Ed Fernon rode through near cyclonic conditions. He could barely see beyond his horse, let alone the hundreds of kilometres that lay ahead. And it was only ...

He’s always taken the road less travelled anyway. Once, in 2012, to raise awareness about depression in the bush and money for the Black Dog Institute, Fernon rode a horse 1100km from Braidwood to ...