Category: Sports

Keely Hodgkinson called for more athletics meets in the UK after laying down a new national women’s 800m record of 1:54.61 at the London Diamond League meet. In breaking her own national record of 1:55.19, set last September in Eugene, the Tokyo Olympic and world silver medallist became the sixth-fastest woman in history at her...

The delight was evident on Hodgkinson’s face as she crossed the line to deafening noise at the stadium where she was unable to compete last year because of illness. A three-time global silver medallist, the European champion was in dazzling form and demonstrated she is ready to end her wait for a global gold after...

ATHLETICS For many, the highlight of the Olympics is the track and field events. Throwing, jumping, sprinting, very fast walking – there is something for everyone. GB has won medals in 41 different track and field disciplines and has won at least one athletics medal at every modern Olympics. One of the earliest solo female...

Christie briefly came out of retirement in 1999 to race in Dortmund, Germany, in order to settle a bet with the athletes he was coaching. He won the race – at the age of 38 – but afterwards tested positive for banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. UK Athletics found Christie not guilty, but that decision was...

Bigham openly admits that he is an elite cyclist because he is an engineer. With a Masters degree and a specialism in aerodynamics, his career started with the Mercedes Formula 1 team. He now balances his on-track commitments with his engineering role at road cycling team Ineos Grenadiers. He started cycling simply as a quicker...

The Olympic Games always produces bolts from the blue and Paris 2024 promises to transform unknown athletes into household names within the blink of an eye. In Tokyo, Team GB athletes won medals in 18 sports, the most of any nation ever. While stronghold sports promise to deliver multiple medals once more, podium hopes come...

In 2021, Matt Richards became an Olympic champion. He had reached the pinnacle of his sport – at just 18 years and 223 days old. Richards swam the third leg of Great Britain’s dominant performance in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final. In Wales the news was seismic. The nation’s youngest Olympic champion in history...

July 19, 2024 Top young swimmers from up and down England and the rest of Great Britain are heading to Sheffield for the 2024 Aquatics GB Summer Championships. Well over 1000 swimmers from more than 200 clubs are expected to compete at what is one of the biggest events on the British Swimming calendar. The...

Gold medal events: Artistic gymnastics (women’s team final), fencing (women’s epee team), judo (women’s -63kg, men’s -81 kg), rugby sevens (women’s), shooting (mixed team 10m air pistol, men’s trap), surfing (men’s and women’s), swimming (women’s 100m back, men’s 800m free, men’s 4x200m free relay), table tennis (mixed doubles), triathlon (men’s individual). Highlights Top coaches have...

Team GB cyclists at the Paris Olympics will have their saliva analysed to test for possible concussions. By comparing molecule biomarkers found in the saliva, doctors hope to determine whether a cyclist has suffered a concussion from a crash and aid their return to riding. Trials have been undertaken in contact sports, such as rugby...

Caudery is building towards a shot at gold on her Olympic debut after claiming her first global title at the World Indoor Championships, and breaking the British record – that 4.92m clearance remains unmatched in 2024. The 24-year-old comes up against joint world champions Nina Kennedy, of Australia, and American Katie Moon, while Switzerland’s Angelica...