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The Great British Olympic Battle Royale

ATHLETICSFor many, the highlight of the Olympics is the track and field events. Throwing, jumping, sprinting, very fast walking - there is something for everyon

Linford Christie documentary: Olympic great explores his legacy

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 th

Paris 2024 Olympics: Dan Bigham’s journey from Denmark engineer to Team GB track cyclist

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 M

10 Team GB medal hopes you’ve never heard of

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 T

Matt Richards: Is this Britain’s next swimming superstar?

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 G

Great Britain’s top young swimmers to battle it out in Sheffield

July 19, 2024Top young swimmers from up and down England and the rest of Great Britain are heading to Sheffield for the 2024 Aquatics GB Summer Championships.We

Olympics schedule & day-by-day guide to key events & British medal hopes at Paris 2024

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 (m

Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB cyclists to trial concussion tests

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, do

London Diamond League: Paris 2024 athletes including Noah Lyles compete before Olympics

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 Britis

ESPN UK’s greatest athletes of the 21st entury

Olympic years often provoke feelings of nostalgia and introspection as the quadrennial event marks the passage of sporting time, and 2024 is no different.As the

Hollie Davidson set to make history as she referees South Africa v Portugal Test

Hollie Davidson will make rugby union history on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to referee world champions South Africa in a Test match.The Scottish

Ellie Kildunne says Great Britain can do ‘something special’ at Paris Olympics

England full-back Ellie Kildunne feels “something special” could unfold for Great Britain women’s rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics.The Harlequins player