Raducanu referenced the number coming through qualifying – six British men entered last week’s US Open qualifying event, although only Jan Choinski won all three rounds to earn a place in the main draw. During this summer’s Wimbledon, Raducanu made headlines by agreeing to play mixed doubles with Murray, only to withdraw from the match...
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Every young Keely Hodgkinson should have a chance to realise their Olympic dream
Amidst every spectacular moment, many people will have Keely Hodgkinson’s dominant 800m gold as their highlight of Paris 2024. It certainly represents a glorious achievement for her. For many sports the Olympic and Paralympic Games are the pinnacle of competition. For athletes like Keely, it’s a long, hard road to get there – and a...
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David Smith aiming to go one better than Adam Peaty in bid for golden hat-trick
Boccia champion David Smith is “raring to go” for Paris but feels Adam Peaty’s near miss at the Olympics proves how difficult it is to win gold at three successive Games. The 35-year-old travels to the Paralympics as Britain’s most successful player of the boules-like sport and looking to defend the individual BC1 title he...
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Olympic silver medallist Izzy Thorpe ‘hungry for LA’ with gold in her sights
Izzy Thorpe revealed the historic Olympic silver she won alongside Kate Shortman in Paris has given the pair the conviction they can go one better in four years’ time. The childhood friends became the first Britons to claim an Olympic medal in artistic swimming earlier this month as they finished runners-up to Chinese twin sisters...
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Great Britain taking team of 215 to compete at the Paris Paralympics
Great Britain has named a 215-strong team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a record representation of female athletes. The Paris Paralympics will be held between August 28 and September 8 with females making up 46 per cent of the British team. Chef de mission Penny Briscoe said: “I am absolutely delighted to confirm...
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Laura Robson backs Emma Raducanu’s preparation ahead of US Open
Former British number one Laura Robson believes Emma Raducanu has had the perfect preparation for the US Open. Raducanu has played just three matches since reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in July as she made the quarter-finals of the Washington Open at the start of the month. She skipped the Olympics in order to...
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Australian silver-medal cyclist Matthew Richardson defects to Team GB
‘A dream to race for the country I was born in’ Announcing the news on his Instagram in a post that started with the message “the end of an era”, Richardson said: “I have made the decision to pack up my entire life and move half way across the world to begin the next chapter...
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Everything we know about LA 2028: No cars, zero-build and Team GB’s base 360 miles away
After Tom Cruise plunged into the Stade de France on Sunday, Paris officially handed over the Olympics to the Hollywood state of California. Here’s all you need to know about the next Games in Los Angeles 2028: Sports For the first time since 1900, cricket will be played at the Games in its T20 format....
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Olympic boxing bronze medal cost Britain £12m as most expensive sports revealed
Great Britain’s sole medal in boxing at the Olympics cost over £12 million in funding from UK Sport, with cycling topping the list as the most expensive sport as well as being the most successful. Lewis Richardson was the only boxer out of the six competing at the Games to end up on the podium,...
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Team GB stars greeted by adoring fans on return home from Paris Olympics
Team GB’s returning Olympic stars were greeted by hoards of cheering supporters at St Pancras International as they arrived back in the UK after winning 65 medals in Paris. The athletes travelled home by Eurostar following Sunday’s closing ceremony in the French capital and were told their feats had inspired the next generation. Among those...
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Fifth-place finish for Britain in Paris cycling medal table as they lose summit
For the first time in two decades Great Britain did not finish top of the cycling medal table at an Olympic Games. Paris 2024 saw Team GB fifth, below France, the Netherlands, Australia and the United States. Eleven medals was more than any other nation, but this time the colours had changed. Two gold medals...
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Great Britain swimmers return six-medal haul including several gold near misses
Adam Peaty missed the chance to join Michael Phelps in an exclusive club but he was not the only Great British swimmer dashed by fingertip finishes at the Paris Olympics. Peaty could have become only the second male to win a third straight Olympic title in the same event but was pipped to the wall...