Australian sailor missed his sister’s wedding to train for the Olympics but it was all worth it as he wins our record-breaking fourth gold medal of the day By Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press Published: 02:15 EDT, 1 August 2021 | Updated: 02:25 EDT, 1 August 2021 Australia has won … Read more
In the Kenny household, there is only one colour that counts. After Rio 2016, when Laura Kenny talked about wanting two more medals to make a clock, she only included the 10 gold ones she and Jason had won. On her part, the 29-year-old has known nothing else in her Olympic career — a perfect … Read more
Jonny Brownlee confirms Tokyo will be his last Olympics and he will move on to ‘new challenges’ after winning his first gold in the mixed triathlon relay event to complete his medal set By Kieran Lynch For Mailonline Published: 04:21 EDT, 31 July 2021 | Updated: 04:22 EDT, 31 July 2021 Jonny Brownlee has confirmed … Read more
Selemon Barega replaces Mo Farah as the new 10,000m champion after claiming gold at Tokyo…while Team GB’s Sam Atkin pulls up with a calf problem By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline Published: 08:02 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 08:08 EDT, 30 July 2021 Selemon Barega has been crowned as the new 10,000m champion after the London 2012 … Read more
British trampolining star Bryony Page settles for bronze after Chinese duo seal top two podium places as the Team GB athlete wins back to back medals at the Games Byrony Page sealed a bronze medal in the women’s trampolining event She had soared up to top spot before Zhu Xueying leapfrogged her Liu Lingling … Read more
US gymnastics phenom Simone Biles chases her sixth Olympic medal as women’s gymnastics team starts quest for gold Biles, the transcendent American star, begins her latest run for gold with her team after 3 p.m. in Tokyo (2 a.m. in the United States). All day, gymnasts are attempting to qualify for team and individual finals. … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Two-time Olympic champion Andy Murray WITHDRAWS from singles tournament in Tokyo with injury hours before first round match with Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime Team GB suffered a late withdrawal as Andy Murray pulled out of men’s singles The two-time Olympic champion was due to face Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime A tight quad has been given … Read more
Comeback queen Helen Glover leads Team GB’s medal charge in Tokyo – just like she did at London 2012 – as British rower bids for a remarkable gold with Polly Swann in the pair after having THREE children since last Olympics By Jonathan McEvoy for the Daily Mail Published: 17:32 EDT, 23 July 2021 | … Read more
Women’s single sculls (W1x) Victoria Thornley (Club: Leander Club / Hometown: Wrexham) Coach: Paul Reedy Women’s pair (W2-) Helen Glover (Marlow RC / Penzance) Polly Swann (Univ. of Edinburgh & Leander Club / Edinburgh) Coach: Hamish Burrell Lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x) Emily Craig (University of London BC / Mark Cross) Imogen Grant (Cambridge Univ. … Read more
Rio medallist Sophie Hitchon calls time on her athletics career just two months before the start of the Tokyo Olympics having struggled for form since her hammer throw bronze in 2016 By Riath Al-Samarrai for MailOnline Published: 15:53 BST, 26 May 2021 | Updated: 18:00 BST, 26 May 2021 Olympic medallist Sophie Hitchon has retired … Read more