The mother of Team GB’s most successful athlete at Tokyo 2020, Tom Dean, today said it ‘pains’ her that the BBC has missed major medal moments and suffered a barrage of complaints from viewers over their coverage. Jacquie Hughes, a former BBC boss now working for broadcasting complaints watchdog Ofcom, has spoken out as she … Read more
GB rower Helen Glover, who was agonisingly denied a medal in Tokyo earlier today, says she’ll tell her three young children that ‘failing is no problem as long as you try’. The rower, who won gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, delivered the sweet message to her three children – son Logan, three, and twins … Read more
Tom Daley admitted he had feared his glorious golden moment was never going to come after finally fulfilling his 20-year Olympic dream. The poster boy of British diving started out in the sport as a seven-year-old and memorably made his Games debut aged 14 at Beijing 2008. But despite winning bronzes at both London 2012 … Read more
Tom Daley admitted he had feared his glorious golden moment was never going to come after finally fulfilling his 20-year Olympic dream. The poster boy of British diving started out in the sport as a seven-year-old and memorably made his Games debut aged 14 at Beijing 2008. But despite winning bronzes at both London 2012 … Read more
Tom Daley’s odds for Sports Personality of the Year are SLASHED from 80/1 to 11/2 and fellow Tokyo gold medal winner Adam Peaty also swims into contention after Mega Monday By Kate Mcgreavy For Mailonline Published: 06:57 EDT, 26 July 2021 | Updated: 07:09 EDT, 26 July 2021 British diver Tom Daley has become the … Read more
Britain’s Taekwondo queen Jade Jones LOSES her crown as she is beaten in her first Tokyo Olympics fight By Nick Fagge and Shekhar Bhatia In Tokyo For Mailonline Published: 02:52 EDT, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 03:03 EDT, 25 July 2021 Britain’s Taekwondo queen Jade Jones lost her crown today, after she was beaten in … Read more
Tom Bosworth, Britain’s only openly gay athletics star at Tokyo, urges more Olympians to come out… as the race walker insists speaking up will help others and bring global sport into the 21st century By David Coverdale For The Daily Mail Published: 17:31 EDT, 20 July 2021 | Updated: 17:31 EDT, 20 July 2021 The … 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
Olympic medals are easier to win in the afternoon: Peak physical performance is around 5pm and body clock can make the difference between winning and losing Researchers studied 144 swimmers who competed at four Olympic Games All swam in the heats, semis and finals which were scheduled for various times Data shows body clock leads … Read more