Of all the athletes I have interviewed, boxers consistently defy their public image – and make for fabulously peaceful, thoughtful and rewarding companyIn covering the Olympics for BBC Radio, it’s been my privilege to speak to all sorts of sportsmen an…
Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s medal hopes end with injury in heptathlon
28-year-old pulls up in 200m and disqualified for leaving laneLatest Team GB athlete to be cursed by injury during OlympicsKatarina Johnson-Thompson’s heptathlon dream was torn apart in Tokyo as her right calf gave way while she was surging towards med…
Team GB’s Ben Maher soars to Olympic showjumping gold
Maher wins six-rider jump-off ahead of Swede Peder FredicsonGB retain title won by Nick Skelton in Rio in 2016Great Britain’s Ben Maher produced a fast and fearless performance to secure showjumping gold on Explosion W in a jump-off at Tokyo Equestrian…
‘It’s like a dream’: Sky Brown delights in Olympic medal a year after horror crash
Skateboard bronze medallist aged 13 fractured skull in 2020‘I’m going to try surfing,’ says Brown on 2024 Olympics plansWhat do you say when you’ve just become the youngest person ever to win an Olympic medal for Great Britain? For Sky Brown, the extra…
Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre win Team GB’s third Olympic sailing gold
Mills becomes most successful female Olympic sailor in historyDefence of women’s 470 title won with Saskia Clark at Rio 2016GB sailors finish Games with three golds, a silver and a bronzeBritain’s Hannah Mills said becoming the most successful female O…
Ben Whittaker takes Olympic silver after defeat in light-heavyweight final
Team GB fighter beaten to gold by Cuba’s Arlen LópezClarke has to settle for bronze after semi-final defeatBen Whittaker had to settle for Olympic silver after dropping a split decision to Cuba’s Arlen López in the men’s light-heavyweight final.The tal…
Sport climbing’s Olympics debut sends viewers scrambling for more
Social media lit up and Google searches soared when the men’s qualifying rounds unveiled the explosive attraction of combined sport climbingFor most people watching the debut of sport climbing at the Tokyo Olympics, their knowledge of the sport was pro…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: GB sailing gold, world record for Sydney McLaughlin and more – live!
Sky Brown becomes GB’s youngest medallist with bronzeTrack designer reveals boost from surface as records fallGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageEmail Geoff, tweet him or comment below the line 10.25am BST Basketball: Another women’s…
Sky Brown, 13, becomes Britain’s youngest Olympic medallist with skateboard bronze
Teenager makes history as Sakura Yosozumi claims goldHiraki Kokona, aged 12, wins silver in Japanese one-twoAt half-past 10 on Wednesday morning, Sky Brown, 13 years and 28 days old, tipped forward on her board and dropped into the scalded concrete bow…
Alice Dearing makes history but Team GB’s first female black swimmer leaves ‘broken’
Dearing finishes 19th in women’s 10km marathon swim‘I know I can do better,’ says devastated 24-year-oldBy diving out into the toasty waters of the handsome Odaiba Bay early on a humid Wednesday morning in Tokyo, Alice Dearing had already made history….