They were only 16 when they won medals at the Tokyo Olympics. So how are the high-flying sisters balancing stardom and schoolwork?Early on a Friday morning in a large, open gymnasium in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Jessica and Jennifer Gadirova are stan…
Greg Rutherford makes GB bobsleigh squad to keep his Olympic dream alive
Olympic gold-winning long jumper named in five-man squadGB will now try to qualify for 2022 Winter Games in BeijingGreg Rutherford’s audacious dream of becoming the first British athlete to win a medal at a summer and winter Olympics has moved a signif…
A shift of mindset will let us take more from Olympics of the future | Cath Bishop
It’s time to ditch the old cliches and to change the way we think about Olympic athletes, who are humans rather than robotsChris Boardman signalled the shift when he summed up British Cycling’s performance at the Tokyo Olympics: “Fewer medals but a bet…
Velodrome domination slips away but Kennys remain Team GB’s golden couple | William Fotheringham
Britain did not dominate Tokyo on two wheels as they once did but there is plenty of emerging talent to be excited aboutThis was never going to be an Olympic Games quite like any other. The bike racing in Tokyo reflected that, and within that bubble so…
Team GB chief hails ‘greatest achievement in British Olympic history’
Mark England says fact team’s competitors delivered 65 medals in Tokyo ‘absolutely extraordinary’Team GB’s trailblazing performance in Tokyo has been hailed as “the greatest achievement in British Olympic history” after the young team matched the tally…
Volleyball gold edges USA past China on final Tokyo Olympics medal table
Americans end 2020 Games with 39 golds, one ahead of ChinaHosts Japan finish third with Team GB in fourth placeTeam USA also top table for most overall medals, with 113View the final Tokyo 2020 medal table hereTeam USA maintained their traditional plac…
Team GB’s successes can give us insight into the country’s economy
There are lessons to be learned from how and why GB Olympians have gone from under-performer to globally competitive in 25 yearsForget the feelgood factor. The warm glow generated by Team GB winning gold for three-day eventing or the modern pentathlon …
Jason Kenny’s seventh gold makes him most decorated GB Olympian
Cycling great defends men’s keirin gold at Tokyo 2020Kenny also becomes first Briton to win nine Olympic medalsJason Kenny has become Britain’s most decorated Olympian after winning gold in the men’s keirin at Tokyo 2020, a victory that has put on hold…
Team USA top the Olympic medal table. Or is it China? Or … San Marino?
Which country boasts the best athletes on the planet? Well, it depends on who you ask – and how you measure successAs of this writing, the United States leads the medal count in the Tokyo Olympics. Or maybe it’s China. Or San Marino.It all depends on h…
GB’s Walls and Hayter take Olympic silver behind Denmark in men’s madison
Walls grabs second medal of Games after omnium goldDenmark’s Hansen and Morkov claim top spotNo country competing at Tokyo 2020 has welcomed the return of the madison to the fold with more enthusiasm than Team GB. A day after Katie Archibald and Laura …