In 2012 British swimmers were happy to come fifth or sixth but we are now third in the medal table with eight medalsJames Guy leant back against the wall, too tired to think, too tired to talk. Guy swam seven races in the past five days, the last of th…
Max Whitlock retains his Olympic title with pommel horse gold for Team GB
• Whitlock holds nerve to win his sixth Olympic medal• Chinese Taipei’s Lee takes silver, Japan’s Kazuma bronzeMax Whitlock has remarkably defended his Olympic gold medal on the pommel horse, outclassing the field with a score of 15.583.Whitlock is the…
‘It’s not really hit me’: Duncan Scott struggles to grasp winning four medals
Scottish swimmer first Briton to win four medals at one Games 4x100m medley relay makes it three silvers and one goldIf you had not just seen Duncan Scott do it, you could never have guessed what he had achieved. His silver in the men’s 4x100m medley r…
Jason and Laura Kenny: cycling’s golden couple out to shine in Tokyo
With the typical cycling medal rush expected for Team GB, both athletes will be optimistic of adding to their collectionsBack on track but not exactly back to normal is how it looks for the golden couple of British cycling, Jason and Laura Kenny, who t…
Dismissed as the unwanted Games, just how did these Olympics steal our hearts? | Emma John
Covid. No spectators. And yet Tokyo is not an absurd sideshow – it has only increased the awe we feel for the competitorsWhat’s been the image of the Games for you so far? Is it Adam Peaty, smacking the water with an explosive mix of adrenaline and rel…
Olympic mixed team events bring the fun – and the golds – back to Britain
GB triumphs in triathlon and swimming throw spotlight on IOC moves towards gender parity with introduction of more mixed team sports in TokyoHaving just secured his third gold medal of Tokyo, British swimmer Adam Peaty said: “It’s a fun event and that’…
Dina Asher-Smith’s extraordinary tale of desperate dash for Olympic fitness
Team GB’s poster girl reveals her secret attempts to get fit before Tokyo in the wake of her 100m semi-final heartbreakTokyo blues. Dina Asher-Smith did pretty well, all things considered, to keep it together for the opening minute and seven seconds of…
Praise and pain in another day of drama for Team GB’s young squad
Triathlete Jonny Brownlee finally wins gold as Britain’s biggest track and field star Dina Asher-Smith reveals injury heartacheAs the sun began to rise on a blistering Tokyo morning, one of Britain’s most popular athletes, Jonny Brownlee, stood on the …
Sky Brown ready to wow the world as 13-year-old skateboarder makes Olympic bow
The skateboarding phenomenon has bounced back from a horrendous fall and is set to be the star of the show in TokyoIn May last year, Sky Brown, the young skateboarding phenom, almost died when she fell 15ft onto her head while transitioning between ver…
Charlotte Dujardin becomes Britain’s most decorated female Olympian of all time
Dressage bronze sets record of six Olympic medalsEquestrian moves clear of Grainger and GodfreeCharlotte Dujardin has cemented her place in the history books as the most decorated British female Olympian of all time, winning a bronze in the individual …