Nine years after making history by becoming Great Britain’s first gold medallist of London 2012 alongside teammate Heather Stanning, Helen Glover has declared her ambition to give the Olympics one more shot. Glover has not tired of the history-making feats that saw the pair become...
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Double Olympic champion Helen Glover aims to be the first mother to make GB rowing team in Tokyo
Helen Glover is a mum on a mission – double Olympic champion aims to be first mother to make the GB rowing team after Covid postponement opened the door for a sensational return in Tokyo this summer Glover has had three children, Logan and twins...
Sir Ben Ainslie says realising dream of winning the America’s Cup would be bigger than Olympic glory
Sir Ben Ainslie reached across the time zones on Sunday night to share how one of the most tantalising endeavours in British sporting history is going — with the invaluable support of his wife Georgie — more than 11,000 miles away in New Zealand. It...
Ash Barty will use the spirit of Cathy Freeman’s Olympic gold medal win to spur her Australian Open title bid
Ash Barty will channel fellow indigenous superstar Cathy Freeman’s approach to handling the pressure of being the world No.1 ahead of the Australian Open. The French Open champion will start an overwhelming favourite for the opening grand slam of the year given her uninterrupted training...
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New Zealand Olympic Committee denies report of cancelled 2021 Tokyo Olympics – NZ Herald
NZOC responds to a report the Japanese govt has privately given up on the 2021 Olympics. Photo / AP The Japanese government has privately decided to cancel the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, a new report claims. The report in The Times reveals Japan has given up...
Olympic gold winner’s sexual abuse case is a turning point for Greece
When the Olympic gold medallist Sofia Bekatorou appears before a public prosecutor on Wednesday to reveal the sexual abuse she allegedly endured at the hands of a senior sport official, all of Greece will be watching. For the sailing champion who shot to fame in...
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, 28, reveals she is pregnant with her second child
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson has revealed she is pregnant with her second child – just over one year after giving birth to her 14-month-old daughter Drew Hazel. The gold medal winner, who is married to NFL player Andrew East, shared the happy news on her...
Charges laid against three-time gold medal winning Olympic swimmer who stormed US Capitol
Klete Keller, the American freestyle swimmer who famously helped end Australia’s dominance in the 4x200m relay, has been charged for being part of the mob that stormed the US Capitol last week. Keller was identified by former teammates and coaches after a video posted by...
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, 23, shows off her stunning Houston home
Simone Biles is giving fans glimpses of her modern Texas home where she lives with her dogs Lilo and Rambo while training for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The four-time Olympic gold medalist, who has an estimated net worth of $6 million from...