The risk was immense and the fall was brutal. Charlotte Worthington was attempting a feat never before tried in women’s BMX freestyle competition – a 360 degree backwards loop-the-loop which she’d only practiced three times before on this wooden Olympic surface. She fractionally rushed it – ‘I was probably a little bit giddy and span … Read more
Team GB knocked OUT of the men’s Olympic hockey competition after 3-1 defeat by India in the quarter-finals By Richard Martin For Mailonline Published: 09:40 EDT, 1 August 2021 | Updated: 13:31 EDT, 1 August 2021 Team GB were sent packing from the men’s Olympic hockey after being beaten 3-1 in the quarter-finals by India. … Read more
Golden moment! Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi BOTH win high jump gold as duo make joint-decision to be crowned Olympic champions after failing to be separated during thrilling final By Richard Martin For Mailonline Published: 09:00 EDT, 1 August 2021 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 1 August 2021 Italy‘s Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar’s … Read more
Olympics kidnap: Belarusian sprinter in stand-off at Tokyo airport after she fled to Japanese police and told them her team is trying to force her on a flight home because she criticised coaches Belarusian Olympic officials allegedly bundled an outspoken female 200m sprinter to an airport in Tokyo Krystsina Tsimanouskaya criticised national coaches after she … Read more
Zharnel Hughes is DISQUALIFIED from the men’s 100m final at Tokyo Olympics for a false start as Italy’s Lamont Jacobs secures shock gold medal in 9.8s ahead of Fred Kerley and Andre De Grasse By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 08:22 EDT, 1 August 2021 | Updated: 09:17 EDT, 1 August 2021 Italy’s Lamont Marcell … Read more