Tokyo Olympics: Jonny Brownlee confirms Olympic retirement after mixed triathlon relay gold medal

Jonny Brownlee confirms Tokyo will be his last Olympics and he will move on to ‘new challenges’ after winning his first gold in the mixed triathlon relay event to complete his medal set By Kieran Lynch For Mailonline Published: 04:21 EDT, 31 July 2021 | Updated: 04:58 EDT, 31 July 2021 Jonny Brownlee has confirmed … Read more

Ex-TV exec mother of swimmer Tom Dean says BBC coverage of Tokyo 2020 ‘pains me’

The mother of Team GB’s most successful athlete at Tokyo 2020, Tom Dean, today said it ‘pains’ her that the BBC has missed major medal moments and suffered a barrage of complaints from viewers over their coverage. Jacquie Hughes, a former BBC boss now working for broadcasting complaints watchdog Ofcom, has spoken out as she … Read more

Ex-TV exec mother of swimmer Tom Dean says BBC coverage of Tokyo 2020 ‘pains me’

The mother of Team GB’s most successful athlete at Tokyo 2020, Tom Dean, today said it ‘pains’ her that the BBC has missed major medal moments and suffered a barrage of complaints from viewers over their coverage. Jacquie Hughes, a former BBC boss now working for broadcasting complaints watchdog Ofcom, has spoken out as she … Read more

Tokyo2020: Emotional Tom Daley says ‘I’ve doubted this moment would ever come’ after winning gold

Tom Daley admitted he had feared his glorious golden moment was never going to come after finally fulfilling his 20-year Olympic dream. The poster boy of British diving started out in the sport as a seven-year-old and memorably made his Games debut aged 14 at Beijing 2008. But despite winning bronzes at both London 2012 … Read more