Nearly HALF of England’s swimming pools are at risk of being closed by the end of the decade in shocking report in the wake of Team GB’s sweeping success at the Tokyo Olympics Almost half of Britain’s swimming pools could be shut down by 2030 A shocking report found only 2,468 facilities could remain amid … Read more
Team GB star Adam Peaty insists ‘money doesn’t buy happiness’ as he hits back at critics of his decision to take a break from swimming to protect his mental health ahead of ‘war of attrition’ leading up to Paris Olympics in 2024 By David Charlesworth, Press Association Sport Published: 04:21 EDT, 2 August 2021 | … Read more
Team GB’s Tom McEwen earns a silver medal in the individual eventing but Oliver Townend and Laura Collett miss out on a podium place… as Germany’s Julia Krajewski takes gold By Press Association Published: 09:01 EDT, 2 August 2021 | Updated: 10:46 EDT, 2 August 2021 Great Britain’s Tom McEwen won the silver medal in … Read more
Team GB star Nick Miller into the final of the hammer throw, coming third in Group A qualifying… but fellow Brit Taylor Campbell is out of the competition Miller’s second throw, of 76.93, is slightly below the automatic qualification mark But he qualified from Group A behind Quentin Bigot and Mykhaylo Kokhan The Brit holds … Read more
Silver does not suit Adam Peaty. The medal hanging around his neck as he spoke on the final day of action at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre would be a prized possession for most. For a champion like Peaty, though, second place is never enough. Nor is it now enough for the rest of this record-breaking … Read more