New Zealand’s PM throws her support behind transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard and argues she has every right to be included in the Tokyo Olympic team By Australian Associated Press Published: 07:43 BST, 22 June 2021 | Updated: 07:43 BST, 22 June 2021 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has backed the selection of trailblazing athlete Laurel Hubbard … Read more
Cody Simpson’s trainer Brett Hawke shares an inspirational message after the pop star narrowly missed out on swimming at the Tokyo Olympics By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:48 BST, 22 June 2021 | Updated: 03:25 BST, 22 June 2021 Cody Simpson’s trainer Brett Hawke has shared an inspirational message about the singer … Read more
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon to spend time with friends and family following French Open media boycott, but insists she WILL be at the Olympics in her homeland of Japan By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline Published: 19:38 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 19:52 BST, 17 June 2021 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon to ‘take some … Read more
Rafael Nadal PULLS OUT of Wimbledon and the Olympics ‘after listening to my body’ and having struggled to cope with just a two-week break after the French Open By Jordan Seward For Mailonline Published: 12:39 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 16:43 BST, 17 June 2021 Rafael Nadal has announced he will not be playing … Read more
Women’s single sculls (W1x) Victoria Thornley (Club: Leander Club / Hometown: Wrexham) Coach: Paul Reedy Women’s pair (W2-) Helen Glover (Marlow RC / Penzance) Polly Swann (Univ. of Edinburgh & Leander Club / Edinburgh) Coach: Hamish Burrell Lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x) Emily Craig (University of London BC / Mark Cross) Imogen Grant (Cambridge Univ. … Read more
Cody Simpson shows off his ripped physique at the pool ahead of the Australian Olympic swimming trials By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:30 BST, 8 June 2021 | Updated: 10:30 BST, 8 June 2021 He’s swapped pop stardom for a swimming career. And Cody Simpson appeared in relaxed spirits at the end … Read more
Cody Simpson reveals the shocking moment that inspired him to swap pop stardom for a swimming career – as he aims for Olympic glory By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:23 BST, 5 June 2021 | Updated: 15:38 BST, 5 June 2021 Cody Simpson is working hard to qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. … Read more
A teenage gymnast with Down syndrome was surprised with the news that she has been selected to compete in the Special Olympics USA Games in 2022 in a heartwarming video. Izzy Brinkerhoff, 14, from Clifton Park, New York, thought she was going car shopping with her sister when she entered Mohawk Chevrolet on May 25, but she … Read more
British Olympic Association chairman Sir Hugh Robertson calls on Government to decide if athletes can be fast-tracked into Covid vaccines before Tokyo Games BOA hopeful that athletes will be vaccinated before pre-Games training camps Pfizer have offered fast-track vaccinations for Olympic and Paralympic athletes Government cautious about giving preferential treatment to fit, young athletes … Read more
Nancy Pelosi calls for foreign leaders to boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics and claims corporate sponsors are looking the other way at China’s abuses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Tuesday for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, citing human rights abuses by China’s government ‘We cannot proceed as if nothing is wrong about … Read more