What makes an Olympic champion: New book explores the common attributes of elite athletes – from being a younger sibling to loving the ‘agony’ of training Annie Vernon won two world championships and an Olympic silver for rowing She explores what makes elite athletes elite in a fascinating new book Author points out skills are … Read more
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is on the mend after undergoing surgery for appendicitis By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 05:36 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 05:36 BST, 24 August 2020 Ryan Lochte is recovering from an appendicitis surgery he said ‘went amazing.’ The Olympic gold medalist, 36, took to Instagram Stories Saturday with … Read more
The rare 50p coins featuring Olympic swimmers that sell for £10,000 Some commemorative coins produced for the London 2012 Olympics are rare The original accidentally incorporated wavy lines obscuring the swimmer’s face Only 600 were released before the mistake was spotted and the coin re-minted By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 … Read more
HBO is set to premiere a new documentary tonight about the mental struggles of Olympic athletes, in which the likes of Shaun White, Lolo Jones, Apolo Ohno, and more talk about mental health, money troubles, and even suicidal thoughts. The Weight Of Gold, which premieres on July 29 at 9 p.m. and was directed by Brett … Read more
What happened to Tatiana Grigorieva? Retired pole vaulter, 44, reflects on the pressure to win a medal at the Sydney Olympics – and says she still gets recognised on the street 20 years later By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:55 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 14:55 BST, 25 July 2020 Pole … Read more
Striding along, hopeful of Olympics success, this newly colourised picture of Team GB in 1908 has been released to coincide with the first day of what should have been the Tokyo 2020 Games. The image is one of a series of iconic photos from former Olympics transformed into colour to capture the excitement of these historic … Read more
Australian Olympic figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, 20, ‘jumps’ to her death from Moscow apartment building after retiring from competiton over ‘health concerns’ Former figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, 20, died in Moscow on Friday The Russian-born skater competed for Australia in the Pyeongchang Olympics She reportedly jumped from a window but the cause of death is … Read more
Former Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice says she’s ’98 per cent vegan’ which allows her ‘the freedom to have a leather handbag’… and she doesn’t care what critics have to say about it By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:04 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 13:04 BST, 30 June 2020 Stephanie Rice has … Read more
Former Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton reveals macho MAMILS try to overtake her when she’s riding on the roads – and admits she finds them ‘funny’ Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton, 39, revealed problem with male cyclists Athlete, from Bedfordshire, shared portrait on Instagram with lengthy caption Revealed when she is out cycling, male cyclists will try … Read more
John Legend takes a dive with Olympic hopefuls as he celebrates his progression from novice to ‘Olympic-level artistic swimmer’ By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 05:32 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 08:00 BST, 20 May 2020 John Legend showed off his aquatic skills in an Instagram stories post on Tuesday as he practiced … Read more