Tokyo 2020: Helen Glover’s selection for Team GB really is the MOTHER of all comebacks

Helen Glover is talking about the gift her children want her to bring home from Tokyo — and it does not come in gold, silver or bronze. ‘I definitely know that dinosaurs still come above medals,’ laughs the double Olympic champion. ‘When I went to the European Championships in Italy in April, I asked Logan … Read more

Olympics chief Thomas Bach warns that the podium is off limits for ‘political demonstrations’

Olympics chief Thomas Bach warns the podium is OFF limits for ‘political demonstrations’ after Team GB athletes voiced their intention to take a knee in Tokyo By Mike Keegan For The Daily Mail Published: 22:31 BST, 16 July 2021 | Updated: 23:25 BST, 16 July 2021 Britain’s Olympians could be on a collision course with … Read more

Swimming coach Alan Bircher dropped from Team GB coaching staff for Tokyo Olympics

Swimming coach Alan Bircher DROPPED from Team GB’s staff for Tokyo Olympics following investigation into safeguarding concerns at his elite club By David Coverdale For The Daily Mail Published: 22:31 BST, 16 July 2021 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 16 July 2021 Swimming coach Alan Bircher has been dropped from Team GB‘s delegation at the Tokyo Olympics … Read more

Fury of Team GB’s top-ranked badminton stars after being snubbed for Tokyo by EMAIL

Olympic medallist Chris Langridge says he feels he has been stabbed in the back after being ‘deselected’ for Tokyo. Langridge and playing partner Marcus Ellis won Team GB’s first Olympic badminton medal since 2004 when they claimed bronze in the doubles at Rio 2016. But they have been overlooked this summer in favour of lower-ranked duo … Read more

Weightlifter Emily Campbell defends the right of Laurel Hubbard to compete at the Tokyo Olympics

Weightlifter Emily Campbell defends Laurel Hubbard’s Tokyo inclusion with New Zealander set to become the first openly transgender athlete to take part at the Olympics… as Team GB star insists ‘she’s qualified for this competition fairly’ By David Coverdale For Mailonline Published: 16:01 BST, 30 June 2021 | Updated: 16:01 BST, 30 June 2021 British … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Alice Dearing to become first black woman to represent Team GB swimming at a Games

Alice Dearing will become the first black woman to represent Team GB swimming at an Olympic Games… with 24-year-old set to compete in women’s marathon at Tokyo 2020 this summer By David Coverdale For Mailonline Published: 12:39 BST, 25 June 2021 | Updated: 12:39 BST, 25 June 2021 Alice Dearing has been confirmed as the … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Cameron Norrie and Jamie Murray snub chance to represent Team GB this summer

Cameron Norrie and Jamie Murray snub chance to represent Team GB at Tokyo Olympics with dreaded bubble restrictions putting athletes off… but two-time gold medal winner Andy Murray WILL head to Japan to compete in singles and doubles By Kishan Vaghela For Mailonline Published: 11:50 BST, 24 June 2021 | Updated: 12:01 BST, 24 June … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Team GB name strong team for Games this summer with 11 fighters led by Rob McCracken

Team GB name strong team for Tokyo Olympic Games this summer with 11 fighters led by Rob McCracken including gold medal contenders Pat McCormack, Lauren Price and Peter McGrail By Riath Al-Samarrai for MailOnline Published: 16:54 BST, 23 June 2021 | Updated: 21:04 BST, 23 June 2021 Britain has selected arguably its strongest ever boxing … Read more

Steph Houghton’s 10 stars to watch at the European Championships

The European Championships give talented players the opportunity to shine on the big stage, and there are high expectations for a number of stars heading into Euro 2020 this summer. In England, there are hopes that the likes of Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Mason Mount can steal the show like Paul Gascoigne in 1996, … Read more

Helen Glover is step closer to being first British rower to compete at Olympics after having child

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