Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics: How many medals will Britain win in athletics? August 2, 2024 The athletics got underway yesterday with the race walks but the Stade de France stadium programme really kicks off for Team GB this morning. Athletics will be a daily occurrence between now and the closing ceremony with Britain in the mix for medals. Team GB finished 24th in the Tokyo 2020 medal table, a low [...]
Captain Kerr ready for 1500m battle with Ingebrigtsen in Paris August 1, 2024 Josh Kerr is blocking out the noise as he begins his bid to compete in what he believes will be “one of the best 1500m races of all time” against Jakob Ingebrigtsen. The reigning world champion takes to the Stade de France track in the first of three heats tomorrow morning at 10.10am, with fellow [...]
Fleetwood: Paris 2024 gold would be a top achievement July 31, 2024 Tommy Fleetwood insists an Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024 would be up there alongside anything he has achieved in golf as he prepares to kick off his campaign at the ‘most amazing event in the world.’ The British star, who represented Team GB in Tokyo three years ago, returns to Le Golf National hoping [...]
Team GB win relay gold in pool as Brit quad defends Olympic Games title July 30, 2024 Great Britain made a splash in the pool on Tuesday, winning a gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Tom Dean, James Guy, Duncan Scott and Matt Richards came home for Team GB at París La Defense Arena to win the team’s first gold in the pool. They held [...]
Murray tennis farewell tour goes on at Paris 2024 Olympic Games July 30, 2024 Andy Murray’s farewell tour of tennis lives to fight another day after the Brit and his partner Dan Evans beat Belgians Joran Vliegen and Sander Gille 6-3 7-6 11-9 to reach the quarter-finals of the doubles at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The British duo stormed out of the blocks to a 3-0 lead in [...]
The Notebook: We need seats! A plea for pedestrianisation July 30, 2024 When it comes to outdoor seating, London could learn a thing or two from its seat-spoiled European neighbours, argues Lucy Kenningham
Pierre de Coubertin: Why Paris might like to forget the man who revived the Olympics July 30, 2024 The 2024 Paris Olympics signal a homecoming for the modern Games, but you’d be forgiven for not realising. Set up in the 1890s, the Olympics have Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin to thank for their modern iteration, who was inspired by ancient Greek ideals of amateur athleticism to revive the Games. Accordingly, the Games were [...]
Golds for Pidcock and equestrian as Team GB climb Paris 2024 medal table July 29, 2024 Tom Pidcock headlined a stellar day at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as Team GB racked up a pair of golds and a number of minor medals. Pidcock was favourite in the men’s mountain bike event but suffered a puncture in the second half of the race. Over 35 seconds down on the leaders, the [...]
Murray: Perfect partner Evans can help in Paris 2024 fairytale July 29, 2024 Andy Murray believes Dan Evans is the perfect partner to steer him to a fairytale Olympic farewell ahead of another make-or-break clash in Paris. The two-time Wimbledon champion, 37, and Evans miraculously saved five match points to topple Japanese duo Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori and dramatically delay the Scot’s retirement in a Roland-Garros thriller. [...]
Triathlon: Paris 2024 competition could be delayed over water quality July 29, 2024 Paris 2024 triathletes will not find out until tomorrow morning whether their events will go ahead as scheduled due to issues with the water quality of the river Seine. The triathlons are scheduled to begin on Tuesday with the swimming leg set to take place in the Parisian river. But recent rainfall and other factors [...]