Paris 2024 prize money: How much did World Athletics pay to each country? August 11, 2024 Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games World Athletics, the governing body of track and field, controversially said they would pay gold medallists. Some nations pay there athletes with financial rewards and other assets such as titles and land, but it is not common for a governing body to pay athletes at the Olympic Games. [...]
Team GB survey raises concerns over athlete welfare after sport August 10, 2024 Hundreds of athletes are expected to walk away from their sports after the Paris Olympics and Paralympics if recent trends continue.
Who is Cindy Ngamba, the Cameroon-born British-based gay boxer? August 8, 2024 It is fair to say that Team GB’s boxing record at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has not been up to scratch. But one athlete who has trained with the Brits, Cindy Ngamba, has guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal. But Ngamba is not fighting for Great Britain. Instead she’ll box for the Refugee [...]
Coke arrest at Paris 2024 Olympic Games forces apology from athlete August 8, 2024 Olympic Games hockey player Tom Craig, from Australia, was forced to apologise after being released from custody following an arrest for allegedly buying cocaine in Paris. He was released with a warning and did not get a conviction and has already been removed from the athlete village at the Olympic Games after Australia’s exit from [...]
Congratulations France, but Paris 2024 legacy must now be human August 8, 2024 This is a Paris you’ve never known and never will again. Empty side streets speak of Parisians good to their threats to vacate for the Olympics. Hotel receptionists attest to sluggish bookings. Restaurants are shuttered. And yet the crowds are here, French and foreigners alike. They exude a relaxed urgency, a collegiate passion. The sport [...]
Hudson-Smith pipped on line in Paris 2024 400m final August 7, 2024 Matthew Hudson-Smith was forced to settle for silver in the final of the 400m on Wednesday after Quincy Hall hunted the Brit down with one metre to go. The British favourite led around the final bend and towards the finish but American Hall pipped him to the Olympic title. Muzala Samukonga of Zambia finished third. [...]
Team GB add to velodrome medal haul at Paris 2024 Olympic Games August 7, 2024 Team GB picked up a pair of minor medals at the velodrome on Wednesday as their wait to add to their day one gold goes on. The men’s team pursuit outfit – made up of Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon, plus fifth rider Ollie Wood – picked up a silver in [...]
Espresso, wine and being late: Team GB star banks on French way of life to deliver medal August 7, 2024 The 31-year-old is optimistic of making it fourth time lucky in Paris, having taken to the French way of life during a five-year spell living in Montpellier.
Ahead of the Game: Treasury cost-cutting to hit Manchester United £2bn stadium plans August 7, 2024 Rachel Reeves could scupper Sir Jim Ratcliffe's more ambitious stadium hopes.
Don’t be so quick to dismiss the ‘doped Olympics’ – at least they’re honest August 7, 2024 The Enhanced Games have faced a lot of criticism, but are they really any less fair than the Olympics, asks Paul Ormerod Despite all the glitches and the controversies, the Olympics have provided a great spectacle of skill and prowess. Not least was the dramatic men’s 100 metres final, won by America’s Noah Lyles by [...]