Olympics

Embed from Getty Images   Handball is quite a popular sport in Europe, it is a sport played in schools across the continent. However, not as common in the UK. Mentioning Handball to something usually comes with confusion, they recognise it as a sport, but have no idea what the ...

One of the best parts of the Olympics is that it gives people the chance to watch sports that they don’t normally have the opportunity or time to understand and enjoy. One such sport is Judo – it doesn’t have as much recognition around the world and can be very ...

Embed from Getty Images   2016 Wimbledon Champion, Andy Murray, has been named as the flag bearer for Team GB for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony this Friday. Andy Murray was picked ahead of the likes of Nicola Adams, the first female to win a Boxing Gold at the Olympics, ...

Embed from Getty Images   The Olympics brings our attention to many sports we’ve probably never heard of, and yet as spectators we still engage in these sports even if we have no clue what is going. The Modern Pentathlon is one of those sports, and The Sports Lowdown is ...

Embed from Getty Images   With the Olympics just around the corner, the whole world prepares to gather round the television and watch the best athletes in the world compete for the prestigious title of ‘Olympic Champion’. However, no-one ever claims to have knowledge of even half of the Olympic ...

With this summers Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, slowly getting closer, The Sports Lowdown looks at how the Brits have been getting on in the recent athletics championships in Amsterdam. Embed from Getty Images   Martin Rooney was one Brit who was in sensational form as the 400m runner retained ...

View image | gettyimages.com The Olympics is one of the most awaited events on the sporting calendar and it is a great opportunity for countries to unite and participate in multiple sports every four years. The London 2012 Olympics were a great spectacle which featured numerous sport events and with ...

View image | gettyimages.com New Zealand will take legal action as a result of their men’s side’s expulsion from the Olympic qualifying after fielding an ineligible player. The Kiwis had progressed to the final after beating Vanuatu 2-0 in the semi-finals, but the Oceania Football Confederation upheld Vanuatu’s protest that ...

View image | gettyimages.com The French Olympic Committee have confirmed that they will bid for the Olympics to return to Paris for 2024 after failing in three previous attempts to see the games return to the country. After losing out to London in 2012 for the Olympics as well as ...