Rio 2016

Embed from Getty Images As the curtain closes on yet another fascinating Olympic Games, this time hosted in the vibrant and colourful city of Rio de Janeiro, we say good-bye to arguably the two greatest Olympians in recent memory, if not in the history of the Olympiad. Yes, with 37 medals ...

Embed from Getty Images   Great Britain’s Mo Farah becomes the second athlete in history to achieve the historic ‘double double’. In winning the 5,000m and 10,000m at London 2012 and now defending them titles in Rio, he is the first British track and field athlete to win four Olympic golds. ...

Embed from Getty Images   Great Britain’s Bianca Walkden claimed the bronze after beating Morocco’s Wiam Dislam in the bronze medal match. Team GB’s Walkden was impressive throughout the competition. She beat London 2012 champion Milica Mandic of Serbia 5-0 in the earlier rounds before losing in the semi-final bout. ...

Embed from Getty Images   Neymar netted the winning penalty as Olympic hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties to win their first men’s Olympic football gold medal in Rio. The game finished 1-1 after extra-time, with Neymar’s free-kick cancelled out by Max Meyer’s low strike. In the shootout, Germany’s ...

Embed from Getty Images   Great Britain’s Vicky Holland claimed bronze in the triathlon beating teammate Non Stanford in a sprint finish. Vicky Holland winning the bronze medal makes her the first British woman to win a medal in the triathlon. The Team GB athlete started off the race impressively ...

Embed from Getty Images   Great Britain’s Liam Heath claimed gold in the kayak individual 200m sprint, beating France’s Maxime Beaumont and Spain’s Saul Craviotto. This gold in the kayak 200m sprint makes Heath the most successful British in canoe sprinting. He now has one bronze, from the same event ...

Embed from Getty Images   Great Britain’s women defeated defending Olympic Champions the Netherlands on penalties to claim first gold medal. A well-fought match from both sides ended 3-3 in normal time but GB goalkeeper Maddie Hinch proved vital in the shoot-out. The Netherlands started the match on the front ...

Embed from Getty Images   Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt made history once again by completing a unique ‘treble treble’ of Olympic gold medals. Bolt ensured Jamaica won gold in the 4x100m relay after already retaining the 100m and 200m titles with ease himself. The results of the relay were Jamaica ...

Embed from Getty Images   Great Britain’s Nick Skelton riding Big Star claimed the gold medal in the show jumping, beating Sweden’s Peder Fedricson. Skelton becomes Britain’s second-oldest Olympic gold medallist after winning his first individual gold medal at his seventh try. He managed to produce an outstanding performance throughout ...

Great Britain’s Jade Jones claimed the gold medal beating Spain’s Eva Calvo Gomez 16-7 in the final. The Team GB athlete also won Great Britain’s first Olympic Gold Medal in Taekwondo at the London 2012 Olympics. Jade Jones’ journey into the final was one of dominance and ease. In the ...