Tag Archives: Athletics

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 Jessica Ennis-Hill claimed silver in the Heptathlon after coming agonisingly close to winner Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium. Gold medal winner Thiam produced the performance of her young career, setting five personal bests in seven disciplines. She started off impressively with a personal best ...

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   Teenage sprinter Zharnel Hughes has completed his transition to Team GB ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. The 19 year old, who was born in the British territory of Anguilla, has held a British passport since birth, and he isn’t the first athlete ...