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 ...
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Phelps wins 19th Olympic Gold medal
Embed from Getty Images The most decorated Olympian, Michael Phelps, won his 19th Gold Medal at the end of Day two during Rio 2016. The US swimmer competed in the Men’s 4x100m relay last night, winning Gold ahead of France and Australia. Swimming the second leg of the relay, he ...
Read More »Jazz Carlin takes Silver in 400m Freestyle
Embed from Getty Images Great Britain’s Jazz Carlin took Silver in the Women’s 400m Freestyle, with the Brit finishing behind record breaking American, Katie Ledecky. Day 2 saw a good night for Team GB in the pool. Moments after Adam Peaty claimed Gold and broke the World Record in ...
Read More »Intro to: Modern Pentathlon – #Rio2016
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 ...
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