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Katie Archibald out of Olympics after breaking leg in freak garden accident

Two-time Olympic champion Katie Archibald will miss Paris 2024 after suffering a double leg break in a freak accident. The 30-year-old Scottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula and dislocated an ankle having tripped over a garden step. She also ...

20 Jun 2024 at 13:40

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Lord Coe among seven candidates in contention to be next IOC president

Lord Coe is one of seven candidates for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee. Coe, the current president of World Athletics and a two-time Olympic 1500 metres gold medallist, was on the list published by the IOC on Monday morning ...

16 Sept 2024 at 14:07

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Tom Pidcock singles out world junior cyclo-cross title as most important moment

Tom Pidcock has enjoyed several huge moments in a still young career, but if he had to single out one for importance, he looks past his Olympic mountain bike title, his Tour de France stage win, Strade Bianche or the Amstel Gold Race. The ...

25 Jul 2024 at 08:00

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‘I came here to win’ – Tom Pidcock takes gold in dramatic men’s mountain biking

Tom Pidcock insisted before the defence of his Olympic mountain bike title that only one medal interested him in Paris, and his determination to take gold shone through as he fought back from a puncture to deny French hope Victor ...

29 Jul 2024 at 17:19

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Josh Tarling eyes Paris 2024 time trial gold and a McDonald’s to celebrate

Josh Tarling will be gunning for Olympic gold in Saturday’s road time trial, and plans to reward himself with a McDonald’s if he pulls it off. The 20-year-old Tarling is the fresh-faced emerging star who is being tipped by many ...

25 Jul 2024 at 16:38

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Doyle misses out on Rio semi as Lynch's rowing is postponed

LIMERICK swimmer Fiona Doyle missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the womens 200m breaststroke at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Twenty four-year-old Raheen woman Doyle finished second in the first heat in a time ...

10 Aug 2016 at 20:01

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Tom Pidcock puts Covid bout behind him ahead of Paris Olympics quest

Tom Pidcock is confident he has recovered well from a recent bout of Covid as he prepares for the defence of his Olympic mountain bike title on Monday. Pidcock, 24, was forced to pull out of the Tour de France on the morning ...

26 Jul 2024 at 10:09

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BOA chief: Team GB should be celebrated despite ‘frustrating’ medal table finish

The British Olympic Association says Team GB’s medal haul at Paris 2024 should be celebrated, despite Britain finishing in its lowest position in the table for 20 years. Great Britain ended the Paris Olympics with 65 medals ...

11 Aug 2024 at 18:19

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Amber Rutter and Tommy Fleetwood strike silver for Great Britain on day nine

Great Britain picked up four medals on day nine of the Paris Olympics. There were silvers for shooter Amber Rutter in a controversial women’s skeet final and golfer Tommy Fleetwood in the men’s individual competition. ...

05 Aug 2024 at 00:42

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Tom Daley hoping he can deny China a clean sweep of diving golds again

Tom Daley is out to dash China’s bid for a clean sweep of Olympic gold medals in diving once again. Daley ended a 13-year wait for Olympic glory at the delayed Tokyo Games three years ago as he and Matty Lee won the ...

25 Jul 2024 at 16:53

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I’m very peaceful – Adam Peaty ready for Paris after overcoming issues

Adam Peaty will head into Paris 2024 at peace with himself after a battle with his demons and the three-time Olympic champion believes that makes him a more dangerous opponent for his rivals. Peaty has faced huge ...

12 Jun 2024 at 16:48

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People will look at me now – Emma Finucane sets sights on Olympic glory

Emma Finucane is trying to ignore her new status as sprint world champion as she sets her sights on achieving Olympic glory in Paris next summer. The 20-year-old Welshwoman shocked herself when she took the ...

24 Oct 2023 at 08:00

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