Georgia Taylor-Brown conquered a flat tyre to claw back incredible Olympic silver in the women’s triathlon. The Mancunian lost 22 seconds after a mechanical failure on the final lap, leaving her fifth. But she bridged the gap to bronze in little more than a kilometre and caught USA’s Katie Zaferes…
Lauren Williams secured Team GB’s fifth medal of Day 3 with Olympic taekwondo silver in the women’s -67kg. The 22-year-old was leading the gold medal contest by three points with 10 seconds to go but ultimately lost 25-22 to Croatia’s Matea Jelic. She follows in the footsteps of gold medallists…
Tom Daley and Matty Lee produced the performance of a lifetime to claim Olympic gold in sensational fashion at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. For Daley it marks the culmination of a remarkable career. A bronze medallist at London 2012 and again in Rio five years ago, he now has a…
Tom Pidcock soared to cross-country gold with a searing solo attack that earned Team GB its first medal in mountain biking. The 21-year-old overtook eight-time world champion Nino Schurter and Mathias Fluckinger on the third lap and never looked like letting go of gold, prevailing by 20 seconds in a…
Adam Peaty became the first British swimmer to retain their Olympic title after winning Team GB’s first gold medal of Tokyo 2020 with victory in the men’s 100m breaststroke. The fastest man to ever compete in breaststroke was a huge hope for gold and hit the expectations of a nation,…
Alex Yee scorched to Tokyo silver and embraced his status as the heir to the Brownlee brothers’ Olympic throne in men’s triathlon. The 23-year-old star ensured Team GB’s unparalleled record in the sport continued with sixth British swim, bike, run medal. Yee got exactly the race he wanted, with the…
Bradly Sinden became the second male taekwondo player in Team GB history to win an Olympic medal after securing silver on Games debut at Tokyo 2020. Sinden followed in the footsteps of Lutalo Muhammad, Olympic silver medallist at Rio 2016 and bronze medallist at London 2012, as well as his…
Following strong performances from Carl Hester and Lottie Fry yesterday, all eyes turned to the sole Team GB combination to trot down the centre line today – two-time Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin and the 10-year-old gelding Gio. A new Olympic partnership This is a very different Games for Charlotte (35)…
Great Britain’s men earned a 3-1 victory over South Africa to get their Olympic campaign off to the perfect start. Sam Ward had opened the scoring with only two minutes on the clock, only for South Africa to reply just a minute later and level the scores. The second-half was…
Team GB is delighted and proud to announce that Olympic champions Hannah Mills and Mohamed Sbihi, have been selected as the flagbearers for Friday’s Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In a positive break from tradition, the IOC confirmed in March, 2020 that each National Olympic Committee could…
Archery up first with an audience to captivate The archery athletes in Team GB are among those kicking off the Olympic schedule in Tokyo with ranking rounds taking place alongside the opening ceremony on Friday 23 July and the first archery gold medal will be awarded as early as next…
Comments from Team GB women’s football team following their 2-0 victory over Chile in their opening group match in Sapporo. Both goals scored by Ellen White. Steph Houghton, captain Age: 33 Hometown: Durham On the performance “When you get into a competition, it’s really important you win that first game.…
It is now less than a week until the Olympic flame is lit to signal the opening of the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Having been rescheduled a year later because of the global Coronavirus Pandemic, we can finally now look forward to what will hopefully be an…