Team GB

Wheelchair basketball player considering amputating leg to make him eligible to compete

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Team GB wheelchair basketball player is considering amputating his leg to make him eligible to compete in the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo Wheelchair basketballer George Bates has Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Left him in agony with restricted movement and power and muscle wastage Bates told he’s not able to compete in Paralympics as his condition … Read more

British 2012 Olympic athletes used as guinea pigs for Special Forces ‘wonder drug’

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British Olympians were used as guinea pigs to test an experimental substance in a secret UK Sport project costing hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money in a bid to enhance their performance at London 2012, an MoS investigation has found. The so-called ‘novel nutritional intervention’ was fed to medal hopefuls during competition despite only … Read more

Sky Brown is ‘lucky to be alive’ after horror skateboard training accident

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Eleven-year-old skateboarder who is set to be Britain’s youngest EVER Olympian is ‘lucky to be alive’ after plummeting head-first from a ramp, fracturing her skull and being airlifted to hospital Sky Brown is set to become Britain’s youngest summer Olympian in Toyko She flew off her skateboard at the top of a high ramp and … Read more

How the lives of Britain’s Olympians have been turned upside down by coronavirus

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Britain’s Olympians have told Sportsmail they face financial ruin with the Tokyo Games postponement putting their earnings for this year into doubt. The nation’s Tokyo medal hopefuls have been left anxious and unsure as they navigate the uncertainty surrounding their seasons with global sport at a standstill. Much of the world is in a coronavirus lockdown, forcing … Read more

Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics set to begin on July 23 next year after being delayed by the disease

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Tokyo Olympics confirm next year’s dates for the delayed Games, with the opening ceremony to begin on July 23 before wrapping up on August 8 (but it’s still called the 2021 Olympics!) The Olympics slated for 2021 has new dates after it was pushed back from 2020  Japan were forced to postpone the games due … Read more

Britain’s top Olympians face financial crisis with Tokyo 2020 Games postponed

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2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Coronavirus scare for Team GB Olympians after athlete who shares facilities is diagnosed

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Laura Kenny crash: Four-time gold medalist left with cut under eye in first event in the omnium

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Four-time gold medallist Laura Kenny CRASHES as British cyclist is bloodied and bruised at the World Track Cycling Championships just a month on from breaking her shoulder Laura Kenny crashed at the World Track Cycling Championships in Berlin The Briton said it was a ‘risk’ competing as she broke her shoulder last month  Reports of … Read more