Fran Halsall won both her heat and semi-final of the 50m freestyle on day seven at the Rio Olympic Games, to further underline her medal potential. Fourth fastest in the world this year, Halsall won her heat with ease in 24.26 to qualify second fastest for the semi-finals. Drawn in the first of two races,
University of Bath-based swimmer Jazz Carlin became Team GB’s first double medallist of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games when she won 800m freestyle silver in the early hours of Saturday morning. The 25-year-old, full of confidence after claiming 400m freestyle silver on Monday, enjoyed a race-long battle with Hungary’s reigning European champion Boglarka Kapas before
GB’s mixed doubles pair Chris and Gabby Adcock and men’s doubles duo Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis recorded thrilling three-set victories over seeded pairs on the second day of the badminton competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games yesterday (Friday). The Adcocks defeated fourth seeds and London 2012 bronze medallists Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna
Rio 2016 Olympic rowing medals were awarded in four boat classes yesterday at the Rodrigo de Freitas Olympic Rowing Regatta course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The French lightweight men’s double sculls of Jeremie Azou and Pierre Houin earned Olympic gold today in a tight final. Coming in just after France was the Irish O’Donovan brothers.
Day eight of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has been billed as Super Saturday II with the golden trio from London 2012, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford, all bidding for glory – but they aren’t the only ones. On day eight of London 2012, Ennis-Hill, Farah and Rutherford all won gold in the
Sir Bradley Wiggins claimed his eighth Olympic medal, Heather Stanning, Helen Glover and the men’s coxless fours retained their rowing titles as Team GB collected six medals from Day 7 at Rio 2016. Wiggins the most decorated British Olympian after team pursuit gold Stanning and Glover win gold with 39th unbeaten race Men’s four win
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning defended their Olympic women’s pair title to become Team GB’s first rowing gold medallists of Rio 2016. The British pair dominated from start to finish, pulling nearly two seconds clear at the 500m point before extending their lead to four seconds at the half-way 1000m marker. New Zealand’s Genevieve Behrent
Rajiv Ouseph and Kirsty Gilmour (pictured above) got GB’s Rio 2016 campaign off to a good start after recording victories in their opening singles group matches on Thursday (11 August). Ouseph, making his second Olympics appearance, beat Petr Koukal of Czech Republic 21-14, 21-18, to secure Team GB’s first badminton win. The 29-year-old dominated proceedings to
University of Bath-based swimmer Jazz Carlin will bid for her second medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the early hours of Saturday morning after qualifying third-fastest for the 800m freestyle final. Full of confidence after her superb silver medal in the 400m freestyle, Carlin clocked 8:19.67 in the fastest heat of the day
A wide spread of medals characterized the first day of finals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Rowing Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Of the 18 medals awarded in the six finals contested, 15 countries featured. Covering Europe, Africa and Oceania, the medal spread included two medals for the Polish women’s team. Polish women rowers
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