Dame Sarah Storey powered to ParalympicsGB’s first gold at Tokyo 2020 – and crushed her own world record in the process. So often the standard bearer for the team, it seemed fitting Storey got the medal count rolling as British cyclists claimed gold and two silvers at the Izu Velodrome. It’s 29 years since Storey
ParalympicsGB made a strong start in the swimming pool on the first morning of Tokyo 2020, as seven athletes qualified for their respective finals later today. Reece Dunn underlined his gold medal credentials with a new Paralympic record in the men’s 100m butterfly S14 as he touched the wall in 55.99 seconds, 0.79s faster than
Lauren Price finished off a magnificent Olympic Games for Team GB with a 22nd gold to cement fourth place in the medal table. The Welsh boxer was the final Team GB athlete to compete at Tokyo 2020 and she put on a clinic in the boxing ring, outclassing Li Qian to win the middleweight crown
Team GB claimed women’s 4x100m Olympic bronze for the seventh time in their history. Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita set a 41.55 second British record in qualifying and while their handovers were not as slick, they had the speed to hold off their rivals. Jamaica and the USA streaked clear for
Laura Muir secured a brilliant silver as she finally cracked the big stage podium with a British record performance in Tokyo. Muir has been threatening this graduation for the last six years, finishing fifth, fourth and fifth over 1500m at the last three World Championships and seventh at the Rio Games five years ago. She
University of Bath graduate Kate French wrote her name into the Olympic modern pentathlon history books when she won a magnificent gold in the women’s final at Tokyo 2020 today. French, who trains with Pentathlon GB at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, produced strong performances in the swimming and show jumping before overhauling a
Great Britain’s women win bronze at Tokyo Olympics Team come from behind to defeat India 4-3 in gripping match Ellie Rayer, Sarah Robertson, Hollie Pearne-Webb, and Grace Balsdon score Third consecutive Olympic medal for team after bronze at London and gold at Rio Great Britain’s women clinched bronze at the Tokyo Olympics with a thrilling 4-3
Holly Bradshaw delivered Team GB’s first pole vault medal in Olympic history with a brilliant bronze in Tokyo – proving all good things come to those who wait. Bradshaw was sixth at London 2012 before finishing fifth five years ago in Rio and, aged 29, is one of the most popular and long-serving members of
Great Britain’s women defeated 5-1 in semi-finals by Netherlands Shona McCallin wins 100th international cap; Giselle Ansley scores for GB Team will fight for bronze on Friday 6 August, opponent to be decided after second semi-final at 11:00 BST Great Britain’s women will fight for a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics after suffering a semi-final
Sky Brown became Team GB’s youngest Olympic medallist ever as she banked skateboarding bronze in Tokyo. Aged 13 years and 28 days, Brown finished behind Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki, the latter just 12 years old. The X Games champion, who qualified for the final in second place, fell on her first two runs
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