The Stade de France track has a new colour and, organisers hope, could provide the platform for a host of new recordsIt looks a little different. Feels a little different too. For centuries, purple has been associated with royalty. Now, for the first time in Olympic history, it will be the colour of the track. And in Paris they believe a new speed king has …
After controversially missing out on Tokyo 2020 the double world champion canoeist believes he can prosper in Paris“You don’t want to put limitations on what is possible but it’s still pretty hard to say I’m going to win two gold medals at the Olympics,” says Joe Clarke with the grounded optimism that defines him. Clarke is already an Olympic …
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Ex-ECB director’s TTB Sport Capital seeking stakeInvestment firm hoping for overseas and IPL interestThe former England captain Andrew Strauss is in talks about buying into a Hundred franchise. Strauss’s investment company, TTB Sport Capital, is acting as a consultant on behalf of potential bidders from India, the US and the UK and could even make …
Charlotte Dujardin’s Olympic exit and ban has turned the spotlight on training techniques in the sportWhips, spurs, nosebands, bits and bridles are used by riders around the world, but the line dividing horse abuse from an acceptable form of training and control can seem elusive.Charlotte Dujardin pulled out of the Olympics – and then was banned from her …
Team GB have prepared for high temperatures in Paris and precise fuelling for the 158km women’s road race. Here’s how to use their strategies on endurance ridesGreat Britain’s best female road cyclists are gearing up to tackle the mammoth 158km road race in Paris at the beginning of next month: and it is not just the highly competitive field of riders …
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Over 1,000 French police, including masked counter-terrorist officers, created an additional security barrier prior to the nation’s clash with Mali
Michael Palfrey hopes Kim Woo-min wins men’s 400m AOC investigating ‘deeply concerning’ remarks in ParisAustralian swimming boss Rohan Taylor says public support for a South Korean athlete from one of his coaches ahead of two of his team members is “unAustralian”, but he will speak to the swimmers involved before deciding whether the coach’s …
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The man who led Team GB to the cusp of glory in the rugby sevens eight years ago will be managing another nation at the 2024 Paris Olympics