GREG RUTHERFORD was left in tears after being pipped into Olympic bronze – after he thought he’d nicked it with his final jump. The Brit was defending the title he won at London 2012 on ‘Super Saturday’ and wanted to win it for his coach Dan Pfaff, but America’s Jeff Henderson took gold. And after Mo Farah’s […]
THERE were plenty of memorable moments at the London 2012 Olympic Games, but it was one athlete’s reaction that caught the world’s attention. When US gymnast McKayla Maroney had a fall during her solo effort, she ended her 33-vault hitting streak and dashed her hopes of winning. It’s safe to say that McKayla was less […]
A FORMER Olympic swimmer has posted a chilling image on social media as he was robbed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Evgeny Korotyshkin uploaded a picture of two young boys he met on the street who asked him for money. But these two young lads – who can’t be more than 12 or 13 […]
THE organisers of the Rio Olympics’ desperate scramble to fill their empty seats has been well documented. But some commentators were quick to point out that London 2012 wasn’t perfect either. The hypocrisy of criticising #Rio2016 for empty seats in stadiums. Exactly the same thing happened in #London2012. They will soon fill up. — Mark Blackmore (@DimExcuses) […]
VICTORIA PENDELTON fears the drug test controversy surrounding Lizzie Armistead will prevent her from going one better than London 2012 and winning gold in the Olympic women’s road race. But the double gold medallist says Armistead, 27, only has herself to blame. The row over Armistead’s three missed drug tests is in danger of affecting […]