THE track where Bradley Wiggins, Jason Kenny and Laura Trott marched to victory a year ago has been decimated by a fire, after being hit by a hot air balloon. Rio’s Olympic velodrome suffered major fire damage on Sunday after being struck by a small hand-made balloon, setting the roof on fire, before it spread […]
LOS ANGELES could condede the 2024 Olympics to Paris – so that they can guarantee hosting four years later. The California metropolis could do the deal before Friday’s IOC get together, knowing that Donald Trump will definitely be out of office by 2028. Ahead of a key meeting of the International Olympic Committee executive board, […]
US SWIMMER Ryan Lochte has revealed he considered suicide after the drunken escapade at the Rio Olympics which triggered an international scandal. Lochte came out with the story that he and two US swimming team-mates had been mugged at gunpoint at a gas station. CCTV footage showed the group had vandalised the petrol station and Lochte later […]
MORE than 100 Rio Olympics medals will be returned – because they are “falling to pieces”. The Brazil Games was hit by a number of bizarre problems, including a green swimming pool. But now it turns out that almost a year on, the world’s biggest sporting event is still facing problems. Embarrassed 2016 organisers said […]
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS Laura and Jason Kenny were honoured at Buckingham Palace today. The cycling couple received CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) gongs from Princess Anne for their stunning Team GB medal haul at Rio 2016. The 25-year-old four-time Olympic champion, who married six-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny last September is expecting […]