FOR many athletes, a career in top-level sport is short and unpredictable, but show jumping star Nick Skelton is proof that it doesn’t have to be this way. The veteran equestrian has made the Sports Personality of the Year shortlist after winning his first individual Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016 – at the tender […]
FEW ATHLETES can genuinely claim to have made history, but British boxing hero Nicola Adams has done it twice – in the most dramatic and emphatic fashion. First, in 2012, Nicola fought her way to the Flyweight final in the London Olympics and dispatched Chinese world number one Ren Cancan to win the first women’s boxing […]
LAURA KENNY is happy to keep her maiden name Trott — if it helps her win the Sports Personality of the Year award. The British cycling star has adopted the catchy social media hashtag #Trotty4Spoty in a bid to see off overwhelming favourite Andy Murray. Kenny blitzed to two gold medals at the Rio Olympics […]
MO FARAH cemented his place as a British legend after his heroic performance in this Summer’s Olympics in Rio. After winning two gold medals four years ago in the London 2012 Games, he added two more to his name, defending his 5,000m and 10,000m crowns. The 33-year-old was once again nominated for the Sports Personality […]
MAX WHITLOCK made history in the Summer when he won two gold medals in the Rio Olympics. After finding success in the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games, the 23-year-old finally was crowned as champion in the Olympics. He came out victorious in the Pommel horse and the Floor exercise, and picked […]