Russian Olympic champion sanctioned by UK over aiding “forced deportation” of Ukrainian children Sport Russian former Olympic champion gymnast Nikita Nagornyy has been sanctioned by the UK Government for helping to forcibly deport Ukrainian children. Nagornyy, 27, was added to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office UK Sanctions List on Tuesday for his part in what it called the “forced deportation and re-education of Ukrainian children”. Nagornyy, described by [...]
Rachel Reeves hands Team GB £344m fillip for LA 2028 Olympics Sport Team GB’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes are set to receive the funding boost they have been calling for following yesterday’s Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed to giving UK Sport £86m a year, an increase of 10 per cent on the last cycle, in the lead-up to the LA 2028 Games. UK Sport CEO Sally [...]
Monger eyes Paralympics and racing return after Ironman heroics Sport British former racing driver Billy Monger is considering competing at the LA 2028 Paralympics after winning Prince William’s approval for his record-breaking Ironman triathlon. The 25-year-old smashed the Ironman record for a double amputee on the 140.6-mile World Championship course in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday. Monger’s remarkable effort, which followed a year of gruelling training [...]
London 2012 medallist hires Bosman lawyer to reinstate Paris place October 24, 2024 When Elena Congost Mohedano, a blind marathon runner, crossed the finish line in Paris last month, the Spaniard thought that she had completed the set of Paralympic medals with a bronze at the age of 37. Her delight turned to anguish, however, after she was disqualified for letting go of the tether to her guide [...]
British athletes issue stark warning to government over funding October 23, 2024 British sport could lose hundreds of elite athletes before the LA 2028 Olympics and Paralympics unless the Government increases funding for the next four-year cycle. The stark warning comes after 85 per cent of funded athletes in a new survey said they would not or might not continue competing if forced to make do with [...]
Messi and LeBron beaten to top spot in athlete marketability rankings October 22, 2024 US gymnast Simone Biles has beaten LeBron James and Lionel Messi to be named the most marketable athlete in the world by sports industry experts. Real Madrid and Brazil footballer Vinicius Jr is second, followed by NBA legend James, women’s basketball sensation Caitlin Clark and Messi in the list published by SportsPro magazine. Biles, who [...]
Olympic chiefs lose another sponsor as Bridgestone makes tracks October 1, 2024 Tyre maker Bridgestone has become the latest key sponsor to cut ties with the International Olympic Committee. Bridgestone said it would not be renewing its contract as a TOP partner, estimated to be worth £255m, when the deal expires at the end of the year. It follows fellow Japanese brands Toyota and Panasonic in exiting [...]
Ed Warner: Seb Coe, Gary Glitter and the most powerful job in sport September 19, 2024 Seb Coe, newly confirmed as one of seven candidates for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is regarded as a serial vote winner. It wasn’t always thus. Witness his single term in office as the MP for Falmouth and Camborne in Cornwall, ousted by Candy Atherton as Labour swept to power in 1997. [...]
US gymnast Chiles takes bronze medal fight to Swiss court September 17, 2024 US gymnast Jordan Chiles is taking her legal fight for a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. Chiles was initially ranked fifth in the final of the women’s floor event in the French capital this summer but upgraded to third after her coach requested a review of her [...]
What happens now that the Paris 2024 show is over? September 12, 2024 The Paris 2024 show’s over. What next? The small subset of Olympians in sports with lucrative circuits have already returned to action: US Open tennis, club and international football, golf’s Tour Championship, La Vuelta cycling and Diamond League athletics to the fore. The significance of the Games for these athletes will differ from sport to [...]