2020 Olympics
Paralympics: These are Great Britain’s gold-medal hopes

Paralympics: These are Great Britain’s gold-medal hopes

The Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games get underway on August 24 – here’s who to watch and how to do it The golden glow of the Tokyo Olympics may have faded since Team GB collected their 65-medal haul, but the games are only just beginning for our Paralympians. The starter’s pistol is set to fire […]

4 years ago

This Olympic footballer is also a kick-ass artist

This Olympic footballer is also a kick-ass artist

New Zealand football player uses art to help deal with the pressures of top-level sport.  Olympian Hannah Wilkinson has a hack to pass the time during her two weeks of quarantine now she’s back home in New Zealand. “I’ve been doing a bit of doodling,” the 29-year-old tells JOE. “It always helps pass the time.” […]

5 years ago

Aussie cyclist involved in bizarre crash after handlebars fall off bike

Aussie cyclist involved in bizarre crash after handlebars fall off bike

How does this happen?! Australian cyclist Alex Porter was involved in a bizarre crash on Monday morning as the handlebars on his bicycle fell off mid-race in the Velodrome. Porter flew off his bike and landed on the hard floor, thankfully only sustaining superficial injuries – burn marks to his chin and nose. His Aussie […]

5 years ago

Jamaica teammates produce hilariously frosty reaction to Thompson-Herah’s 100m win

Jamaica teammates produce hilariously frosty reaction to Thompson-Herah’s 100m win

Jamaica claimed a 1-2-3 in women’s 100m Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Double Olympic champion, defending the title she won in Rio five years ago with another gold in the women’s 100m final in Tokyo. Thompson-Herah, whose time of 10.61 seconds also clinched a new Olympic record, was also followed by two of her compatriots, […]

5 years ago

10 things that have gone wrong at the Olympics before they’ve even started

10 things that have gone wrong at the Olympics before they’ve even started

It kind of feels like the Tokyo Olympics are competing for gold in… mistakes The Tokyo Olympics have been dominating headlines this week ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony – but for all the wrong reasons. Forget about stories of athletic prowess, the excitement of prospective spectators (there aren’t any, they’re literally not allowed), or even […]

5 years ago

Remarkable athlete competes in Olympic trials while 18 weeks pregnant

Remarkable athlete competes in Olympic trials while 18 weeks pregnant

A pregnant athlete takes it up a gear! Pregnant women can arguably get away with not doing a lot. They have a hard time before them, so they more than deserve to kick back and binge the Real Housewives with as much ice cream as they want. After all, they are eating for two! But […]

5 years ago