Posted on January 26, 2020
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Laura Sugar is one of those athletes you can’t help but be jealous of. Many of us can only dream of being skilled enough to play for our country in one sport. Sugar has represented hers in three. She made her debut for Wales’… Continue Reading “Sugar hoping for sweet success at Tokyo 2020”
Category: Athletics, Canoeing, Paralympics, The 52Tags: 2019 ICF Sprint Canoe World Championships, Athletics, Canoeing, Great Britain, Hockey, KL3, Laura Sugar, Leah Wilkinson, London 2012, Para-athletics, Para-canoeing, Paralympics GB, Rio 2016, Rio 2016 Paralympics, Sarah Jones, SportSpiel, Tokyo 2020, Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Wales
Posted on November 16, 2019
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(Image Credit: British Athletics) Paralympic champion. Five-time European champion. Seven-time World champion. Throw in a Commonwealth title, a Paralympic silver medal and two world records and it’s easy to see why we’re asking if Sophie Hahn is one of the greatest British athletes of… Continue Reading “Is Sophie Hahn one of the greatest British athletes this era?”
Category: Athletics, Paralympics, The 52Tags: 2013 World Para-athletics Championships, 2016 European Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2019 World Para-athletics Championships, Archery, Asafa Powell, Australia, British Athletics, Charnwood Athletic Club, Commonwealth Games, Danielle Brown, European Para-athletics Championships, Great Britain, Hungary, Jamaica, Justin Gatlin, London, London 2012, London 2012 Paralympics, Luca Ekler, Margarita Goncharova, Olivia Breen, Para-archery, Paralympics, Rhiannon Clark, Russia, Sophie Hahn, T38, Tyson Gay, USA, Usain Bolt, World Para-athletics Championships, Yohan Blake
Posted on May 25, 2019
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One of the best things about summer is the vast number of sporting events for armchair fans to indulge ourselves in. The last week epitomised this perfectly – it seemed as though everywhere you looked there was a major international or domestic event happening.… Continue Reading “#48) GB’s Para-canoeists, Para-triathletes, Para-cycling & Wheelchair Tennis Stars”
Category: Cycling, Paralympics, Tennis, The 52Tags: 2017 Para-triathlon European Championships, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Para-triathlon European Championships, 2018 Para-triathlon World Series Grand Final, 2019 BNP Paribas World Team Cup, 2019 Para-canoe European Championships, 2019 Para-canoe World Cup, 2019 UCI Para-cycling World Cup, 2019 World Para-triathlon Series, Alfie Hewett, Athletics, Bank of England, Belgium, British Canoeing, British Cycling, British Triathlon, Canoeing, Charlotte Henshaw, China, Claire Cashmore, Corinne Hall, Cornelia Oosthuizen, Crystal Lane-Wright, Cycling, Dermot Bailey, Emma Wiggs, Fran Brown, France, Gold Coast 2018, Gordon Reid, Great Britain, Hannah Dines, Israel, Jade Jones, Jade Jones-Hall, Japan, Jeanette Chippington, Jordanne Whiley, Karen Darke, Katie Toft, Laura Sugar, Lauren Steadman, Lora Fachie, Louise Hunt, LTA, Lucy Shuker, Marathon, Melissa Reid, Ostend, Para-canoeing, Para-cycling, Para-triathlon, Paralympic Games, Poland, Poznan, Rio 2016, Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Ruby Bishop, Sitting Volleyball, South Africa, Swimming, Taekwdondo, Tokyo 2020, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Triathlon, Yokohama
Posted on May 6, 2019
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“In order to get the most out of yourself as a professional you have to get the most out of yourself as a person.” This is the type of empowering message those lucky enough to listen to a Danielle Brown talk can expect to… Continue Reading “#46) Danielle Brown MBE”
Category: London 2012, Paralympics, The 52Tags: 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2012 Paralympics, 2013 British Archery Championships, 2013 Para-archery World Championships, Archery, Danielle Brown, GB Archery, London 2012, Para-archery, Thailand, University of Leicester
Posted on March 17, 2019
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“I’m a survivor; I’m not gonna give up; I’m not gonna stop; I’m gonna work harder. I’m a survivor; I’m gonna make it; I will survive; keep on surviving.” There can be no doubting how empowering this chart-topping hit from Destiny’s Child is. It’s… Continue Reading “#39) Kadeena Cox”
Category: Athletics, Cycling, Paralympics, The 52Tags: 1984 Paralympics, 2015 World Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, BBC, Beyonce, Cycling, Dame Sarah Storey, Destiny's Child, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Isabell Barr, Kadeena Cox, London, Multiple Sclerosis, Rio 2016, Rio 2016 Paralympics, Sale Harriers, Skeleton, Team GB, The Guardian, Tokyo 2020, Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Posted on November 24, 2018
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Ask any journalist to recount everything they’ve written and it is almost guaranteed they won’t be able to remember the majority. But every now and again there is one that sticks with you forever. For me that’s the tale of Sammi Kinghorn. What the… Continue Reading “#24) Sammi Kinghorn”
Category: Athletics, Paralympics, The 52Tags: 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2019 World Para-athletics Championships, Accident, Commonwealth Games, Disability, Eben, Ebenezer Scrooge, European Champion, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, London 2017, London Stadium, Marathon, Paralympics, Paralysis, Rio 2016, Sammi Kinghorn, Scotland, sportscotland, SportSpiel, Sprinting, Sunday Mail, Tokyo 2020, Wheelchair Racing, World Champion
Posted on November 18, 2018
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Photo credit: UK Sport Ask any British Olympic medalist the story behind their success and often they will tell you it’s down to help they received from others. While everyone has their own unique path, look closely into the journey of many athletes from… Continue Reading “#23) Liz Nicholl CBE”
Category: Olympics, Paralympics, The 52, Winter OlympicsTags: Alpine skiing, Ben Ainslie, BOA, Bradley Wiggins, British Cycling, Canada, Canoeing, Charlotte Dujardin, Charlotte Evans, Chris Hoy, Cricket, Cycling, Dame Sarah Storey, Darren Kenny, David Roberts, David Weir, Diving, Ed Clancy, Ellie Simmonds, Equestrian, football, Germany, Golf, Great Britain, Gymnastics, Hannah Cockroft, Heptathlon, Hockey, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Isabel Newstead, James Anderson, Jason Kenny, Jess Ennis-Hill, Kelly Gallagher, Laura Kenny, Lee Pearson, Liz Nicholl, Lizzy Yarnold, Matthew Pinsent, Mo Farah, netball, Netherlands, Olympics, Paralympics, Pyeongchang 2018, Rio 2016, Robert Matthews, Rowing, rugby, Russia, Sailing, Sir Hugh Robertson, Skeleton, Sochi 2014, Sophie Christiansen, Steve Redgrave, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Team GB, Trampolining, Triathlon, UK Sport, USA, Wales, Wheelchair Racing, Winter Olympics
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