Olympics

Olympic rower Helen Glover trained for Tokyo 2020 when her babies napped after two hours of sleep

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Olympic rower Helen Glover trained for Tokyo 2020 while her babies were napping on just TWO HOURS of sleep per night By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 05:27 EDT, 23 July 2021 | Updated: 05:27 EDT, 23 July 2021 She’s heading to Tokyo 2020 for her third Olympics as part of Team GB.  And Helen … Read more

Gabby Logan, 48, looks in shape as she limbers up for her Olympic marathon of BBC coverage

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Gabby Logan, 48, limbers up for her Olympic marathon where she will front the BBC coverage for next two weeks from Salford By Eleanor Sharples For The Daily Mail Published: 17:00 EDT, 22 July 2021 | Updated: 17:09 EDT, 22 July 2021 Gabby Logan is limbering up for her own Olympic marathon, with the former … Read more

South Korean president scraps Tokyo Olympics visit after ‘masturbating’ comment

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South Korean president scraps Tokyo Olympics visit after Japanese diplomat describes his attempts to improve countries’ relations as ‘masturbating’ By William Cole For Mailonline Published: 01:41 BST, 20 July 2021 | Updated: 01:41 BST, 20 July 2021 South Korea’s President has scrapped plans to visit Japan for the upcoming Olympics after a diplomat described his … Read more

Tokyo 2020: Helen Glover’s selection for Team GB really is the MOTHER of all comebacks

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Helen Glover is talking about the gift her children want her to bring home from Tokyo — and it does not come in gold, silver or bronze. ‘I definitely know that dinosaurs still come above medals,’ laughs the double Olympic champion. ‘When I went to the European Championships in Italy in April, I asked Logan … Read more

Naomi Osaka was told her ‘black card was revoked’ for representing Japan in Olympics instead of US

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Japanese-Haitian tennis star Naomi Osaka has hit back at critics of her decision to represent Japan at the Olympics this months, revealing that she was told her ‘black card was revoked’ after she announced that she would not be playing for the US in Tokyo.    The 23-year-old, who was born in in Chūō-ku, Osaka to a … Read more

Olympics chief Thomas Bach warns that the podium is off limits for ‘political demonstrations’

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Olympics chief Thomas Bach warns the podium is OFF limits for ‘political demonstrations’ after Team GB athletes voiced their intention to take a knee in Tokyo By Mike Keegan For The Daily Mail Published: 22:31 BST, 16 July 2021 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 16 July 2021 Britain’s Olympians could be on a collision course with … Read more

Woolworths and Royal Australian Mint launch six collectible Olympic games $2 coins

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Woolworths and the Royal Australian Mint launch six collectable $2 coins in honour of the Tokyo Olympics By Miriah Davis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:06 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 08:06 BST, 13 July 2021 Woolworths and the Royal Australian Mint have released an exciting new range of collectable $2 coins in the … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Australian flagbearers named as Cate Campbell and Patty Mills

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Basketball star Patty Mills becomes first Indigenous Australian flagbearer as he is chosen alongside swimmer Cate Campbell in starring role at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony By Australian Associated Press Published: 10:31 BST, 7 July 2021 | Updated: 10:32 BST, 7 July 2021 Swimmer Cate Campbell and basketballer Patty Mills will be Australia’s flagbearers at the … Read more

Cody Simpson and girlfriend Marloes Stevens show off their dance moves at a party on the Gold Coast

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He missed out on a place on the Australian swim team for this year’s Tokyo Olympics. But on Saturday, Cody Simpson was in great spirits as he enjoyed a house party on the Gold Coast with family and friends. In a short clip shared to his mother Angie Simpson’s Instagram Stories, the 24-year-old showed off … Read more