Michael Phelps, Lolo Jones, and Shaun White lift the lid on the horrific reality of Olympic Games

HBO is set to premiere a new documentary tonight about the mental struggles of Olympic athletes, in which the likes of Shaun White, Lolo Jones, Apolo Ohno, and more talk about mental health, money troubles, and even suicidal thoughts. The Weight Of Gold, which premieres on July 29 at 9 p.m. and was directed by Brett … Read more

Michael Phelps, Lolo Jones, and Shaun White lift the lid on the horrific reality of Olympic Games

HBO is set to premiere a new documentary tonight about the mental struggles of Olympic athletes, in which the likes of Shaun White, Lolo Jones, Apolo Ohno, and more talk about mental health, money troubles, and even suicidal thoughts. The Weight Of Gold, which premieres on July 29 at 9 p.m. and was directed by Brett … Read more

Ex-USA Gymnastics coach arrested and charged with more than a dozen counts of lewdness with a child

A 52-year-old former coach of the United States gymnastics team will appear in court in Las Vegas on Monday to face 14 charges of lewdness with children. Terry Gray, who helped prepare Morgan White and Alyssa Beckerman for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was arrested by police in Las Vegas on Friday. John C. Manly, a … Read more

Ex-USA Gymnastics coach arrested and charged with more than a dozen counts of lewdness with a child

A 52-year-old former coach of the United States gymnastics team will appear in court in Las Vegas on Monday to face 14 charges of lewdness with children. Terry Gray, who helped prepare Morgan White and Alyssa Beckerman for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was arrested by police in Las Vegas on Friday. John C. Manly, a … Read more

British 2012 Olympic athletes used as guinea pigs for Special Forces ‘wonder drug’

British Olympians were used as guinea pigs to test an experimental substance in a secret UK Sport project costing hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money in a bid to enhance their performance at London 2012, an MoS investigation has found. The so-called ‘novel nutritional intervention’ was fed to medal hopefuls during competition despite only … Read more

British 2012 Olympians guinea pigs for Special Forces ‘wonder drug’

British Olympians were used as guinea pigs to test an experimental substance in a secret UK Sport project costing hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money in a bid to enhance their performance at London 2012, an MoS investigation has found. The so-called ‘novel nutritional intervention’ was fed to medal hopefuls during competition despite only … Read more

British gymnasts who competed at Olympics and Commonwealth Games in abuse and bullying claims

Leading British gymnasts who competed at Olympics and Commonwealth Games claim they were ‘beaten and starved’ during campaign of bullying and abuse by their coaches Former Commonwealth gymnastic champion Lisa Mason claims she was abused Catherine Lyons, 19, also claims she was assaulted and bullied by a coach Series of allegations comes after Netflix aired … Read more

British gymnasts who competed at Olympics and Commonwealth Games in abuse and bullying claims

Leading British gymnasts who competed at Olympics and Commonwealth Games claim they were ‘beaten and starved’ during campaign of bullying and abuse by their coaches Former Commonwealth gymnastic champion Lisa Mason claims she was abused Catherine Lyons, 19, also claims she was assaulted and bullied by a coach Series of allegations comes after Netflix aired … Read more

Cannabis-smoking motorcyclist jailed over hit-and-run

Jerome Cawkwell, pictured, rode a motorbike with defective front brakes when he ran into nine year old Max Clark in Hull on May 25 A cannabis-smoking motorcyclist was today jailed for three years after he knocked down a nine-year-old schoolboy gymnast leaving him with life changing injuries.  Dock labourer Jerome Cawkwell, 24, tested positive for … Read more