PLYMOUTH’S David King described becoming an Olympic semi-finalist as ‘amazing’. The 27-year-old former Devonport High School for Boys pupil progressed through to the second stage of the 110m hurdles in Tokyo after securing one of four fastest qualifier spots. King, running in a stacked fourth heat on Tuesday, narrowly missed out on automatic qualification but … Continue reading
FOR the second Olympic Games running Ben Proud narrowly missed out on winning a medal. The 26-year-old, who represents Plymouth Leander, has won World, European and Commonwealth titles but is just missing an Olympic medal from his impressive collection. He was fourth in 50m freestyle at the Rio Games in 2016 and on Sunday morning … Continue reading
BEN PROUD secured his place in the men’s 50m freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics. After a far from convincing heat swim, Proud lifted his performance by swimming 21.67 seconds from lane one in his semi-final. That ranks him joint fifth going into the final where just 0.36 seconds separate all the qualifiers. Proud, who … Continue reading
BEN PROUD says the ‘real job’ starts now after progressing through to the semi-finals of the men’s 50m freestyle event at the Tokyo Olympics. Proud, who has won world, European and Commonwealth titles, has yet to win an Olympic medal. He was agonisingly fourth at the Rio Games. But his bid for Olympic glory in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Jacob Dawson helped Team GB’s men’s eight win a bronze medal in the final rowing race of the Tokyo Olympics. In a close final, the team of Dawson, Josh Bugajski ,Tom George, Mo Sbihi, Charles Elwes, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, James Rudkin, Tom Ford and Henry Fieldman finished behind New Zealand and Germany. The Germans just edged … Continue reading
Plymouth Leander’s Laura Stephens is determined to learn from her Olympic experience. Stephens, making her debut at the Games, was left disappointed after narrowly missing out on reaching the final of the women’s 200m butterfly event on Wednesday morning. She ended up ranked 10th overall with a 2:09.49 swim, with just the top eight progressing. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens will be hoping to book her place in the final of the women’s Olympic 200m butterfly event in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Stephens made her Olympic debut on Tuesday when she competed in the heats in Tokyo. Going in the final heat, Stephens knew she just had to avoid … Continue reading
FORMER Mount Kelly pupil Flora Duffy took a leaf out of Tom Daley’s book and won an Olympic gold medal at her fourth attempt. Duffy, competing for Bermuda, triumphed in the women’s triathlon event in the early hours of Tuesday morning, finishing 14 seconds ahead of Great Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown, who took silver. Like Daley, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Tom Daley cried tears of joy as he finally ended his long wait to win an Olympic gold medal. Daley, competing at his fourth Olympic Games, triumphed in an incredible men’s 10m synchro final with Great Britain team-mate Matty Lee in Tokyo on Monday morning. They beat the much-fancied Chinese pair of Yuan Cao … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH hurdler David King says he is ‘over the moon’ at securing a place on Great Britain’s team for this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo and has thanked everyone who has helped him fulfil his dream. King was officially confirmed in the GB squad on Friday after receiving a World Athletics invite, which was accepted … Continue reading