The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that a team of six refugees will be sent to compete in the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
A Fresher’s Guide to Sport at Leeds University
So, you’ve cancelled your gym membership and you’ve picked up the courage to move away from home. Want to stay fit and meet people with similar interests? Leeds University has so many sports clubs in-store that cater for all.
From Russia with Drugs
Image Credit: [New York Times] The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the ban on Russian athletes, placed on them for doping. Russia have been told they can rejoin the Paralympic community next month, after the […]
Flipping Fantastic: Biles Wins World Title
Image Credit: [Time] Despite suffering from kidney stones, Simone Biles won her fourth all-around gymnastics world title. There are many people waiting for a kidney stone to pass that are bed ridden for days, even […]
Bolt swaps the track for The Outback
Image Credit: [CNN] Formerly of 100 metre fame, Usain Bolt has swapped the sport he conquered to try and conquer another sport – his ‘dream’ in the form of football. The unusual destination for Bolt, […]
Leeds: Home of Sporting Greats
Image Credit [University of Leeds] Leeds, aside from the outstanding sporting teams that it possesses, also lays claim to having produced many a world-class sportsman and woman. The triathlon is but one example of this, […]
Nine become eight as Bolt loses relay medal
Usain Bolt, widely heralded as the most successful track athlete of all time and the fastest human ever recorded, has lost his unique claim to being the only sprinter in history to complete the ‘triple […]