Olympic Girls: Paralympics 2016 – IPC Swimming Teams

Ellie Simmonds Ellie earned international attention at the Beijing Games in 2008 when aged just 13 she won two gold medals (in the 100m and 400m freestyle events). Ellie also competed in three other events at the Games and her hard work was rewarded further when she...

Olympic Girls: Allyson Felix

In Rio Allyson Felix won two gold and one silver medal but success at the Olympics is nothing new for her. She is tied with Marlene Ottey as the most decorated female track and field star of all time with a total of nine medals to her name. Allyson was a prolific...

Olympic Girls: Michelle Carter

A discussion the other night amongst my friends showed why the Olympics matter – we all agreed that for two weeks every four years we sit glued to the TV watching sports that we normally wouldn’t watch if they were being held in...

Olympic Girls: Simone Manuel

While another Simone (Biles) was making history on the gymnastics floor, Simone Manuel was making history in the swimming pool. Simone had a sixteen year journey to get to Rio having started swimming aged just 4 years old. She swam at her local swimming club in Sugar...

Olympic Girls: Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D’Agostino

The beauty of an event like the Olympics is the different types of stories that emerge. From the refugee team that competed this year to the brilliance of Usain Bolt there were plenty of things to read and discuss. Perhaps the two people who best showed what the...

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