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Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

So, the opening ceremony is behind us and, in just a few hours, the first events of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games will start (helpfully for a British person who lives in the US, at around 3 in the morning!). One of the first sports to start with a bang will be Swimming, which is oneContinue reading “Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games”

World Athletics Championships 2022 – All Change?

Much like the recently held World Aquatics Championships, the World Athletics Championships – which start tomorrow at the storied Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon – have had something of a troubled history due to the ever present threat that has been the COVID pandemic. Originally planned for last summer, the postponement of the Tokyo OlympicsContinue reading “World Athletics Championships 2022 – All Change?”

2022 World Aquatics Championships – Swimming, Artistic Swimming and Water Polo

The 2022 World Aquatics Championships are – to use an aquatic term – a bit of an odd fish. They started life as the 2021 Championships, due to be held in Fukuoka, Japan. They were postponed from that year to avoid clashing with the already-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They were then further postponed due toContinue reading “2022 World Aquatics Championships – Swimming, Artistic Swimming and Water Polo”

UCI Road World Championships 2021

It’s hard to believe that it has been six weeks since the Olympics wrapped up, but we’re back with one of the biggest events of the annual Cycling calendar – the Road World Championships, where we will see who gets to wear the rainbow jerseys for the next year! The Courses The event is beingContinue reading “UCI Road World Championships 2021“

Ian’s Olympic Report Card

As we gear up for the first day of the Tokyo Paralympics starting in just a couple of hours (*excited squeal*), I’ve finally found time to look back at my predictions for the Olympics earlier this summer. And yes, I know they finished a couple of weeks ago – sadly real life got in theContinue reading “Ian’s Olympic Report Card”

Wrestling at the 2020 Olympics

One final of predictions for you, and it is Wrestling. No, not the people in flamboyant costumes answering to names like “The Rock” or “Roman Reigns”. They are great athletes but, with the exception of Kurt Angle, not really Olympic standard wrestlers.   There are two forms of wrestling at the Olympics – Freestyle, whichContinue reading “Wrestling at the 2020 Olympics”

Athletics at the 2020 Olympics

This is the penultimate set of predictions for these Games and, arguably, we’ve left the best for (almost) last. Athletics, or track and field as it is often called in some countries, is often said to be THE definitive Olympic sport and has, over the years, made household names of the likes of Jesse Owen,Continue reading “Athletics at the 2020 Olympics”

Diving and Artistic Swimming at the 2020 Olympics

We’re getting close to the last few predictions. In this post, we’ll be looking at diving and artistic swimming (formally known as synchronised swimming). Diving So, first, a confession – in all the excitement of the first two days of the Games, I didn’t notice that the first Diving Gold – the Women’s 3m springboardContinue reading “Diving and Artistic Swimming at the 2020 Olympics”

Other Sports at the 2020 Olympics

So this article will be made up of the events that I couldn’t find another category to put them in! However, don’t let that fool you. Some of these events have the potential to be highlights of the Games. Modern Pentathlon First up, a sport that owes its very existence to the Olympics. Created forContinue reading “Other Sports at the 2020 Olympics”