And then it was all over! Jason Kenny and Lauren Price concluded Team GB’s games, with a couple of fantastic gold medals in the men’s keirin and women’s boxing, respectively. Jason Kenny’s gold has thrust him into the history books, currently sitting as the most successful British Olympian of all time. Lauren Price’s gold in […]
Day 16 – Daley Medals
It starting to feel a bit of a cliche at this point, but my goodness – another day, another wealth of athletic talent on display for Team GB – out in Tokyo. Another 5 medals to add to the mural today, bringing us up to 63 for the games so far, with a day to […]
Day 15 – Velodrome & Relays
Another absolutely incredible day for British Cycling – scooping another 2 medals – and a great day for British Athletics, with 3 track medals (1500m silver and a silver and bronze, for the 4x100m relays for the men and women, respectively), these were in addition to a bronze in the women’s hockey and a gold […]
Day 14 – Making History
Team GB moved past 50 medals at the Tokyo Olympics as cyclist Matt Walls secured gold in the omnium, while Liam Heath secured bronze in the kayak. Holly Bradshaw did what countless before her had been unable to do, in grabbing an Olympic medal in the pole vault. Winning a bronze medal in the event, […]
Day 13 – Sky’s the Limit
Sky Brown, the 13 year old skateboarder, dominated the news cycle for day 13. And rightly so, remaining calm and composed and leaving Tokyo with an incredible bronze in the skateboard park event. Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre won gold in the 470 sailing class, making Mills the most successful female Olympic sailor of all […]
Day 12 – Tremendous Tuesday
Eight. Eight Olympic medals in a single day. What an incredible result for Team GB, surely their most successful single day in history!? Just astounding. I think it’s fair to say, that left me under a bit of pressure… 10 and a half hours of painting and, finally, I managed to fulfil the task – […]
