The 8 Dark Horses of Houston: Coming from behind and ready to disrupt
The 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals is in Houston next week, and amongst the favourites, previous winners and world number 1’s competing- there is a new breed of dark horses who are set to disrupt the event and shake things up. We’ve done the hard work and found 8 players to look out for […]
Female leadership in sports is improving- but there is a long way to go
The IOC billed the recent Tokyo Olympics as the most ‘gender-equal Games of all time, with female athletes making up a record-breaking 49 per cent of participants. However, while athletes may be experiencing greater gender parity and diversity, the higher you go up the sports ladder, the fewer women you find in leadership positions. The […]
Why Gen Z are dominating professional sport
Over the (northern hemisphere) summer, we’ve seen an extraordinary number of athletes coming from Generation Z (people currently aged 6 to 24 years of age) and bringing recognition to themselves and their respective sport. It’s the first time we see so many drivers in Formula 1 under 25, the first time in history a qualifier, […]
Emerging stars of Table Tennis
The future looks bright for the emerging stars of Table Tennis, who will be playing some of the biggest competitions in the next 12 months. We’ve selected a few players who are ones to watch in the next year – they are on a mission to unseat world no.1 Fan Zhendong and Olympic gold medallist […]
Paralympians to watch
Although many people feel the Olympics is over, that’s not true, the Paralympics kicked off this week, with over 539 events over 22 sports. With Covid lockdowns or work-at-home rules in place for various locations globally, there will be additional and interested viewing towards Tokyo again. In the words of the well-known Australian paralympian and […]
Ones to Watch: Tokyo 2020 Olympics
As we approach the Olympics season, we have compiled a list of the up and comers, wildcards and medal hopefuls to watch out for at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. We’ve chosen athletes who inspire us, like Sky Brown, the 13-year-old girl competing for Great Britain in Skateboarding, smashing goals and expectations, and aspirational athletes like […]
The Extra 5%: What makes an Olympic champion
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, US Gymnast Kerri Strug found herself holding the weight of not just her team but her entire country on her shoulders. Her performance would be the difference between gold and silver for Team USA. Her first vault was a disaster. As she landed awkwardly on her feet, her ankle buckled […]