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 […]
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 […]
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 […]