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The largest British delegation for an Olympics on foreign soil, Team GB also has more women than men for the first time at a Games

Elaine Thompson-Herah produced the second-fastest women’s 100m (10.61sec) and 200m (21.53sec) in history Credit: Reuters What is the technology behind the track? According to Mondo, the Italian company who have designed this new Tokyo track, it is the fastest in history and could provide a one to two per cent performance advantage. Mondo have designed 12 Olympic tracks in their time and they say more than half of all track world records set in the last 20 years have been set on their tracks. ...

The largest British delegation for an Olympics on foreign soil, Team GB also has more women than men for the first time at a Games

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Who are Team GBs athletes to watch Team GB is represented by its largest ever delegation for an Olympic Games on foreign soil, with 376 athletes and a further 22 reserve athletes competing across 26 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Games. It is second only to the 541 athletes selected for the London Olympics in 2012. For the first time in its 125-year history, Team GB has also taken more women than men to a summer Olympic Games. Of the 376 athletes selected, Team GB took 201 female (53.5%) and 175 ma...

This time, Duncan Scott had no problem sharing a stage with the winner of the gold medal. In fact, there was no one he would rather have stood next to on the podium than his room-mate and close friend, Tom Dean. It was at the 2019 World Championships in South Korea where Scott caused a stir by refusing to join Chinese drug cheat Sun Yang on the platform after claiming the bronze medal behind him, leading to an ugly exchange. Two years on and in the same 200metres freestyle event, there could no...

Who are Team GBs athletes to watch Team GB is represented by its largest ever delegation for an Olympic Games on foreign soil, with 376 athletes and a further 22 reserve athletes competing across 26 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Games. It is second only to the 541 athletes selected for the London Olympics in 2012. For the first time in its 125-year history, Team GB has also taken more women than men to a summer Olympic Games. Of the 376 athletes selected, Team GB took 201 female (53.5%) and 175 ma...

Athing Mu doesn’t mind being called a prodigy. In fact, she embraces it. “Being a prodigy is something I’ve always wanted to be,” said the 19-year-old US middle-distance star, who has been lighting up the track with a flurry of records. “It’s awesome to be called that.” Mu’s next wish: becoming an Olympic champion. That goal is in sight in Tokyo, where she is among the favourites in the 800m and vying to become the first US woman to win gold at the distance in more than 50 years...

Who are Team GBs athletes to watch Team GB will be represented by its largest ever delegation for an Olympic Games on foreign soil, with 376 athletes and a further 22 reserve athletes set to compete across 26 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Games. It is second only to the 541 athletes selected for the London Olympics in 2012. For the first time in its 125-year history, Team GB will also be taking more women than men to a summer Olympic Games. Of the 376 athletes selected, Team GB is taking 201 female ...