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Gymnastics- Power of two: Twins excel on Olympic stage

By Syndicated Content By Karen Braun (Reuters) – With the Tokyo squads smaller than in prior Games, it is harder than ever to make it onto an Olympic gymnastics team. Having a built-in “best friend” in the sport appears to offer a special competitive edge. The probability of being a twin in the global population is about 2%, but there are three sets of twins among the 12 four-athlete teams qualified for the women’s artistic event. The postponed Tokyo 2020 Games will be the second Olympics for 29-year-old Sanne and Lieke Wevers of the Netherlands. Sanne is the reigning Olympic balance beam champion, beating out U.S. favourites Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez in Rio in 2016 with her unique composition of difficult spins and dance moves.

Olympics presenter Gabby Logan: I wish I d made it as an athlete

Olympics presenter Gabby Logan: I wish I d made it as an athlete As she starts her coverage of the Tokyo Olympics (from Salford), the presenter talks about family tragedy and her former gymnastics dream 17 July 2021 • 5:00am Logan has rigorously maintained her levels of fitness and flexibility long into adulthood, and trains most days Credit: Silvana Trevale Gabby Logan thrives on sport; it’s like oxygen to her. So this summer she couldn’t be happier. She’s been broadcasting on television and radio – the Olympics, two World Cups, the Six Nations, the London Marathon – for 26 years, has won Sports Presenter of the Year four times, and been made an MBE. She’s brave – she’s done stand-up comedy for Sport Relief, appeared on Strictly, and recently launched her own podcast, The Mid.Point. She’s determined – she was a teenage rhythmic gymnast, ranked third in the country, who represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games when she was 17. And she’s overcome trag

Playing by the rules

The low down Sport is an entertainment but also a lens through which we can observe many of society’s less edifying characteristics – racism, sexism, bullying, homophobia, exploitation. Sports bodies have a huge responsibility to protect young players, ensure that what we watch is uncorrupted and check that financial dealings are above board. They must also safeguard the interests of their most invested stakeholders – the fans – and guarantee that these interests are not subverted by corporate opportunism. It almost goes without saying that lawyers are critical to that mission.  ‘Sporting bodies such as football or rugby clubs are, in corporate terms, usually small entities. But they have an outsize public impact,’ says Chris Scott, senior partner and founder at Slateford, which specialises in reputation, crisis management and privacy. ‘They are also considered to be community assets with an emotional contract with their stakeholders, unlike many other businesses.’

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