| | Judo champion: “If you don’t know how to lose, you will never know how to win” After missing out on Rio 2016 and struggling with injuries, Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik said to himself: “I’m going to be number one in the world.” Now ready for his Olympic debut in Tokyo, find out how the European champion rebuilt himself to become the world’s number one ranked judoka in 2020. |
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| | Top things to know about Novak Djokovic after ninth Australian Open title Olympic bronze medallist Novak Djokovic recently won an historic ninth Australian Open trophy. Will we see the tennis legend play at Tokyo 2020 Games to win the elusive Olympic singles tennis title? What Olympic moment in his career was 'heart-breaking'? And has he ever lost an Australian Open final? |
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| | Why Team USA are rethinking "time off" ahead of Tokyo 2020 High Performance Director Brett McClure won a silver medal at Athens 2004. Now, he’s hoping to guide the U.S. men’s gymnastics team back to the podium at Tokyo 2020. Could the extra year of training work in their favour? |
| | | | “Anatomy of” a rower: Strongest legs of any Olympian? Rowing requires exceptional strength and endurance, but how much power do elite rowers generate compared to other Olympic sports? We took Croatian double Olympic silver medallist Damir Martin to a sports science lab to find out. |
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| | Watch the finals live: 2021 World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships The World Rowing Indoor Championships is going virtual for the first time. To watch elite rowers race for the title, tune in for the finals via our livestream on Saturday 27 Feb from 11:00 (UTC). Make sure to check out the replays of the previous three days for the perfect build-up to the finals. |
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| | Croatia seal final men's water polo Tokyo 2020 spot in penalty thriller Last week, Croatia went into the game knowing the last Tokyo 2020 spot was on the line. After 13 penalties for each team, the London 2012 Olympic champions secured their Tokyo ticket – and this is how it happened. |
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| | New documentary coming soon: HIGHEST AIR Stoked about the Halfpipe Hype series? This special documentary follows some of the world’s best snowboarders, like Scotty James and Pat Burgener, try to defeat gravity and land the highest air in halfpipe history.
Special documentary premieres 26 February. |
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