What it takes to win gold

Few triathletes have sparked quite as much attention as pro Taylor Knibb. The Ivy Leagueeducated, Washington DC native, whose mother was an age-group long-distance world champion, started competing in

The gold medal-winning Olympic rower on never giving up, a typical training day and the riding accident that left her in a coma

Jo Currie , BBC women’s sports reporter, followed the Lionesses throughout their historic Euro win

Glasgow-born athlete Beth Potter is the triathlon world champion who won two Olympic bronze medals in Paris last summer. However, her roots in sport are firmly in running, and she began competing in t

Once you’ve won an Olympic gold medal and earned your way through to the big league, why would you ever go back to race against the weekend warriors? If you win, well that’s because you’re a full-time

Triple Olympic gold medallist Tom Dean MBE trains six days a week, covering around 3.5 million metres a year in the water. He shares the lessons that keep him afloat