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How Sara Kolak Shocked the Olympics to Win Javelin Gold at 21

How Sara Kolak Shocked the Olympics to Win Javelin Gold at 21

by Benj Simmons | May 28, 2025 | Home, Relive carosel

In the world of athletics, there’s nothing more powerful than a competitor rising from obscurity to claim victory, especially when it’s a young athlete seizing their moment on the biggest stage. Few Olympic fans had 21-year-old Sara Kolak winning gold in the javelin...
How a £1 Formula One Team Became World Champions

How a £1 Formula One Team Became World Champions

by Thomas Halliday | May 28, 2025 | Home, Relive carosel

The story of how a Formula 1 team was bought for one pound and then went on to complete the sport. In December 2008, Honda Racing F1 announced their withdrawal from Formula 1 due to the global financial crisis (GFC). The GFC was a worldwide economic crisis that...
In Conversation with Eddie the Eagle: The Olympian that Defied the Odds

In Conversation with Eddie the Eagle: The Olympian that Defied the Odds

by Jack Dean | May 28, 2025 | Home, Home Carosel, Relive Top Story

Meet Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, Britain’s most unlikely Olympian, who defied the odds, changed Olympic rules forever, and became a global icon despite finishing last. “I was sitting at the top of the jump. So many thoughts were going through my...
The Underdog Effect: How Being Doubted can Build a Champion

The Underdog Effect: How Being Doubted can Build a Champion

by Dylan Sidhu | May 28, 2025 | Mindset

To say that the favourite is always triumphant would be a million miles from the truth. So, why do certain athletes thrive on being the underdog? Here are examples of sportspeople who buy into this and wear the underdog tag with pride. Nick Kyrgios – Tennis Kyrgios...
How World Chase Tag Turned a Childhood Game Into a Global Competitive Sport

How World Chase Tag Turned a Childhood Game Into a Global Competitive Sport

by Dylan Sidhu | May 28, 2025 | Home, Unseen

Whether you’re a kid begging your parents to play for five more minutes, battling it out with your friends on the playground at school, or being forced into looking after a kid at the family function, we’ve spent hours playing the game that famously has no winner...
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