Olympics

In hindsight, it seems to be a logical division: sport is entertainment and politics is politics. Sports have been used as a getaway to the reality politics brings, yet a rapid growth in political awareness within the past few years have slowly peeled away at this boundary. Edelline Sutanto...

Matthew Cotter and Josh Collins The Jamaican bobsleigh team captured the hearts of the world with their valiant performance in the 1988 Winter Olympics, where despite crashing out, the unlikely competitors carried their bobsleigh heroically over the finish line. Impact Magazine caught up with Dudley Tal Stokes, team captain...

Lauren Bryant Just a few weeks after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the buzz of the Games still very much alive, the Paralympics are officially underway. Over 12 days, around 4,400 athletes will compete across 22 sports, with more than 530 medals up for grabs. The excitement is, however,...

The Olympic Games are the pinnacle of many athletes’ careers, and for 1500m runner Katie Snowden, that is no different. Josh Collins caught up with Katie to speak to her about her preparation, as well as how her time in Nottingham has helped shape her athletic career so far....

Matthew Gaskins Every month we profile a different UoN sports scholar. This week, Tin-Tin Ho marks our first interview in the series, detailing her table-tennis beginnings, Tokyo 2020 dream, and how she manages to juggle a medicine degree alongside international table-tennis. Tin-Tin Ho has always been surrounded by table-tennis...

Rachel Roberts and Maya Israel In this article, Head of Sport, Maya Israel, and Sports Editor, Rachel Roberts, discuss the year in sport and their personal highlights. Rachel: When sporting events began to be cancelled back in the Spring, the significance of COVID-19 really hit me, it was a...

Elise Christie’s PyeongChang dreams ended in disaster yet again after being disqualified from the 1,000m short track heat. Her heartbreak four years ago in Sochi, after being disqualified from all three events she took part in, was cruelly followed up with two unfortunate falls in the 500m final and...