Olympics


Daley's Youth Olympic hopes take a dive

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 22 - Britain's Tom Daley (pictured) missed out on a medal in the men’s 3 metre springboard final at the Summer Youth Olympic Games here tonight at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex after a horrific third dive left him well down the field in ninth place with a lowly score of 514.35 points.





Bolarinwa blitzed by Jamaican flash in Youth Olympics

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 21 - Jamaica's Skeen Odane showed here at the Summer Youth Olympic Games just why he is being labeled as the next Usain Bolt as he produced a blistering performance in the 100 metres final to record a personal best of 10.42sec and leave British rival David Bolarinwa trailing in third.



Golding victory in Youth Olympics

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 21 - Britain’s young rising tennis star Oliver Golding secured a gold medal at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games here in alongside his Czech doubles partner Jiri Vesely as the pair comfortably triumphed 6-3 6-1 over Russian pair Victor Baluda and Mikhail Biryukov in a rain-affected encounter. 




Triathlon hope mixed relay has taken first step on road to Rio 2016

By Duncan Mackay in Singapore
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 19 - Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), today witnessed the introduction here of team triathlon at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games, an event the International Triathlon Union (ITU) is campaigning to be included  on the programme at Rio 2016.


Sochi 2014 environmental programme praised

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 19 - Sochi's green programme for the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics was today praised by Theodore Oben, the head of the Outreach Unit at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), who claimed that he has "a strong feeling that Sochi 2014 will be successful" in environmental protection.


Bubka declares Youth Olympics a success already

By Duncan Mackay in Singapore
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 19 - Sergey Bubka, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) member who headed the Coordination Commission for the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games, has hailed the event as a triumph already.