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The Ringer’s favourite sporting moments of 2021
The panDemiLovato couldn’t stop these sporting moments from 2021.
Jessie Lau on Tokyo 2020, new rules for trans athletes, and their future
‘Will new Olympics rules exclude or include transgender athletes?’
How Patrick Savile made Yuto Horigome’s Olympic gold medal-winning skateboard
‘It’s a mad one. I’m so blessed to be involved somehow! But mainly I’m so glad Yuto got it, just because of how humble and deserving he was, and I love how perfect it was for him.’
Why are Olympic swimming pools so fast?
Slight variations in water temperature or pool structure could be the difference between a podium finish or 4th place or missing out on a world record.
Mark Wilson on the terrible UX of Olympic broadcasting
It looks like some sports broadcasters won’t be winning any medals for user experience this year.
A Japanese robot that gets 3’s from halfcourt
Shaq is currently taking tips.
Some Olympics data viz
Learn more about new Olympics sports and what everyone’s talking about with these data visualisations.
History Extra on Harry Edward: Britain’s first Black Olympic hero
A Black man born in Germany to German and West Indian parents, winning two Olympic medals for Great Britain? Ain’t nothing changed since 1920.
Shout out to Alice Dearing, the first Black female swimmer to represent Team GB at the Olympics
Alice is 1 of only 3 Black British swimmers of any sex or gender to achieve this.
Montreal’s Biodôme was an Olympic velodrome in 1976
It’s literally a concrete jungle (in one section at least).
Canada’s 2020* Olympic closing ceremony outfits are… something
What are thooooose?
When Carlos Valderrama carried the Olympic torch in Windsor
Who better than Carlos Valderrama to carry the Olympic torch on behalf of Colombia in 2012?
Tessa Sanderson on racism, records, and boardroom representation
Former Olympic gold medalist Tessa Sanderson spoke to Sky Sports about her experiences with racism, her gold medal in Los Angeles, and the lack of BAME representation in boardrooms.
Olympic Games design (1896-2020)
An Olympic historian has gathered over 6,000 images for a new book from Niggli.