One of the many games from the hockey family, field hockey is played on an open ground with a hockey ball and hockey sticks. In many countries it is simply referred to as hockey, while in others, where ice hockey is more widely spread, it is known by its full name of field hockey. The two teams that are involved in the game both consist of eleven members: ten field players and one goalkeeper.  Initially, the game was developed to become a part of the public school curriculum in 19th century England. Later it was spread around the world and...

Athletics is a group of track and field events that covers a wide range of sports, from sprinting to race walking and javelin throw. Most of the athletics events we see today are a part of Olympic history, dating as far back as 776 BC. Usain Bolt is perhaps the most recognizable name associated with track and field events. The Jamaican sprinter has won eight gold medals in nine Olympic races. He officially retired from competitive sprinting in 2017 after multiple hamstring injuries. Another notable athlete was the Ethiopian marathon runner, Abebe Bikila, who won back-to-back Olympic marathons in 1960 and...

Great Britain has an impressive athletics record at the Olympics. Team GB has won 55 Gold, 80 Silver, and 70 Bronze medals in Athletics at the Olympics. This year, Britain is sending a team of 327 sportspeople, out of which 63 will be competing in various athletics categories.  The UK Athletics Championships and Olympic Trials took place in Manchester, England on June 29-30. Athletes competed for 41 national titles at the Manchester Regional Arena. Here’s how things panned out in the UK Athletics Olympics trials 2024: Day 1 – Saturday, June 29 Women’s Javelin In the first field event of the two-day championships, Freya...

On July 24, the 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo, were scheduled to take place. But the outbreak of COVID-19 shook the world and this monumental event had to be postponed to July 2021. And although it was the first time in history that the event was postponed, the task was not so easy to carry out. There were massive anti-Olympic protests for the Games to be cancelled due to the loss of lives because of the pandemic. However, against all odds, the games kicked off amidst a lot of restrictions and precautions. With continuous tests, no spectators, and athletes leaving the...