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Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’
My Big Year

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’

He won an Olympic gold in the triathlon so it’s fair to say his year has had some fairly big highs

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Sport

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’

Boxer Cindy Ngamba was the first person ever to win an Olympic medal for the refugee team. She speaks to the Big Issue about her incredible journey from being a Cameroonian refugee in the UK to stepping into the boxing ring at the Olympics

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’
Sport

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’

BMX freestyle Olympian Kieran Reilly attributes his success to a humble local skatepark in Leam Lane, Gateshead.

Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics

Don’t underestimate the power of the Paralympics
Paul McNamee

Don’t underestimate the power of the Paralympics

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s historic Olympic win is a victory against hate
Ella Gilbert

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s historic Olympic win is a victory against hate

Privately-educated athletes ‘significantly over-represented’ among Team GB’s Olympic heroes
Paris Olympics 2024

Privately-educated athletes ‘significantly over-represented’ among Team GB’s Olympic heroes

Could London follow Paris’ Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?
Rivers

Could London follow Paris’ Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?

Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Letter To My Younger Self

Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’

How to make the perfect running playlist, according to science
Music

How to make the perfect running playlist, according to science

Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’
Robert McLiam Wilson

Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Paris 2024 Olympics

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
Paris Olympics 2024

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back

The New Year brings a bounty of good things to look forward to
Paul McNamee

The New Year brings a bounty of good things to look forward to

Olympics marathon star Eliud Kipchoge: ‘Running is freedom’
News

Olympics marathon star Eliud Kipchoge: ‘Running is freedom’

Be like Simone Biles: Olympian could help more to prioritise mental health
Health

Be like Simone Biles: Olympian could help more to prioritise mental health