We are all aware of the years of physical and intense training involved in the lead up to a major event such as the Olympics. However, we forget the mental preparation involved during an Olympic Games. There are slim margins of victory, which an athlete can take advantage of. [...]
Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge insist their fairytale is not over despite defeat in the Olympic semi-final of the men’s doubles on Tuesday afternoon. The duo were downed by the Chinese pair of Zhang Nan and Fu Haifeng 21-18, 21-14 in under an hour in Riocentro. But they will [...]
Chris Langridge insists he and men’s doubles partner Marcus Ellis can emulate Leicester City’s unlikely success in the Premier League and win Olympic gold after booking a semi-final spot. The duo, ranked 22nd in the world, beat Japan’s Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa in straight games 21-19 21-17 – [...]
Team GB women’s singles player Kirsty Gilmour admits she is determined to learn from her Olympic experience after defeat to Linda Zetchiri brought an end to her Rio 2016 adventure. After victory over Switzerland’s Sabrina Jaquet in her opening match on Thursday, Gilmour knew that another win against Zetchiri [...]
Marcus Ellis admitted he had to pinch himself in amazement after qualifying for the men’s doubles quarter-finals alongside Chris Langridge on Saturday. With one win and a defeat in their opening two matches, Ellis and Langridge went into their clash with Poland’s Adam Cwalina and Przemyslaw Wacha knowing that [...]
Heather Olver and Lauren Smith ended their Rio 2016 in the best possible way as they earned their first win together as Olympians. Tight losses in their opening two fixtures had meant the women’s pair couldn’t qualify for the knockout stages but that didn’t stop them from producing an [...]
Gabby and Chris Adcock were left to reflect on opportunities missed after they exited the Olympic mixed doubles at the group stage on Saturday afternoon. The duo held match points in the second game of their clash with Poland’s Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Zieba before eventually going down 18-21, [...]
Chris Langridge claims he and Marcus Ellis are the bogey team of South Korea’s third seed pairing Kim Gi-jung and Kin Sa-rang after they won a pulsating Rio 2016 Olympics men’s doubles clash. The Team GB pair lost their opening match to London 2012 runners-up Mathias Boe and Carsten [...]
Heather Olver is determined to ensure she and Lauren Smith end their Rio 2016 Olympic Games campaign on a high despite seeing their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages ended on Friday. Women’s doubles pairing Olver and Smith took to the court against Indonesian duo Nitya Krishinda Maheswari [...]
It may not have been the result they wanted but Marcus Ellis believes he and Chris Langridge can take heart from their battling defeat to Olympic silver medallists Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen. Ellis and Langridge made their long-awaited Olympic Games bow in Rio on Thursday, marking the occasion [...]
