Natalie du Toit: The South African swimming sensation and Paralympic legend
Winner of 10 gold Paralympic medals, Natalie du Toit intends to retire after her expected success at London 2012
Winner of 10 gold Paralympic medals, Natalie du Toit intends to retire after her expected success at London 2012
Freeman was a huge hit in Australia during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, especially after winning the 400m and being chosen to light the Olympic flame.
Without greater resources, opportunities and investment, the gold gap between state and private schools will continue to grow, writes Shamik Das.
Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah stuck two fingers up to the anti-mixed race, anti-Muslim Mail and bigots like Aidan Burley MP with their Olympic golds last night.
Yaping Deng – a 4′ 11″ woman from China – has more titles in table tennis than any other athlete.
London 2012 offers a unique opportunity to promote women’s participation in sports and inspire a next generation of female Olympians.
Many remember Tulu for the victory lap she took in 1992; a symbolic gesture that signalled the end of Apartheid on the track.
Nawal El Moutawakel: “I would wake up in the morning and say, I need to do this for the women of Arab states, African countries and Muslim women.”
In the face of criticism that she was too old to compete, Holland’s Fanny Blankers-Koen won four gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics.
The 1900 Olympics were the first of their kind to allow women to compete, and it was a British woman who came away as the first ever female Olympic champion.