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Tokyo 2020

Max Whitlock: who is British gymnast?

When does the Paralympics end? Date and UK time of closing ceremony

Dame Sarah Storey wins an historic 17th gold medal at the Paralympics to become GB’s most successful Paralympian. (Pic: Getty)
Dame Sarah Storey wins an historic 17th gold medal at the Paralympics to become GB’s most successful Paralympian. (Pic: Getty)

Dame Sarah Storey: who is GB’s most successful Paralympian?

Dame Sarah is Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian (Photo: Getty Images)
Dame Sarah is Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian (Photo: Getty Images)

Dame Sarah Storey makes British Paralympic history with 17th gold win

Cox made history at the Rio 2016 Paralympics by becoming the first Brit since 1984 to claim gold in two different sports at the same Games. (Pic: Getty)
Cox made history at the Rio 2016 Paralympics by becoming the first Brit since 1984 to claim gold in two different sports at the same Games. (Pic: Getty)

Kadeena Cox: who is Paralympics 2021 GB star – and disability explained

The C4 Paralympics presenting team will include Clare Balding, JJ Chalmers, Rosie Jones, Liz Johnson and Arthur Williams, among others. (Pic: Getty)
The C4 Paralympics presenting team will include Clare Balding, JJ Chalmers, Rosie Jones, Liz Johnson and Arthur Williams, among others. (Pic: Getty)

Paralympics on TV: UK coverage of Paralympic Games explained

Billed as one of the most exciting racket sports, badminton will make its Paralympics debut in Tokyo following the IPC’s decision to include the sport alongside taekwondo. (Pic: Getty)
Billed as one of the most exciting racket sports, badminton will make its Paralympics debut in Tokyo following the IPC’s decision to include the sport alongside taekwondo. (Pic: Getty)

Which new sports are in the Paralympics 2021?

Sprinter Jonnie Peacock - pictured in 2012 - will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of Paralympic titles in Tokyo following glory at London 2012 and Rio 2016 (Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Sprinter Jonnie Peacock - pictured in 2012 - will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of Paralympic titles in Tokyo following glory at London 2012 and Rio 2016 (Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images)

When do the 2021 Paralympic Games start - and how to watch them on TV?

Everything you need to know about the Olympic medals table (Graphic: Mark Hall/JPIMedia)
Everything you need to know about the Olympic medals table (Graphic: Mark Hall/JPIMedia)

Olympics medal table 2021: how many medals did Team GB win at Tokyo 2020?

Team GB athletes competing at Tokyo 2020. (Graphic: Mark Hall / JPIMedia)
Team GB athletes competing at Tokyo 2020. (Graphic: Mark Hall / JPIMedia)

Which British athlete has won the most Olympic medals?

Tom Daley towels down in the Men's 10m Platform Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Tom Daley towels down in the Men's 10m Platform Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Tom Daley’s Olympic medal total rises with bronze in 10 metres platform event

Aleksey Rubtsov of Russia (L) and Ludovico Fossali of Italy during the Sport Climbing Men's Combined, Speed Qualification (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Aleksey Rubtsov of Russia (L) and Ludovico Fossali of Italy during the Sport Climbing Men's Combined, Speed Qualification (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

How does sport climbing work at Tokyo 2020?

Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain in the heats of the womens 3000m steeplechase (Photo by Roger Sedres/Gallo Images)
Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain in the heats of the womens 3000m steeplechase (Photo by Roger Sedres/Gallo Images)

Why is it called the steeplechase in atheltics?

(L-R) Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus, Beth Dobbin of Great Britain and Schillonie Calvert-Powell of Jamaica compete in the Women's 200 metres heats during day four of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium (Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images)
(L-R) Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus, Beth Dobbin of Great Britain and Schillonie Calvert-Powell of Jamaica compete in the Women's 200 metres heats during day four of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium (Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has been placed under protection

Alex Scott has defended herself after a former member of the House of Lords mocked her accent (Photo: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Alex Scott has defended herself after a former member of the House of Lords mocked her accent (Photo: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Alex Scott defends accent as former House of Lords member mocks it

Olympic golf in Tokyo. (Pic: Getty)
Olympic golf in Tokyo. (Pic: Getty)

Olympic golf 2021: Tokyo 2020 men's leaderboard - and how to watch on TV

Mo Farah in action in the Mens International race A during the Muller British Athletics 10,000m Championships & European Athletics 10,000m Cup 2021 at University of Birmingham Athletics Track (Photo: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
Mo Farah in action in the Mens International race A during the Muller British Athletics 10,000m Championships & European Athletics 10,000m Cup 2021 at University of Birmingham Athletics Track (Photo: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Why Mo Farah isn't running in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Letesenbet Gidey, Karsten Warholm and Sydney Mclaughlin will be hoping for Olympic glory in Tokyo (Graphic: Kim Hall / JPI / Getty)
Letesenbet Gidey, Karsten Warholm and Sydney Mclaughlin will be hoping for Olympic glory in Tokyo (Graphic: Kim Hall / JPI / Getty)

Which athletics world records could be broken at Tokyo 2020?

A general view as athletes run in the in the Women's 400m final at Rio 2016 (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
A general view as athletes run in the in the Women's 400m final at Rio 2016 (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

When does athletics start at the Olympics? Tokyo 2020 schedule and TV coverage

Team GB athletes. (Graphic: Mark Hall / JPIMedia)
Team GB athletes. (Graphic: Mark Hall / JPIMedia)

Where were Team GB athletes competing at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games born?

(Graphic: Mark Hall / JPI)
(Graphic: Mark Hall / JPI)

Tokyo 2020: Scotland’s Olympic medal hopes to watch out for

Charlotte Dujardin won gold at both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Photo: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images)
Charlotte Dujardin won gold at both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Photo: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Charlotte Dujardin becomes Britain’s most decorated Olympian

Britain's players (top from L) midfielder Scott Sinclair, forward Daniel Sturridge, goalkeeper Jack Butland, defenders Micah Richards, Steven Caulker and Ryan Bertrand and midfielder Aaron Ramsey, (bottom from L) midfielder Tom Cleverley, forward Craig Bellamy, defender Neil Taylor and midfielder Joe Allen pose for a team photo before the London 2012 Olympic Games men's football match between Britain and Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on August 1, 2012. (Pic: Getty Images)
Britain's players (top from L) midfielder Scott Sinclair, forward Daniel Sturridge, goalkeeper Jack Butland, defenders Micah Richards, Steven Caulker and Ryan Bertrand and midfielder Aaron Ramsey, (bottom from L) midfielder Tom Cleverley, forward Craig Bellamy, defender Neil Taylor and midfielder Joe Allen pose for a team photo before the London 2012 Olympic Games men's football match between Britain and Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on August 1, 2012. (Pic: Getty Images)

Why is there no GB men's football team at Olympics?

Matea Jelic (R) of Team Croatia competes against Lauren Williams of Team Great Britain Women's -67kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall (Photo: Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Matea Jelic (R) of Team Croatia competes against Lauren Williams of Team Great Britain Women's -67kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall (Photo: Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Taekwondo scoring system explained

IZU, JAPAN - JULY 26: Thomas Pidcock of Team Great Britain poses with the gold medal after the Men's Cross-country race on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Izu Mountain Bike Course on July 26, 2021 in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
IZU, JAPAN - JULY 26: Thomas Pidcock of Team Great Britain poses with the gold medal after the Men's Cross-country race on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Izu Mountain Bike Course on July 26, 2021 in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Who is Tom Pidcock? Leeds-born cyclist wins Team GB's third Olympic gold medal

The Olympic Flame burns after the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
The Olympic Flame burns after the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Olympics are as exciting as ever - even without the spectators

Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes, IOC President Thomas Bach and Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike take part in the Flag Handover Ceremony during the Closing Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes, IOC President Thomas Bach and Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike take part in the Flag Handover Ceremony during the Closing Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

What did former Olympic opening ceremony show director Kentaro Kobayashi say?

Tokyo Olympics will start in July 2021. (Pic: Getty)
Tokyo Olympics will start in July 2021. (Pic: Getty)

When does the Tokyo Olympics start? Japan's Covid situation explained