Tag: Olympics

Paralympic athlete shares heartwarming video of first steps since major surgery

AN ATHLETE who dreamed of competing at Rio has shared a heartwarming video of his first steps since undergoing hellish surgery to remove a...

Olympian banned from training on grass as it was ‘unsafe’ to cross icy track

A SCOTTISH Olympian was banned from training at one of the country’s biggest stadiums - in case she slipped while crossing a running track. Runner...

MPs hopping mad after quango blows £125K on games day for staff

SCOTTISH Enterprise staff spent £125,000 on bonding sessions which involved Sumo wrestler suits, space hoppers and hobby horses. Workers at the jobs quango also played...

Sir Chris: Let’s become a nation of cyclists

SIR Chris Hoy believes Scotland could follow the Netherlands and Denmark to become a nation of cyclists. The Olympic gold medallist said the popularity of...

Murray to fund tennis academy

ANDY Murray is set to dip into his fortune to help fund an academy for tennis aces of the future. The 25-year-old and his mother,...

Scottish Olympian fights back at Twitter troll

SCOTS Olympian Lynsey Sharp has hit back at a Twitter troll who said she should lose her funding and called her performance "pathetic". Sharp missed...

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