Apres Planet Feb - Flipbook - Page 13
Since our very own Olympics back in
2012, Team GB consistently hauled in
more than 60 medals [2012 was the
昀椀rst time ever we managed to manage
this feat]. For the Paris Games a
forecast last year predicted that we’ll
bring home 62 medals – still an
admirable performance.
On the track, Keely Hodgkinson will
be determined to go one better than
the silver she secured lst time around
and there’s every chance she’ll be
among our gold stars.
Laura Muir is also looking to improve
on her silver medal from Tokyo.
Sprinters Zharnel Hughes and Dina
Asher-Smith will fancy their chances
at 昀椀nishing on the podium. Hughes
has never won an Olympic medal
while Asher-Smith has twice claimed
bronze in the 4x100m relay.
Team GB’s youngest ever Olympic
medalist, Sky Brown, is expected to
do well again in the skateboarding
disciplines, while gymnast, Jessica
Gadirova will be looking to build on
her 昀氀oor exercise gold medal from the
last World Championships.
Team GB traditionally do well in the
pool and that success is in large part
down to our bastion of breaststroke,
Adam Peaty. He has 昀椀ve Olympic
medals to his name, including three
golds, and is expected to add to his
collection in Paris.
Tokyo 2020 stars Charlotte
Worthington, who won gold in
freestyle BMX, and Alex Yee, who
bagged gold in the mixed relay and
silver in the triathlon, will also be
looking to build on their Olympic
legacies at Paris 2024.
But enough about the Games, in
2024 football and cricket lovers,
especially, are in for a treat!
While the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is
scheduled to be held in the USA and
West Indies this June, the Women’s
T20 World Cup is slated to take place
in Bangladesh in September-October.
After a decent showing at the mens
u/19 Cricket World Cup in South
Africa, we may have to look out for
a few big-hitting up-and-coming
young’uns to join the T20-fray.
On the football front, fans can look
forward to the UEFA Finals in London,
the Euros and various age group
World Champs.
Here’s a comprehensive list so you
can populate the diary, book leave or
arrange pub-nights:
February
February 2-18: World Aquatics Championships (swimming) - Doha, Qatar
February 16-25: Table Tennis World Championship (table tennis) - Busan, South
Korea
March
March 1-3: World Indoor Athletics Championships (athletics) - Glasgow, Scotland
March 12-17: All England Open (badminton) - Birmingham, England
March-May (likely): Indian Premier League (cricket) - India
The Feb 2024 Issue
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