Having grown from 390 athletes from fourteen countries to nine thousand athletes from seventy-eight countries, the Maccabiah Games (or the Jewish Olympics, as it has come to be known) continue to gain popularity.
The extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country, Norwich gives ';parents of young athletes a great gifta glimpse at another way to raise accomplished and joyous competitors' (The Washington Post).
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardSimon Timson and Chelsea Warr were the Performance Directors of UK Sport, tasked with the outrageous objective of delivering even greater success to Team GB and ParalympicsGB at Rio than in 2012.
A glorious, fully illustrated celebration of the London 2012 Olympic Games, with expert analysis and comment from The Times' cast of sporting experts and brought to life with sumptuous, award-winning photographsThe London 2012 Olympic Games are one of the great success stories not just in British sport but beyond that.
Journey with Olympian and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall as he reflects on the joys and trials of running and, along the way, shows you how he found God in every step.
THE STORY BEHIND THE WOMAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF BOXING FOREVER, OBE NICOLA ADAMSAt London 2012, Nicola Adams made history when she became the first woman ever to win an Olympic Gold medal for boxing.