Day: October 4, 2021

Gold medal-winning Olympian Tom Daly has discussed his battle with Covid for the first time, explaining how the experience left him terrified only months before competing in the Olympics. Daly, who discussed his experience in an interview with The Times, said his “lungs felt pressurised as if they had sacks of rice around them.” “Every […]

History-making Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been announced as the University of Otago’s sportswoman of the year. Announced at the Blues awards, the Queenstown athlete who became the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympics is also believed to be the first transgender winner of the title in the event’s 113-year history. Hubbard, […]