At the time of writing Mo Farah has qualified for the final of the 5,000m. After his gold medal success at the 10,000m many people expect him to triumph again.
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Jess Ennis Superstar
She was the face of the games and she delivered. Whilst the media speculate how much money she might make after London 2012 she will be thinking of the next event.
Multi-event athletes are special. To push your body over two days performing one gruelling athletic event after another takes a special sort of character.
10 Olympic Sports to Try Out Yourself!
Olympimania has taken hold of the country. The nation is going nuts with each new British success on the rowing lake, in the velodrome and on the track. After the wall to wall coverage is over with a bit of luck we will get off our couches, turn the TV off and participate.
Is Beach Volleyball a Serious Sport?
Probably the most incongruous sport at London 2012 is the beach volleyball competition. Whilst it seems natural for scantily clad men and women to play the sport in California and Rio it does not seem to work in Britain.
Training to be an Olympic Swimmer
Super swimmer Rebecca Adlington has just pushed her body to the limits to grab a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle at London 2012. Hopefully in a couple of days she will add a gold medal to her collection in the 800m.
Olympic Profile Beth Tweddle
South African born Beth Tweddle moved to this country when she was just eighteen months old. She is the most successful British gymnast of all time.
At the London games she will be going for gold on the uneven bars. She has won the top prize in this event at the Commonwealth games, European championships, World Cup Finals and three times at the World championships.
A Pandemic of Inactivity
The medical publication The Lancet this week published a number of shocking statistics about how inactive we have become as a nation.
One in three adults is not doing enough physical activity leading to over 5 million deaths a year. They say that being lazy is as dangerous for your body as smoking and obesity.
How Can we Get More Young People Playing Sport?
Sport England published their Active People survey at the end of last week. It showed that more people over the age of 26 are playing sport at least once a week. Unfortunately, for people under that age the numbers have fallen.
PhysioRoom.com Interviews Helen Clitheroe
As a 12 time medalist in the AAA Championships, 2011 European 3000m Indoor Champion and winner of the 2000 1st 1500m European cup (to name a few achievements), 38-year-old Helen Clitheroe from Preston is no stranger to the world of athletics.
We chat to UK National Indoor 1500m Champion Lewis Moses
In February, Lewis Moses became the National Indoor 1500m Champion. Now, the 25-year-old has a chance to be a part of London 2012. PhysioRoom.com catches up with him during his busy training schedule for moreɼ!–more–> PhysioRoom.com interviews Olympic hopeful Lewis Moses Lewis, tell us a bit about yourself and how you became a runner? I … Read more