Greetings again, it’s that time of year to reflect on our Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments in 2024. You can either read the stories and watch the videos, or listen to the Top 10 recorded with BBC Radio London here. Thanks to Phil Parry, BBC Radio London Sports Show anchor man. As in previous years … Read more
1. Cuban Wrestler – Leaves His Boots in the Ring Mijaín López, the Olympic Champion of the heaviest Greco-Roman wrestling weight class bent down on his right knee, untied his boot lace and took off his left boot. The crowd start to applaud. He looks up humbly. Then he switches knees and unties his right … Read more
Here are the Top Ten Sportsmanship Moments 2023 in reverse order. You can listen to these 10 x 1 minute stories presented by myself, PR Smith and hosted by BBC Radio London sports show anchorman, Phil Parry. And/or you can read them below (plus watch some videos relating to some of the stories): in 10th … Read more
Imagine running a race when you can’t feel your own legs Watch this video: Girl Collapses After Every Race This is the incredible Kayla Montgomery. She cannot feel her own legs when she runs. She is a great runner but has limited time to run because she suffers from MS (Multiple Sclerosis) which can cause … Read more
Kenyan, Eliud Kipchoge, made history on 11 October, in Vienna by running the first-ever sub two-hour marathon in a time of 1hr 59min 40sec. Months later Eliud Kipchoge spoke at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Here is what this amazing human being said: No Human Is Limited I proved them wrong by running … Read more
BBC Radio London broadcasted our Top 10 Moments – you can hear it here & and also see the photos and written stories below (please note there is a 4 second delay at the start). Part 1 covered the 10th best to the 6th best sportsmanship moments from 2018. Part 2 covers the Top 5 … Read more
Meet Davis Robey, a 17 year old student, who throws the shot put for Mason High School and dreams of one day qualifying for the Regionals. The shot put is one of the Ancient Olympic Games early events dating back to 684 BC when the goals of the Olympic Games were as much about developing athletes’s minds … Read more
Why Does Everyone Love The Smiling Nicola Adams? Apart from formerly working on construction sites and as a tea lady behind the scenes on UK TV’s Coronation Street, she is Britain’s only boxer to have retained a gold medal in consecutive Olympics. That is a very good reason in itself. But there is something else … Read more
Recent sportsmanship moments are discussed live on BBC radio across the UK. Georgey Spanswick chats with PR Smith about some recent amazing sportsmanship moments including the London Marathon, the Maori All Blacks & Racing Club 92 ‘s incredible gestures to Munster Rugby, & of course, that incredible competitive friendship displayed during that final round of … Read more
Here are our Top 10 Great Sportsmanship moments from Rio 2016. It really was difficult to choose the Top 10 and , in particular, the number 1 moment of sportsmanship from the many sportsmanship moments we posted on social media (facebook and instagram) each day. So here’s the list in reverse order. 10. Haitian Hurdler Never Gives Up … Read more