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The Latest Breaking News from Becky Downie

Harry Hepworth vows men’s vault bronze on Olympic debut is ‘just the start’

Team-mate Jake Jarman finished fourth.

The Independent UK

Paris Olympics: Harry Hepworth overcomes physical adversities to seal shock gymnastics bronze

With one leg longer than the other, a dodgy back and a hip issue, the chances of Harry Hepworth winning an Olympic medal were far fetched.

Evening Standard

Biles is epitome of shift in gymnastics that prioritises autonomy over age

Older gymnastics stars in Paris are thriving, refuting the long-held belief that only teenagers can excel in the sport

The Guardian - UK

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Gold for Simone Biles and Team USA as Great Britain just miss out on a medal

Team GB’s gallant quintet missed out by less than half a point.

The Independent UK

Simone Biles and USA win team gymnastics gold as Team GB narrowly miss out on medal

American superstar leads her team to dominant victory at Paris Games as Great Britain almost take bronze against the odds

Evening Standard

Who is Becky Downie? Team GB gymnastics star with poignant meaning behind Olympics return

A third appearance at the Games but Downie missed out on Tokyo

The Independent UK

Biles battles through pain on spectacular Olympic return with top score in qualifying

Dazzling comeback despite worry of calf injury as Tom Cruise and Ariana Grande join celebrities in crowd

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Emotional Becky Downie dedicates Olympics return to late brother as Team GB reach gymnastics final

The 32-year-old’s brother Josh died suddenly in 2021 and the women’s team final takes place on his birthday

The Independent UK

‘I went from cloud nine to bottom of the pack’: gymnast Becky Downie on life as an Olympic survivor

The 32-year-old has shown courage and resilience to reach Paris after suffering heartbreak, tragedy and a cruel backlash for exposing abuse within her sport, writes Tumaini Carayol

The Guardian - UK

Gymnastics has finally taken athlete welfare seriously says Becky Downie after Olympic selection

Downie and her younger sister Ellie spoke out about “cruel”, “ingrained” and “completely normalised” abusive issues in the sport in 2020 but says things have since improved

The Independent UK

Opportunity knocks for Olympic slots at British gymnastics championships

Team GB could be without the Gadirova twins in Paris so Becky Downie can stake her claim at the Liverpool Arena

The Guardian - UK

Great Britain’s women’s gymnastics team win European title for first time

The British team edged home after the final rotation with a total score of 164.428 to pip Italy to gold, with the Netherlands taking bronze.

The Independent UK

Ellie Downie quits gymnastics aged 23 to ‘prioritise mental health and happiness’

British gymnast Ellie Downie has retired from the sport at the age of 23 in order to protect her mental health.

Evening Standard

Tweddle’s uneven bars revolution lives on at 2022 world championships

Quickfire, connection-stringing routine of British gymnastics great changed the sport and its influence continues to this day

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Gymnasts to demand action from governing bodies after abuse scandals

Advocacy groups have called on the IOC and the sport’s own FIG to review the minimum age of 16 for female gymnasts, given men must be 18

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19 times Nottingham smashed its way into the record books

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