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About the author

Nina Hristova

My name is Nina Hristova and I am a multimedia sports journalism trainee undertaking my gold-standard NCTJ qualification. I report on various sports, write match reports, features, live blogs and produce video content for different social media platforms such as TikTok and YouTube.

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Credits

*Photo 1: Mary Rand – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10010414 – Copyright notice: © 1964 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

Photo 2: Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett – Getty Images, Photo 247722 – Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy /Allsport

*Photo 3: Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10478750 – Copyright notice: © 1980 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) / United Archives – All rights reserved

Photo 4: Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett – Getty Images, Photo 56986374 – Photo by Steve Powell/Allsport/Getty Images

Photo 5: Sebastian Coe – Getty Images, Photo 1625359 – Mandatory Credit: Steve Powell/Allsport

Photo 6: Steve Ovett – Getty Images, Photo 1917000 – Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy/Allsport

Photo 7: Jason Kenny and Laura Kenny – Getty Images, Photo 1334299869 – Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for The National Lottery

Photo 8: Jason Kenny – Getty Images, Photo 1333003976 – Photo by Justin Setterfield

Photo 9: Jason Kenny – Getty Images, Photo 1332965278 – Photo by Justin Setterfield

Photo 10: Jason Kenny – Getty Images, Photo 1332952748 – Photo by Justin Setterfield

Photo 11: Laura Kenny – Getty Images, Photo 1233583161 – Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images for British Olympic Association

Photo 12: Laura Kenny – Getty Images, Photo 1332650231 – Photo by Justin Setterfield

Photo 13: Bradley Wiggins – Getty Images, Photo 588946428 – Photo by Bryn Lennon

Photo 14: Chris Hoy – Getty Images, Photo 151704541 – Photo by Paul Gilham – WPA Pool/Getty Images

Photo 15: Ben Ainslie – Getty Images, Photo 1530245 – Mandatory Credit: Allsport

Photo 16: Steve Redgrave – Getty Images, Photo 946786 – Mandatory Credit: Nick Wilson /Allsport

Photo 17: Mohamed Farah – Getty Images, Photo 150201838 – Photo by Daniel Berehulak

Photo 18: Greg Rutherford – Getty Images, Photo 149853363 – Photo by Mike Hewitt

Photo 19: Jessica Ennis – Getty Images, Photo 150425353 – Photo by Paul Thomas

Photo 20: 1896 Olympics – Getty Images, Photo 52568069 – Photo by Lutz Bongarts/Bongarts/Getty Images

*Photo 21: Launceston Elliot – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10002996 – Copyright notice: © 1896 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

 

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