Olympics

Lewisham's Amazing Winter Olympian!

Lewisham's Amazing Winter Olympian!

At the Winter Olympics this month, a Lewisham native will be making history for team GB. 14 years ago she was in Beijing for the 2008 summer Olympics; this month, in a poetic coincidence back in Beijing, Montell Douglas is competing again for team GB!

Orpington-born Dina Asher-Smith wins 200m Gold at 2019 World Championships

Orpington-born Dina Asher-Smith wins 200m Gold at 2019 World Championships

Dina Asher-Smith is now the first British woman to win an incredible global sprint title, as she achieves Gold in 200m at the World Championships. She is the first British athlete to win a world sprint title since the victory of Linford Christie at Stuttgart 1993!