#GillsFunFacts #CountdownToTheGames 2️⃣ days to the start of #Paris2024. In Paris 2️⃣ badminton players have the opportunity to win a record equalling 3rd Olympic Medal in singles – ⏺️ Viktor Axelsen could join Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei and Chen Long as a 3 time medallist. ⏺️

#GillsFunFacts #CountdownToTheGames 1️⃣ day to the start of #Paris2024. 1️⃣ Nation has a maximum quota of badminton players at the Paris Games – China has 2 players or pairs in each of the 5 disciplines making a total of 16 players. Lee Yang and Wang Chi Lin are trying to become

The wait is over. Today the Paris 2024 Olympic Games get underway. My experience at the Olympics started 32 years ago at the 1992 Games. I’ve worked as a commentator on every Games since, making this my 9th Games. It’s difficult to encapsulate my own personal Olympic journey,

Rumour has it I used to play a bit of badminton 🤣 …. What a lovely video by Ben Beckman looking back at badminton’s first ever Olympics as a full medal sport 32 years ago. It’s been so much fun to reminisce about that incredible match against the wonderful Indonesian pair of

It was simply heartbreaking to witness Tai Tzu Ying so crippled by injury while playing Ratchanok Intanon in the Group decider here at the #OlympicGames. But how courageous to play and give it her all, despite Tai later admitting she could barely walk coming into the Games. The way

Sport, at times, can be so cruel. The former champion Carolina Marín looked to be cruising towards a second Olympic final when tragedy struck. Another knee injury after TWO previous ACL surgeries – one on each knee. It’s the third such knee injury that has occurred in the Olympic

The #OlympicGames showcase sport for what it is, a joyous, wonderful and glorious thing. But sport is also a double-edged sword. For every victory there must also be defeat. Where there’s delight for one, there’s also disappointment for another. The ecstasy and agony, the

The #OlympicGames is the ultimate, the absolute pinnacle in sporting achievement. That’s why the athletes spend the Olympiad exploring their boundaries, pushing themselves to the limit, not only physically, but also both mentally and emotionally. That exploration and

In celebration of Indonesia Independence Day, a reflection of their Olympic success. ⏺️ #Paris2024 saw the first Gold medals for athletes in sports other than badminton. Congratulations to Veddriq Leonardo🥇in men’s speed climbing (extraordinary athletic talent, I still can’t

Sport has a habit of throwing up surprises when you least expect them. That’s why we, the spectators, are continually drawn to the sporting contest. The belief that today is the day that something extraordinary or wonderful could happened. A moment when history is made, or when

With the start of the #Paris2024 #Paralympics I find myself reminiscing about my wonderful experiences, not only in Paris, but at every Games I’ve been involved in. Nothing will ever surpass the experience of competing as an athlete, living in the Athletes’ Village surrounded by

Thank you so much.

A huge thank you to each and every one of you who yesterday took the time to send me such lovely messages of Birthday greetings. Your love and kindness has been simply overwhelming. So, in celebration of my 6️⃣3️⃣rd Birthday some #GillsFunFacts. ⏺️ Only 3 different players from

What defines an athlete is not necessarily the ability to play the big shots, but the ability to produce them on the big stage, when it really matters. Many athletes have the skills, and therefore the potential to win an event, but it is a rare and precious ability to control the