Tue. Nov 26th, 2024
alert-–-team-gb’s-georgia-bell-attends-taylor-swift’s-fun-wembley-show-while-andrea-spendolini-sirieix-tucks-into-pizza-on-holiday-as-the-olympians-get-back-to-normalityAlert – Team GB’s Georgia Bell attends Taylor Swift’s fun Wembley show while Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix tucks into pizza on holiday as the Olympians get back to normality

Team GB stars were continuing to get back to normal this week as they attended Taylor Swift’s Wembley concert and jetted off on holiday.

The 327-strong group of athletes managed to surpass Team GB’s total medal haul from the Tokyo Olympics by claiming 65 medals in total.

And fresh from their success in the French capital, the sports stars were quick to settle back into everyday life, documenting their exploits on social media.

Bronze medal winning Track & Duathlete Georgia Bell looked incredible in a gold crop top as she attended Taylor Swift’s first Wembley show on Thursday. 

Georgia picked up a brilliant bronze in the 1500 metres, smashing Laura Muir’s British record with a time of 3min 52.61sec to finish third in a thrilling final in Paris .

Team GB stars were continuing to get back to normal this week as they attended Taylor Swift's Wembley concert and jetted off on holiday (Georgia Bell pictured)

Team GB stars were continuing to get back to normal this week as they attended Taylor Swift’s Wembley concert and jetted off on holiday (Georgia Bell pictured) 

Also documenting her time after the Olympics was diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, who shared a snap of herself eating pizza on holiday after recently sharing she was planning a trip before resuming training in October

Also documenting her time after the Olympics was diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, who shared a snap of herself eating pizza on holiday after recently sharing she was planning a trip before resuming training in October

It was made all the more impressive, given Georgia had to take a sabbatical from her full-time job in cyber security to fulfil her Olympic dream, having only returned to athletics two years ago after running a fast Parkrun.

Also documenting her time after the Olympics was diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, who shared a snap of herself eating pizza on holiday after recently sharing she was planning a trip before resuming training in October. 

Daughter of First Dates star Fred won a bronze in the 10m synchronised dive last week, alongside her partner Lois Toulson.

Elsewhere, Adam Peaty enjoyed a romantic date night with his girlfriend Holly Ramsay. 

Adam was billed as one of Team GB’s biggest medal hopes heading into Paris 2024, however only finished second in the 100m breaststroke event that he has been nigh on invincible in for years.

After missing out by two hundredths of a second he admitted in his post-race interview that he had been struggling with soreness in his throat, and lo and behold he tested positive for Covid the following day.

Having shaken off the virus to an extent that he was able to compete in the men’s 4x100m medley relay at the weekend, he was then dealt another blow with Team GB finishing fourth, and he is still thought to be on a a potent cocktail of antibiotics.

Adam, 29 – who had previously stepped away from swimming over mental health battles – admitted he would have to take another break after the pain of his loss in Paris.

Daughter of First Dates star Fred won a bronze in the 10m synchronised dive last week, alongside her partner Lois Toulson

Daughter of First Dates star Fred won a bronze in the 10m synchronised dive last week, alongside her partner Lois Toulson

Elsewhere, Adam Peaty enjoyed a romantic date night with his girlfriend Holly Ramsay

Elsewhere, Adam Peaty enjoyed a romantic date night with his girlfriend Holly Ramsay

Adam Peaty was billed as one of Team GB's biggest medal hopes heading into Paris 2024, however only finished second in the 100m breaststroke event

Adam Peaty was billed as one of Team GB’s biggest medal hopes heading into Paris 2024, however only finished second in the 100m breaststroke event

Meanwhile, athlete Nicole Yeargin posed for a stunning mirror selfie in a bright pink gym set, before hitting the track. 

The beauty won a bronze medal in the 400 meters relay final alongside Amber Anning, Victoria Ohuruogu and Laviai Nielsen.

Britain’s performance at this year’s games secured more ‘great investment’ for athletes looking to compete at Los Angeles 2028, UK Sport has confirmed.

Sally Munday, chief executive of UK Sport, said: ‘This is the absolute joy of our system. Because we’ve become so good at it [Olympics and Paralympics]… we have a consistency of investment, [and that means] the majority of these athletes are able to train full-time.

‘We’re able to give them a grant to contribute towards living costs and the national governing bodies [of the sports] are able to put programmes together that allow them to train every single day.

‘We’ve already been speaking to the sports about investment for the LA [2028] cycle, so some of the athletes will get some down time, then they will start looking forward to what they’ve got coming up in the next year, like championships, and beyond that to LA.’

Bosses have also vowed to launch a review to work out why Team GB had so many ‘near misses,’ as they struggled to convert bronzes and silvers into gold medals.

The 65 medals they did win gave them a haul bettered only by table-toppers USA and China, but their 14 gold medals saw them slip below Japan, , France, and the Netherlands as well.

Tom Dean showed his gold medal to his Aqua Aerobics class this week

Tom Dean showed his gold medal to his Aqua Aerobics class this week 

The swimmer took the spotlight alongside his teammates at the Olympics after winning gold in the Men's Freestyle Relay

The swimmer took the spotlight alongside his teammates at the Olympics after winning gold in the Men’s Freestyle Relay

Athlete Nicole Yeargin posed for a stunning mirror selfie in a bright pink gym set, before hitting the track

Athlete Nicole Yeargin posed for a stunning mirror selfie in a bright pink gym set, before hitting the track

The beauty won a bronze medal in the 400 meters relay final alongside Amber Anning, Victoria Ohuruogu and Laviai Nielsen

The beauty won a bronze medal in the 400 meters relay final alongside Amber Anning, Victoria Ohuruogu and Laviai Nielsen

‘It’s frustrating to be seventh in the medal table. This has been an unbelievably competitive Olympic Games. The middle bit of the medal table below the United States and China feels incredibly competitive,’ said Andy Anson, chief executive of the British Olympic Association.

‘There were near misses. We’ve got to celebrate the medals. We’ve got to do that first, and then, as UK Sport, the national governing bodies, ourselves, we’ve got to sit back when we get home and just say, “Was there something? Is it sport by sport? Individual issues? Was there something more systematic?” Let’s look across the whole scene… but in a controlled way.

‘I think the breadth of success is incredibly important in terms of the resonance it has around the country – 65 medals is a brilliant achievement.

‘I, for one, can’t wait for Los Angeles, because I think it [the Olympics] is going to become even bigger by then. Bring on LA because we’re going to get back at the Aussies and get back up that medal table.’

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