India  

What inspired hockey-player Georgie Twugg to become an Olympic athlete?

Video Credit: Yahoo News - Duration: 02:23s - Published
What inspired hockey-player Georgie Twugg to become an Olympic athlete?

What inspired hockey-player Georgie Twugg to become an Olympic athlete?

Georgie Twigg was part of the women's hockey team who won gold at Rio 2016, winning all eight of their matches along the way.

She made her international debut in 2010, and formed part of the England team that won bronze at the World Cup that same year.

She talks about her journey to success, as she became a double Olympic medallist.


You Might Like


💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

Olympic Games Olympic Games Major international multi-sport event

Paris 2024 to install Olympic flame near Louvre [Video]

Paris 2024 to install Olympic flame near Louvre

Credit: FRANCE 24 English    Duration: 01:41Published
'Disturbing': Rough sleepers and migrants removed from Paris ahead of Olympics [Video]

'Disturbing': Rough sleepers and migrants removed from Paris ahead of Olympics

Hundreds of migrants and rough sleepers have been relocated from Paris to regional France on chartered bus services.

Credit: euronews (in English)    Duration: 01:20Published

The mind behind the 'doped Olympics'

The Enhanced Games has been derided as "a clown show" and "borderline criminal". But their founder and his backers believe in a future few have foreseen.
BBC Sport

Olympic diving champion Matty Lee to miss Paris Games

Olympic diving champion Matty Lee will miss this summer's Paris Games after undergoing spinal surgery. 
Sky News

GB's Lee to miss Paris Olympics after spinal surgery

British Olympic champion Matty Lee will miss this summer's Games in Paris after undergoing spinal surgery.
BBC Sport

FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup Football tournament

GB's Daley & Williams win World Cup gold in Berlin

Great Britain's Tom Daley and Noah Williams take gold in the men's synchronised 10m event at the Diving World Cup in Berlin.
BBC Sport

England national football team England national football team Men's association football team

Southgate to name expanded England Euros squad

England manager Gareth Southgate will name an expanded initial Euro 2024 squad on 21 May, with Uefa to consider views on bigger squads.
BBC Sport

Who starts England's Euro opener - do you agree with our pundits?

Do you agree with our pundits on who starts for England at Euro 2024? Have your say here.
BBC Sport

Who will make England's Euro 2024 squad?

BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty picks his 23-man England squad for Euro 2024.
BBC Sport

Related videos from verified sources

What inspired hockey-player Georgie Twigg to become an Olympic athlete? [Video]

What inspired hockey-player Georgie Twigg to become an Olympic athlete?

Georgie Twigg was part of the women's hockey team who won gold at Rio 2016, winning all eight of their matches along the way. She made her international debut in 2010, and formed part of the..

Credit: Yahoo News     Duration: 02:23Published