Inspirations of Tokyo Olympics 2021

With Tokyo Olympics 2020 closing last weekend, there are so many inspirational stories that we can learn from. Here are a few of our favourites:

Sifan Hassan fell after tripping over an opponent during the final lap of the 1,500m, getting up to not only finish the race but win it as well. She demonstrated pure determination to NEVER GIVE UP, and then went on to run the 5,000m taking home gold only 11 hours later. Hassan is now the second woman to earn a medal in three individual track race at one Olympics.

Thomas Daley’s 13 year wait for gold has arrived and we couldn’t be more happy for him. Daley battled with the loss of his father to brain cancer at only 17 and had also been through much private turmoil before he came out as one of British sport’s very few openly gay men in 2013. At his fourth Olympics, Tom and his team mate Matty Lee won a gold medal in the men's 10m platform.

Anna Kiesenhofer entered the women's road race ranked over 200th in the world. She went to the Olympics without a coach, without another teammate in the race and had given up professional riding to become a mathematician. Kiesenhofer's pure determination proves no matter the task, if you don't give up, anything is possible.

Simone Biles withdrew from the team all-around competition because of her mental health and openly discussed why it was so important. "People have to realize that at the end of the day we're humans, we're not just entertainment." It was a move that could perhaps inspire future generations of athletes to fight the stigma of mental health and speak up if something isn't right for them.

Sky Brown won the bronze which makes her the youngest medallist in British history. At the age of 10 she became the youngest professional skateboarder in the world and even landed a sponsorship contract with Nike. Only last year she suffered with a fractured skull, lacerations to her lungs and stomach, and a broken left arm during a dramatic fall.