The Sports Union Olympics
This year is of course a Summer Olympics year, with the events due to kickoff this August in Paris. However, students in Edinburgh will be able to celebrate the games…
Sports galore in 2024, with the Olympics leading the charge
2023 was one of the most exciting years in sports and 2024 looks set to be just as action-packed, with a host of different events being held throughout the year.…
Defining the Decade
Unsurprisingly when you google ‘biggest events of the decade’ you will be plagued with frankly terrifying articles about nuclear tensions, missing planes, political anarchy and heart-breaking stories about world poverty,…
The Leith Banksys: street art and gentrification in Edinburgh
This month has seen the mysterious appearance of yet another alleged ‘Banksy’ piece nestled in the heart of Leith. Tucked away as it is from The Shore, Bernard Street is…
The Winter Olympics: a forgotten second child?
The Olympics are a celebration of culture, pride and sporting prowess. The same is true whether on the athletics track or ski slope. Yet the Summer Olympics have always received…
Jessica Ennis-Hill announces retirement after golden career
Team GB’s queen of track and field, Jessica Ennis-Hill, has decided to hang up her spikes at the age of 30. The heptathlete is best known for her Olympic gold…
Rising star Che Richards targets glory at Tokyo 2020
Many sportspeople dream of one day representing their country in the Olympic Games. For first year University of Edinburgh student, Che Richards, this could be a reality in four years’…
Skinner inspires the next generation of Olympic cyclists
By Callum Skinner’s own admission, he has come full circle. Having basked in the acclaim of an adoring Edinburgh crowd up on the podium in Festival Square last week, it…