Rebecca Wilde

1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rebecca Wilde

December 2023 was the first time I ever received funding for my sport – more than six years into my career. Eight months later I won an Olympic medal in Paris. In those intervening months, I received only £11,000 in funding, making me one of the cheapest British medallists in Paris. Being an Olympic athlete is my dream job. It is all I ever wanted to be for as long as I can remember. But sometimes the financial reality can hit hard.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Rebecca Wilde

As a consequence Olympic athletes may opt to fund themselves through other means. Most notably during the Paris Olympics it was revealed that Jack Laugher had set up an OnlyFans account to supplement the money he was receiving from his APA. Laugher is an Olympic gold medallist. This means he is in receipt of Podium level funding (£27,000 a year) and yet still struggles to financially afford his sport. It is a stark reality. Laugher is not alone.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Fiona Tomas |Charlie Morgan |Rebecca Wilde |Charles Richardson

The Women's Six Nations is here: 15 matches over five weeks and with an extra layer of intrigue given the Rugby World Cup is on the horizon. Here, Telegraph Sport experts stare into their crystal balls to predict what will happen. You can vote for your winner at the bottom and join the debate in the comments section.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Fiona Tomas |Rebecca Wilde

Five matches. Five chances for combinations to shine. Five opportunities to cement positions - or jeopardise your Rugby World Cup spot. At the Women's Six Nations launch, England head coach John Mitchell acknowledged the influence of the World Cup in selection decisions over the next few weeks. "It would be stupid to not select combinations based on thinking ahead," he said. "I'm big on cohesion. We won't get through with the same combinations in 13 Test matches. "There's always room for a bolter.

1 month ago | msn.com | Fiona Tomas |Rebecca Wilde

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