Rio 2016Olympic & Paralympic Games

Loughborough goes to

Rio 2016

Follow our students and alumni on their journey to the 2016 Olympic & Paralympic Games #Lboro2Rio
The Games have begun!

Headlines

Lane wins Loughborough’s final medal of Rio 2016
18 September 2016

Loughborough Legend Dan Greaves wins fifth consecutive Paralympic medal
17 September 2016

Silver lining for Loughborough on day eight of the Paralympic Games
16 September 2016

Double gold for Loughborough on day seven of the Paralympic Games
15 September 2016

Medal table

RankCountry
1 ‌United States 46 37 38
2 ‌Great Britain 27 23 17
3 China 26 18 26
4 Russia 19 18 19
5 Germany 17 10 15
17 Loughborough 5 3 4

Our Tally*

* Correct as at 09:43 BST, 21 August, 2016.

Live updates

Live Blog Rio 2016
 
Graduate

Henry WeirHockey

“When I arrived in Loughborough I scraped into the first team, but from there my development as a player sky-rocketed."

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Tom Burton Athlete

“Given where I was at with my sport, I definitely came here for the academics with the sport on the side, but as I progressed I suppose the balance started to swing in favour of athletics.”

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Graduate

Dan GreavesAthletics

“He’s 8,000 miles away having his breakfast and a coffee whilst I’m slugging my guts out!”

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Graduate

Henry WeirHockey

“When I arrived in Loughborough I scraped into the first team, but from there my development as a player sky-rocketed."

View this feature
Graduate

Tom Burton Athlete

“Given where I was at with my sport, I definitely came here for the academics with the sport on the side, but as I progressed I suppose the balance started to swing in favour of athletics.”

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Graduate

Dan GreavesAthletics

“He’s 8,000 miles away having his breakfast and a coffee whilst I’m slugging my guts out!”

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P.W.Matthews@lboro.ac.uk

Pete Matthews
PR Officer (Sport)
Loughborough University