The Sunday Times Magazine - UK (2021-12-26)

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LEFT

In August the Kiwi

weightlifter Laurel

Hubbard, 43, becomes

the first transgender

athlete to compete in

the Olympic Games

RIGHT

Israel’s Linoy Ashram

tries not to lose her

head at the European

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Championships in

Varna, Bulgaria, in June

ABOVE

Divers warm up for

the synchronised

springboard

competition at the

Olympic Games

RIGHT

Denmark players in

distress after the

midfielder Christian

Eriksen suffers a

cardiac arrest at the

Euros. He hopes to

play again next year

ABOVE

Tyson Fury retains his

WBC heavyweight

belt in October after

dominating Deontay

Wilder in Las Vegas in

their third title fight

RIGHT

Gareth Southgate

comforts Bukayo

Saka after the England

forward’s penalty miss

makes Italy the

European champions EYEVINE, REUTERS, GETTY IMAGES

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