The main event, the Cotswold Olimpicks, may have been cancelled this year, but fortunately there was another little contest held in Tokyo to compensate. Congratulations to our Wessex-based Olympic medallists, as listed below. Names in italics appear in more than one category. Interestingly. our multiple medal-winners are all called Tom!
Gold
Laura Collett (Cheltenham) – Equestrian eventing team
Tom Daley (Plymouth) – Men’s synchronised 10m platform
Tom Dean (Maidenhead) – Men’s 200m freestyle and Men’s 4*200m freestyle relay
Tom McEwen (Cheltenham) – Equestrian eventing team
Eilidh McIntyre (Winchester) – Sailing women’s two-person dinghy
Silver
Jack Beaumont (Maidenhead) – Men’s quadruple sculls, rowing
Mallory Franklin (Windsor) – Women’s canoe slalom
Tom McEwen (Cheltenham) – Equestrian eventing individual
Bronze
Giselle Ansley (Kingsbridge) – Women’s hockey
Declan Brooks (Portsmouth) – Men’s park BMX
Tom Daley (Plymouth) – Men’s 10m platform diving
Jacob Dawson (Plymouth) – Men’s eight rowing
Charlie Elwes (Newbury) – Men’s eight rowing
Tom George (Cheltenham) – Men’s eight rowing
Lily Owsley (Bristol) – Women’s hockey
Ellie Rayer (Maidenhead) – Women’s hockey