EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Alex Partridge won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and bronze at London 2012. The 39-year-old now tells Sportsmail about his battle with depression.

Jemma Reekie's coach Andy Young believes the breakthrough star of British athletics packs enough of a kick to be an Olympic contender this summer after her victory in Glasgow on Saturday.

It is four years since Jason Kenny won three gold medals at the Rio Games, thus matching Sir Chris Hoy as Great Britain's most successful Olympian by bringing his tally to six.

DAVID COVERDALE: The British track cycling star went out at the last-16 stage and leaves Berlin with just the silver medal he won in the team sprint, having also failed to make Thursday's keirin final.

Sportsmail is shadowing seven British stars from a variety of sports as they prepare for Tokyo. Tom Bosworth takes the spotlight today. Here's an update on the other six...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Race walker Tom Bosworth stands to miss out on as much as £20,000 this spring due to events that have been called off because of coronavirus.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Daley Thompson doesn't break people and crush souls these days unless he absolutely has to. As it happens, he had to on the morning we met.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Sir Steve Redgrave has told Sportsmail that delaying the Olympic Games until the summer of 2021 'makes a lot of sense'.

Britain's double Olympic champion was due to retire from short-course triathlons to concentrate on the Ironman circuit. Brownlee, 31, said: 'I am now going to have to extend it for another year.'

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Ed Clancy has decided to delay his retirement by another year in a bid to win a historic fourth Olympic gold medal at the age of 36.

UK Athletics have brought forward plans to hire a new head coach in the wake of the postponement of the Olympics.

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Then known as Ann Packer, she took gold in the 800m as Sportsmail caught up with one of Britain's sporting heroes at her lovely home in Congleton, Cheshire.

INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: That Duncan Goodhew can relate to the uncertainty facing Adam Peaty also means he is well placed to predict the younger fish will prevail to win gold.

They are the two oldest children of their power couple parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. And it seems 6-year-old North and 4-year-old Saint West are finally getting a long.

With football across Europe suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, the American is using his spare time to hone his skills, doing keepy-uppys whilst moving in tune to Drake's new single.

The in-demand England winger has been pictured training with his Borussia Dortmund team-mates for the first time since German football was shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

While the topless photographs are sure to please his admirers, the Olympic medallist took some persuading to pose for the four-hour shoot - despite his impressive physique.

They remained as calm as possible in the run-up to the Games, determined not to let the cracks show. But a video made by British Airways has revealed the pressure our athletes were feeling.

Olympic gymnast Louis Smith lost the woman he thought was the love of his life - his one and only girlfriend Billie Whyatt, 21 - and he’s still trying to get over it.

He became the 2012 winner of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night, after impressing the judges and viewers with his shirtless dance routine.

The muscular gymnast had wowed the viewers with his toned torso and made sure that he put his medal winning skills to good work.

The 23-year-old British Olympian isn't the first to reveal his hopes of foraying into the world of fashion. Jessica Ennis has also spoken out about her design ambitions.

The Olympic medallist, 23, on his intense fitness regimen, having a high pain threshold and why he believes in God.

Food has been an essential part of my success, so healthy eating and cooking are important parts of my life and my kitchen is my second home after the gym.

The star is obviously very proud of his newly ripped torso as he posted a picture of himself posing in a bathroom topless.

Louis Smith is back on track with his exercise regime after being 'hurt' by pictures of him carrying more weight.

The star, 24, flaunted a rounder figure back in September after piling on the pounds in a post-Olympic haze.

Lucy posted an intimate picture of the two of the two of them to her Instagram account, captioning it with the words, 'Sunday snuggles'

The former TOWIE star, 23, was overjoyed when the thoughtful gymnast, 26, sent a trunk full of beautiful blooms to her hotel room while she was holiday in Los Angeles.

MARTHA KELNER IN RIO: It is a sign of how far gymnastics in Britain has advanced that an Olympic medal was expected when the men's team took to the competition floor in Rio on Monday night.

The Team GB star is seen in his own footage standing beside his friend Luke Carson, who can be heard yelling “God is the greatest” while kneeling on a rug at a wedding party in Kettering.

Smith has announced his retirement from gymnastics at the age of 29. Smith was Great Britain's first individual Olympic medallist for a century when he won bronze in Beijing.

Jordan Pickford joked he is relieved to have escaped a Twitter battering after scoring his penalty in the UEFA Nations League shoot-out victory against Switzerland.

The event was one of many ahead of Tuesday's MLB All-Star game at Progressive Field, the home of baseball's Indians.

Rising heptathlon star Katarina Johnson-Thompson is relishing the prospect of a future showdown with Olympic champion and Great Britain team-mate Jessica Ennis-Hill.

Jessica Ennis-Hill has revealed she faces her ‘biggest challenge ever’ as she attempts to juggle being a mother with winning gold at next year’s Rio Olympics.

With just 198 days to go until the Rio Oympics, Katarina Johnson-Thompson has gold in her sights after being revealed as the face of paint company Dulux's Colour of the Year for 2016.

Johnson-Thompson believes she has the ability to beat Ennis-Hill and wants to fulfil her burgeoning potential with a gold medal in Rio next month.

The Muller Anniversary Games takes place at London's Olympic Stadium this weekend as some of the world's best athletes prepare for the start of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro next month.

Jessica Ennis-Hill is favourite to retain the title she won at London 2012 but she is expected to face stiff competition from compatriot Katarina Johnson-Thompson at the Rio Olympics.

Sir Bradley Wiggins has become the most decorated British Olympian in history after winning his eighth individual medal, as part of the men's team pursuit squad.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s rivalry with fellow British poster girl Jessica Ennis-Hill has been one of the big stories of the Games so far, but little has been heard about her father.

DALEY THOMPSON: The achievement of Jessica Ennis-Hill in winning back-to-back medals in the Olympic heptathlon places her alongside the best British athletes in history.

It's HOT OR NOT time once again, as IAN LADYMAN runs the rule over the good and bad from the world of sport this week, including Glenn Hoddle, Gary Neville and Mark Cavendish.

The comeback story of Katarina Johnson-Thompson (pictured with Jodie Comer) left her on the brink of tears last night and comes after several years of heartbreak on the track.

The 26-year-old broke Jessica Ennis-Hill's British record to post 6,981 points and take the title at the World Championships on Thursday. She beat defending champion Nafi Thiam by 304 points.

Leading athletes from Team GB have taken the extraordinary step of launching legal action against the British Olympic Association over 'ridiculous' marketing rules.

From the moment Andy Murray announced his premature 'retirement' from tennis in early January, it has proved to be a rollercoaster of emotions in the sporting world throughout 2019.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: I'll tell you one that surprised me - it was a message from my language tutor,' says Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Greece's Katerina Stefanidi said athletes felt forced to continue training despite the health risks because Olympic chiefs say the Games will still go ahead.