Tag Archives: 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Friends group shows Olympic ambition for park’s wildlife

Posted on June 22, 2021 by insidecroydon

A series of schemes to help green and improve South Croydon Rec seem to have really taken wing, in one case quite literally. The park, tucked away off the Brighton Road and squeezed up against the mainline railway viaducts, was … Continue reading →

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Okoye makes giant comeback with Olympic qualifying mark

Posted on June 9, 2021 by insidecroydon

Nearly a decade since he stepped into the circle for the discus final at London 2012, and Lawrence Okoye looks set to return to the Olympics in Tokyo next month. Having made an athletics comeback after his misadventures in American … Continue reading →

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