![]() ![]() I feel like I'm living in a dream right now. My handsome brother, I will miss you every single day. Becky, 29, confirmed her intentions to continue her Tokyo 2020 bid despite the family tragedy Becky Downie wrote this post on Instagram alongside a number of pictures of her with her brother Ellie Downie, 21, also posted a lengthy message on Instagram and shared pictures of her and her brother as she paid tribute to him Helen Downie said the death of her PE teacher son Josh has 'left a massive hole in our lives'Įllie wrote: 'My heart will never heal from this. PE teacher Josh had no known health problems with his mum Helen saying his death was 'completely out of blue' and had 'left a massive hole in our lives'.īecky and Ellie, who also have another brother and sister, posted tributes to Josh on social media over the weekend. 'Ongoing discussions are taking place with all relevant parties around any next steps regarding gymnastics and future plans.' Doing it for us both.' The two sisters, who both won medals at the 2019 World Championships, found out about their brother's sudden passing before the Olympic trials and subsequently withdrew Youngest sibling Ellie shared this picture of her with her brother, who died after collapsing last Thursday despite having no known health problemsīecky and Ellie both won medals at the 2019 World Championships and were among the favourites to gain selection heading into last week's trials.Ī British Gymnastics spokesperson said: 'The most important thing right now is for us to support Becky and Ellie and provide them with the support and space they need at this difficult time. 'I know Josh would want me to take it as far as I could go and I owe it to myself to finish what I started. ![]() Posting a video of her training on Twitter on Monday, Becky wrote: 'The hardest three days of my life but I didn't come this far to only come this far. However, they will now delay their selection to give the Downie sisters another opportunity to try out for the team following the family tragedy – a chance Becky has confirmed she wants to take. but she will play the French Open and Wimbledon this summerĪ British Gymnastics panel were due to meet on Monday to pick the four women they would take to Tokyo, largely based on performances at the Cardiff trials. Serena Williams reveals she is ready to MISS the Olympic Games in Tokyo because she doesn't want to be away from her 'best friend', daughter Olympia.Olympic Games organisers are left embarrassed again as IOC president Thomas Bach's visit to Japan next week is postponed amid rising Covid cases and an extended state of emergency in the host city of Tokyo.World-renowned Japanese scientist insists the Olympics should NOT go ahead this summer as he slams Tokyo 2020 organisers for prioritising money over public health and says a request for 500 volunteer nurses is a 'bad joke'.so, with 10 weeks to go and a state of emergency in Tokyo, can the Olympics REALLY go ahead this summer? Medical experts say money is being put before lives and Games volunteers fear it is a recipe for disaster. ![]()
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