How do you get to be a gold-medal-winning athlete?

The Paris Olympic Games are well underway so of course we have questions! Ellie, Antonia and Jasmin debate whether skill or physical ability is more important and consider whether equipment, psychology, or other factors affect them.

Read more:

• Here’s the blog Antonia mentions about gymnasts getting older
• A research article about the perfect age to compete
• Jasmin’s guide to shoes for track and field
• A news article based on research that controversially showed spikes on athletic shoes make runners faster
• More research-based news: sleeping-in compared to early-bird athletes
• A BBC blog about what makes Michael Phelps so special
• Altitude training tips from wordathletics.org
• The differences between track and road bikes
• A BBC news article about banned marathon running shoes