Unlike Coe and Ovett, Chris Law was denied the chance to compete in Moscow. His family believe the injustice contributed to his 2007 suicide

Britain’s greatest female sailor on how Ben Ainslie is helping her realise her dream of becoming a skipper

Ben Ainslie reveals why he may not take the helm at the next America’s Cup, the future of Jim Ratcliffe in the event and why he is wary of ‘token gestures’ over inclusion of women

Solitude, storms and curveballs await British sailor Pip Hare, 50, in her second attempt at the round-the-world Vendée Globe, taking her places even cargo ships don’t go

Beating the New Zealanders may well be the ‘hardest task in sport’ but there are gains Sir Ben Ainslie can make for the next competition, which could be a more diverse affair

Emirates Team New Zealand get final race win needed to complete 7-2 victory over Ineos Britannia and take Auld Mug – but British team’s skipper believes gap is narrowing

Emirates Team New Zealand win races seven and eight to take 6-2 lead and move within one victory of securing hat-trick of consecutive Auld Mug triumphs

Sir Ben Ainslie is ‘confident we can find more gains’ than Emirates Team New Zealand in America’s Cup as Ineos Britannia aim to wipe out 4-2 deficit on Friday

John Bertrand, who led Australian boat to famous 1983 America’s Cup comeback, thinks Ineos crew — and their ‘mongrel’ skipper — can overhaul Emirates Team New Zealand

British team win races five and six to cut Team New Zealand’s lead to 4-2 and keep alive their fight for a first victory in the event’s 173-year history