Adlington

Sure, Rebecca Adlington is best advised to check whether there is any water in the swimming pool whenever she dives in, and a world record in the 400m hurdles could be on the cards if the staff forget to put the hurdles out, but expect India to pull it off with an air of disorganised triumph.

What now for Indian cricket in the post-Lalit Modi era? David Hopps 2010

Accompanying established athletes such as Adlington, world champions Liam Tancock and Gemma

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

Rebecca Adlington of England won two Olympic golds as a 19-year-old and is the World Record holder at this event.

Commonwealth Games 2010 live blog: 7 October Anna Kessel 2010

I remember Rebecca Adlington winning her second gold medal in Beijing and I saw her about 10 minutes later and the first thing she said to me was that she couldn't believe how many other British athletes were watching her.

Sir Clive Woodward: At the Olympics the home team tends to deliver 2012

• Rebecca Adlington won gold in the 800m freestyle• Another first for India as Ashish Kumar won Commonwealth bronze in the gymnastics on the floor.

Commonwealth Games 2010 live blog: 7 October Anna Kessel 2010

Shanaze Reade, the champion BMX racer; Rebecca Adlington, the double Olympic gold medallist; Marjane Satrapi, the graphic novelist and animated film director; Majora Carter, environmentalist; Martha Lane Fox, businesswoman; Lubna Hussein, Sudanese women's rights activist.

Role models: someone to look up to Kira Cochrane 2010

– Rebecca Adlington proves that even Olympians are prone to a bit of chocolate every once in a while.twitter.com/#!

London 2012: 10 best of the web | Jon Vale 2011

In the wake of the furore, and criticism of the absence of swimmers Keri-Anne Payne and Rebecca Adlington and world Taekwondo champion Sarah Stevenson from the list, the BBC has said it will review the way it is compiled for next year.

Mark Cavendish voted BBC sports personality of the year 2011

Hunt said he would have included the open water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne, rower Kath Grainger, swimmer Rebecca Adlington and England women's cricket captain, Charlotte Edwards, in his top 10.

BOA considers boycott of BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards 2011

For the benefit of our remedial readers, I am not literally recommending killing Her Maj or Rebecca Adlington or whoever.

London Olympics security panics deserve their place in the Sun | Marina Hyde 2012