dan 0gunshakin reports.ockey team reached an olympic games but they aim to move one step closer. —— great britain's. a place at february's final 0lympic qualifying event is the prize should they see off the threat of latvia, spain and the netherlands. these games are incredibly big. they enable us to play the game that we love. the olympics is the pinnacle of our sport and it would mean the world to get one step closer and potentially compete again. their bid to share the ice with the world's best at the 2026 winter games has been boosted by increased funding and access to physiotherapy, strength and conditioning and nutrition. yet if the team gb environment is increasingly professional, the players aren't. go to the gym before work, go to hockey in the evening and they're really supportive of time off. they're really supportive of me and they're bringing groupfor me... they are bringing a group to come and watch. you need a career, something aside from the hockey. three years ago, britain missed qualificati

dan 0gunshakin has been to meet a triathlon group trying to change that. gold medals than great britain. but despite olympic success, most notably for alex yee, swim bike run struggles for diversity. according to british triathlon, just 2.3% of its members are from ethnically diverse backgrounds. founded in 2022, the black tri tribe is seeking to buck that trend. we are an entry—level participation triathlon club. we are a cic made for black and people of colour, to have a space to try a new thing — swimming, cycling, running, hiking. it is all about that gateway into triathlon, a multidisciplinary sport. a core element of its triathlon programme are swim sessions designed to encourage participation, challenge stereotypes and overcome aquatic anxiety. half the pool, we have for beginners. so that's for people that might have aquaphobia, people that might be terrified ofjust even coming into leisure centres sometimes, and that is dedicated to them. the other half of the pool are for sometimes age—old triathletes that have been doing it for years, really wan