Kelly Holmes Tom Jenkins the palace walls glow orange

the palace walls glow orange

then aged 26

Award-winning Guardian photographer Tom Jenkins took up a prime spot – on the roof of a lorry’s cab – to capture the peloton passing through the village of Goudhurst

shrieked the women

asthma and depression

Kelly Holmes Tom Jenkins the palace walls glow orangeThose eyes! Having just crossed the line to win 800m gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, British athlete Kelly Holmes is pictured bursting into celebration. Part shock, part jubilation, her expression spoke volumes of her remarkable journey to success. Holmes career had been blighted by injuries, anaemia, asthma and depression, and her undeniable talent was frequently stymied on the greatest stage of all: at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta she competed