Laura Woods forces PM Keir Starmer to choose between Team GB topping medals table or Arsenal winning Premier League
LAURA WOODS hilariously forced Sir Keir Starmer to choose between Team GB topping the medals table in Paris or Arsenal winning Premier League.
And there’s no surprise who the Prime Minister sided with…
The passionate Gunners fan was put on the spot by Woods, who is presenting Eurosport and discovery+ coverage from Paris.
And he gave a typical politician-style answer.
As the Emirates season-ticket holder passed up the hypothetical chance to see Mikel Arteta’s side be crowned champions.
Speaking to Woods, the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: “You can’t do this to me, this is a really really difficult one but I’m going to go for Team GB because the whole country is rooting for them, the whole country.”
Starmer went viral after refusing to wear a poncho at Friday night’s rain-soaked opening ceremony on the River Seine.
The newly-appointed PM has been taking in the live action on the first day of Paris 2024, and attended Britain’s judo training practice.
Team GB have already won medals in cycling and diving at the Games, with the latter one of Starmer’s personal favourites.
The Labour leader told Eurosport: “When we were at London 2012, the one we loved was the diving.
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“I’ve watched it many times on the television, but to watch it live and see the technique was extraordinary.
“But if I’m being honest I will watch any sport, which is why the biggest thing for me is the Olympics.”
But government funding for the next Olympic cycle is expected to be reduced.
In Paris, Team GB hope to finish as high as third in the medal table and are aiming for between 50 and 70 medals.
When Woods asked about his thoughts on Team GB being tipped for third place, he said: “I really hope so, we’ve got a great team.
“There’s a sense of knowing they’ve done the work. They know they have to get into that special place, they know the whole of the country is watching and absolutely rooting for them so they’ll have all that support but it’s tough it’s really tough.
“We punch well above our weight at Team GB and there’s a reason for that – it’s because of the hard work that’s gone in and just the feeling here of performance and it’s brilliant.”
Many fans switched over to Eurosport during the opening ceremony after word got out that Woods was back on our TV screens.
The 37-year-old award winning sports presenter announced her pregnancy with former Love Island star Adam Collard earlier in the week.
The couple went public in October and have since shared several loved up photos on social media.
Eurosport's Olympic line-up in full
Presenters:
- Laura Woods
- Reshmin Chowdhury
- Orla Chennaoui
- Craig Doyle
Reporters:
- Radzi Chinyanganya
- Jaydee Dyer
- Caroline de Moraes
- Becky Ives
- Rachel Stringer
- Laura Winter
- Matt Smith
- Kate Mason
Pundits:
- Adam Blythe
- Tom Daley
- Laura Robson
- Shauna Coxsey
- Carl Frampton
- Stef Reid
- Joanna Roswell
- Ellie Simmonds
- Lizzie Simmonds
- Iwan Thomas
- Nile Wilson