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Owen Slot


Owen Slot is the Chief Rugby Correspondent for The Times. He has covered six summer Olympics and three winter Olympics. He has three times won Sports Reporter of the Year and three times won Sports Feature Writer of the Year. He has written five books: two romantic comedies, two children’s novels, and was ghost-writer of Jonny, the autobiography of Jonny Wilkinson.

Books by Owen Slot

The Talent Lab

The Inside Story of How Britain Became an Olympic Superpower

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Cycling For Gold

Children's fiction about the aspirations of a young British cyclist to compete in the Olympics in London.

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Running For Gold

Children's fiction debut about the aspirations of a young British 100-metre runner to compete in the Olympics in London.

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