Olympics-Artistic Gymnastics-Whitlock says checking Wikipedia helped bring him back to his fourth Games

Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Podium Training - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - July 24, 2024. Max Whitlock of Great Britain during training. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

PARIS (Reuters) - It took every bit of motivation for Britain's Max Whitlock to return to gymnastics after a long and difficult hiatus following the Tokyo Olympics, and checking Wikipedia for the history he could make at the Paris Games was one of them.

The three-times Olympic champion had suffered mental health issues after Tokyo that kept him away from the sport for 18 months, before he returned to competition early last year.