We don’t know about you, but one of the reasons we tune in to the Olympics and catch some of the lesser-known sports (without even knowing the rules) are to ogle at the fine specimen of sportsmen on display.

These sporting lads are all champions in their own right and at the top of their game. We simply can't resist a man in his element, all focused, intense and ready-to-go? Downright sexy.

We’ve picked out five of them; the cream of the crop, who look gorgeous both in and out of their sporting arena (and gear).