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4 hours ago London Olympians Jenna Randall and Olivia Federici will compete for the first time since London 2012 at this weekend’s European Synchro... Read More
6 hours ago Three-time Olympian Lee McConnell will not compete in the rest of 2013 after she announced that she is expecting her first child. McCon... Read More
10 hours ago Dai Greene insists he will not let another trip to the surgeon’s table derail his 2013 season as he looks to blow his London Olympics a... Read More
12 hours ago Olympic champion Andy Murray has been forced to withdraw from the French Open with a back injury. The 26-year-old, who won singles gold... Read More
1 day ago Chris Newton has expressed his excitement as he attempts to help an all conquering Great Britain women’s pursuit team raise the bar eve... Read More
1 day ago Olympic champion Jessica Ennis is ready to kickstart her World Championships plan of attack into action after announcing what her comeb... Read More
1 day ago Temi Fagbenle has expressed her disappointment at not being able to build on her London 2012 experience after being forced to pull out ... Read More
1 day ago Team GB have secured three figure skating athlete quota places for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games; Team GB will compete in ice dan... Read More
1 day ago London Olympian Chris Mears recorded his best Diving World Series placing and highest score in the 3m springboard in Guadalajara, Mexic... Read More
2 days ago Rhys Williams admits the desire to get one over his fellow London Olympic 400m hurdling compatriots spurred him on to a new personal be... Read More
2 days ago London Olympian Louisa Sawers claimed her second Canoe Sprint World Cup medal of the month as she helped Great Britain’s women’s K4 tea... Read More
2 days ago London 2012 bronze medal-winning diver Tom Daley has failed to recover in time from an elbow injury and has been forced to withdraw fro... Read More
3 days ago Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford claims he will leap further than he did at London 2012 at this year’s World Championships de... Read More
3 days ago Great Britain’s short track speed skating performance director Stuart Horsepool claims they have made a statement of intent ahead of th... Read More
4 days ago Great Britain’s Elise Christie admits it will be win or bust for her attempts of claiming short track speed skating gold at the 2014 So... Read More
4 days ago London Olympian Imogen Bankier insists it is all systems go towards the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games following an impressive start t... Read More
4 days ago Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow continued their fine 2013 form in Mexico as the British pair claimed their second international medal of t... Read More
5 days ago Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish became the first rider in seven years to win four Giro d’Italia stages in one year as he collected caree... Read More
5 days ago London Olympian Andrew Selby will be bidding to defend his flyweight title as he leads a 13-strong GB Boxing team at the 2013 European ... Read More
5 days ago Ian Coley MBE, the man that led Peter Wilson to gold at London 2012, has announced that he is retiring from his role as double trap coa... Read More
5 days ago Sir Bradley Wiggins’ Giro d’Italia assault has been ended prematurely after the London 2012 time trial champion was forced to withdraw ... Read More
6 days ago “It is impossible to think about the success of the London 2012 Games and not reflect upon the extraordinary commitment made by David B... Read More
6 days ago Great Britain's Mark Cavendish claimed his tenth win of the season and the 100th of his professional career with a trademark sprint fin... Read More
6 days ago Zac Purchase insists he will only return to the water in order to win gold at Rio 2016 as the rower contemplates a comeback. The 27-ye... Read More
6 days ago Rising British heptathlon star Katarina Johnson-Thompson insists she is not feeling the pressure despite being labelled as the heir app... Read More
6 days ago Christine Ohuruogu’s London 2012 heartbreak is now behind her and the former Olympic champion insists she will be attacking the new sea... Read More
7 days ago Charlotte Gilmartin’s fledgling short track speed skating career continued on an upward trajectory last season and she’s confident if i... Read More
7 days ago With the opening of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games less than 10 months away, the British Olympic Association (BOA) today hosted a ... Read More
7 days ago With 50 days to go until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote on the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) host, Glasgow’s young peo... Read More
7 days ago Daniel Reed made it through to the main draws of both the men's singles and doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships after going... Read More

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Rowing

Rowing is one of Britain’s most successful Olympic sports winning 24 gold, 20 silver and 10 bronze medals in the history of the Olympic Games up to and including B...

Synchronised
Swimming

Synchronised swimming is often described as ‘water ballet’, because of the dance-like movements swimmers make to music, and its theatrical character. Even th...

Beach Volleyball

Beach volleyball is the outdoor equivalent of volleyball and – despite its glamorous, sun-kissed image – is every bit as grueling as its indoor counterpart.<...>

Cycling Road

Road racing is the form of competitive cycling most analogous to that done by the general public, with riders competing against each other on conventional roads to compl...

Athletics

The Olympic competition schedule consists of 47 events; 24 for men and 23 for women.

Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competi...

Judo

Although Judo is a martial art, its practice and methods are based around gentleness. Giving way to the strength of the opponent, adapting to and using it to your advant...

Fencing

Fencing is a combat sport using three blade weapons: foil, sabre and epee. It is one of only four sports that have featured at every modern Olympic Games. Fe...

Gymnastics Artistic

Artistic Gymnastics is one of the most popular disciplines of the Olympic Games and at the same time one of the most demanding, since it combines strength, skill and fle...

Handball

Handball is played in an indoor court between two teams, of seven players each. The players’ objective is, by only using their hands, to throw the ball into the go...

Swimming

Swimming is a hugely physical and demanding sport, with athletes competing over distances from 50m to 1,500m in the pool. Swimmers need huge strength and stamina to...

Badminton

Badminton is the world’s fastest racquet sport where players compete to hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a high net. The record for the fastest smash currentl...

Cycling
Mountain
Bike

Mountain biking covers three different disciplines, Downhill, Four Cross and Cross Country/Marathon. For the Olympics the only event that is included is Cross-country.