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Mike Rowbottom: On this day in 1924 - the historic curling win that turned Olympic gold 82 years later

  • Inside the Blogs

It happened on this day, January 30, in 1924. Then again, it didn’t happen until 2006. Or rather, what happened on "this day" was clarified. Which was that Britain won curling gold at the first Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics in Nagano.Pictured at the first Winter Olympics, at Chamonix in 1924, Britain's curling team

a fact revealed 82 years later ©Getty ImagesFour years later in Salt Lake City another all-Scottish team

to The Herald newspaper in Glasgow.The paper had filed a claim on behalf of the families of the 1924 team

GB Chef de Mission Simon Clegg had said he was looking for his team to win one medal of any colour in

have been Carl Earhardt, who was 39 years and one day old when he played in the British ice hockey team


Four-man IBSF World Cup victory earns Britain's first bobsleigh European gold

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Britain to its first-ever bobsleigh gold medal at the European Championships in the four-man event, the team

49.32sec.Germany's Francesco Friedrich, a back-to-back two-man and four-man Olympic champion, piloted his team

to second place.He was joined by Thorsten Margis, a team-mate at Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022,

Britain.BRAD, TAYLOR, GREG & ARRAN 1ST 🥇The lads make history, winning the first ever GOLD representing GB

We’ve done something no British team has ever done before and that feels pretty special," Hall said."


Britain names team of 18 for Winter EYOF in Friuli Venezia Giulia

  • Winter EYOF2023

Britain has named a team of 18 athletes for this month's Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF

21) and conclude on January 28.It is open to athletes aged 14 to 18, with Britain opting to send a team

It is a huge honour to be the Chef de Mission and lead Team GB in Friuli Venezia Giulia," he said."

While it may be many of the athletes’ first exposure to a multi-sport event environment, Team GB has


British Olympic Association appoints new chief financial officer

  • EOC

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed Sarah Wallace as its new chief financial officer, they have announced.

Games in Paris.Sarah Wallace joins the BOA as the organisation continues preparations for Paris 2024 ©Team

GB"I’m thrilled to be joining the BOA as their new CFO," said Wallace."

With Paris 2024 on the horizon, the chance to be involved in supporting Team GB was too big an opportunity


British swimming pioneer back in pool after award-winning year with sight on Paris 2024

  • Swimming

British distance swimmer Alice Dearing has returned her focus to competing again at the Olympic Games at Paris 2024, following a year of pioneering work for under-represented communities in the sport.

Alice Dearing made history at Tokyo 2020 when she became the first black female swimmer to represent Team

GB at the Olympics and wants to make more history at Paris 2024 ©Getty ImagesDearing's appearance in

Games, Dearing attempted to qualify for Birmingham 2022 in the indoor events, but could not make the team


Britain's Paris 2024 Chef de Mission believes "foundations in place" for boxing success despite changes

  • Boxing

place to continue its success" in boxing from Tokyo 2020, despite what is likely to be a much-changed team

The British team of 11 ranked second on the medals table for boxing in the Japanese capital with six

Boxing is well placed to adapt to the changes to the team for the next Olympic Games."

For many of the sports we work with, it is very common to see the same athletes representing Team GB

As GB Boxing undertakes another rebuild of its Olympic team following the departure of 10 of the 11 boxers

Alongside this GB Boxing’s Performance Pathways team ran a series of assessment camps to identify up-and-coming


Four new members voted onto British Olympic Association Athletes' Commission

  • EOC

Four new members have been voted onto the British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes' Commission, and two re-appointed.

athletes voted in this year's election, with eligibility given to any athlete who has competed for Team

GB in the last 12 years."

GB."

33, who won world title in 2013 and added an individual European gold and Commonwealth Games mixed team

GB athletes on their journeys to Paris 2024 and Milan Cortina 2026."



Breaking GB receives £135,000 grant for Paris 2024 preparations

  • Breaking

UK Sport has awarded Breaking GB £135,000 ($155,000/€156,000) to assist the country's athletes during

The money will be used to support a team of seven athletes with ambitions to secure one of the four places

, for two men and two women, on Britain's team due to compete in the French capital."

fund, to support our gifted b-girls and b-boys in their preparation towards Paris 2024," said Breaking GB


Pippa Britton: If you want change, you've got to be in the room where decisions are made

  • Inside the Blogs

Having spent six years on the UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) Board providing insight and experiences to help mould the development of anti-doping in sport, I want to reflect on my time with UKAD as it draws to an end this month and on my career to date and the importance of sport integrity.

point where I started to realise my scores were getting quite good and I saw the scores for the British team

published in the Archery GB magazine and I thought to myself, if I went out and got some coaching and

for the money.When I was an athlete, I was persuaded to be the athlete representative for the British team

means I would go and knock on the door of the performance director as and when needed on behalf of the team


Paralympics birthplace Stoke Mandeville announces latest inductees into Hall of Fame

  • Paralympics

Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic Games, has announced the latest inductees into its Hall of Fame.

Two Paralympic champions Jonathan Coggan MBE and Di Coates MBE, and Team GB Chef de Mission at five

Coggan, who competed at five Paralympic Games, and was part of the line-up that won gold in the mixed team

Disability Shooting GB.The third inductee was Tony Sainsbury, who was the Chef de Mission for Team

GB at five Paralympic Games, and performed the same role for the Independent Paralympics Team at Rio


Britain's high-performance centre for Paris 2024 to be based in Clichy

  • Paris 2024

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed that its high-performance centre for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be based in Clichy.

It will be an honour and immense pleasure for the city of Clichy to host Team GB's high-performance centre

We are particularly proud to welcome the Team GB delegation as one of the most eagerly anticipated competitors

Abbie Brown, Team GB Rugby Sevens pic.twitter.com/ajvd38HxmK— Team GB (@TeamGB) October 11, 2022The BOA

GB at the Games, so finding the right venue for our facility in Paris was of paramount importance,"

My team-mates and I saw first-hand in Tokyo and Rio how valuable the high-performance centre is, so it


Clare Hawthorne: Increasing opportunities a priority for Orienteering Australia after Victoria 2026 snub

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In August of this year, the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) and Orienteering Australia submitted an expression of interest for the inclusion of orienteering in the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games programme. 

a time trial format, a knock-out sprint with head-to-head racing, and a mixed relay (a four-person team

results at the recent sprint World Championships in Denmark - one gold, two silvers and a bronze medal - Team

GB will be the ones to beat in their home terrain.One of the difficulties that Australian elite orienteers

champion must make many sacrifices to reach his or her goal - be that an Olympic or Commonwealth Games team


ANOC set to host panel sessions on sustainability and integrity in sport during General Assembly

  • ANOC News

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is due to host panel sessions on the topics of sustainability and integrity in sport during its General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, this month.

programmes.Following a planned keynote speech from Foxall, a panel discussion is set to take place featuring Team

GB chief executive Andy Anson, sustainability manager of the NOC of Cape Verde Leonardo Cunha and President