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Wales "respects" footballers' decision to play for Team GB at London 2012

  • Football

Association of Wales (FAW) has reiterated that it will not punish any of the five Welsh players selected for Team

GB at the London 2012 Olympics.

Of course we will not ban them but it's well documented that we don't really see a Team GB," he said.

GB at London 2012July 2012: Giggs and Bellamy defy Welsh FA as they join Team GB for London 2012June

2012: Bale's London 2012 dreams in tatters as injury forces withdrawal from Team GB football squadMay

2012: Disgruntled Coleman expects "three or four" Welsh footballers to represent Team GB at OlympicsNovember

2011: Wales fans aim anger over Olympic Team GB at Bale and Ramsey 



British cycling champion Morris set to miss London 2012 after road accident

  • Cycling News

By Tom Degun at Trafalgar Square in LondonJuly 10 - Britain's reigning Paralympic hand-cycling champion Rachel Morris looks set to miss out on her dream of defending her title in front of a home crowd at the London 2012 Paralympics in exactly 50 days' time after being hit from behind by a car while taking part in a time trial near her home in Guildford.

Morris was named in the ParalympicsGB cycling team just last month but her odds of recovering are particularly

Rachel has been a cornerstone of the GB Cycling team's Paralympic squad for a number of years," said

She has already been to the GB Cycling Team's headquarters in Manchester to visit the GB team's doctor

that the British Paralympic Association (BPA) is holding here as it announced the final ParalympicsGB team



Greene will captain Britain's athletics team at London 2012 Olympics

  • Athletics

the world, European and Commonwealth 400 metres hurdles champion, will captain Britain's athletics team

Greene (pictured above) will take on the captaincy duties of the 78-strong team for the second time,

having previously held the position for the European Team Championships in Sweden in 2011.It follows

We have a great team spirit in the camp, which will make giving my speech much easier."

He is a very professional athlete who is both liked and respected by the rest of the team."

GB Olympic selection appeal as 10 others miss out on London 2012July 2012: Drugs cheats Chambers


Rising rowing star Louloudis fit for British eight at London 2012

  • Rowing

RowbottomJuly 8 - Constantine Louloudis, one of the rising stars of British rowing, will compete for Team

GB in the men's eight at the London 2012 Olympic Games after recovering from a back injury.

Team GB Rowing team leader David Tanner added: "It is good news that Constantine Louloudis is now fully

story at [email protected] storiesJune 2012: Largest ever British Olympic rowing team


Giggs to captain Team GB at London 2012

  • Football

Andrew WarshawJuly 8 - Ryan Giggs, who retired from international football five years ago, will captain Team

GB at London 2012, it was announced today.

GB for the first time when they face Brazil at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium on July 20 in a warm-up

After facing Senegal, Team GB meet United Arab Emirates at Wembley on 29 July and complete their group

Meanwhile, England skipper Casey Stoney was named as captain of the Team GB women's team who face New

time for London 2012July 2012: Team GB star in meningitis scareJuly 2012: Giggs and Bellamy

defy Welsh FA as they join Team GB for London 2012


Canada's London 2012 goalball teams announced

  • Goalball News

By David GoldJuly 8 - Canadian Blind Sports has named the athletes nominated to their men and women's goalball teams for this summer's Paralympic Games.

Championships in Antalya, Turkey, last year.Ashlie Andrews and Jillian MacSween, both key members of that team

, Amy Kneebone (pictured above) and Whitney Bogart.Kneebone, Bogart and MacSween also played in the team

Bruno Haché, Ahmad Zeividavi, Doug Ripley and Simon Tremblay.Gaulin was the youngest member of the team

I am very pleased to have once again two excellent Goalball teams coming to the Games," said Team Canada

GB to face world champions in opening goalball matches of London 2012April 2012: Britain avoid


On Camp with Kelly athletes England and Weightman to run for Britain at London 2012

  • Athletics

England has been selected to compete in the 1500 metres alongside Laura Weightman (pictured left) for Team

GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

personally, it is the icing on the cake to see two athletes progress from promising athletes to members of Team

GB and to have shared in their journey."

turning point in my career and it was a real boost mentally to count Dame Kelly as one of my support team


Greenwich Park closed for four weeks to complete preparations for London 2012

  • London 2012

By Duncan Mackay in LondonJuly 7 - Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, has promised to return Greenwich Park "in good condition" after it was closed today for four weeks to complete construction and preparations for the Olympics.

including potentially the Queen, who may attend to watch her granddaughter, Zara Phillips, represent Team

GB in the eventing.Princess Haya, one of King Hussein I of Jordan's daughters and the wife


Mantell and Pinner named as Team GB London 2012 hockey reserves

  • Hockey

By Sara EvansJuly 7 - The selection of Richard Mantell and George Pinner to Team GB as reserve athletes

for Britain's men's hockey team at the London 2012 Olympic Games has been announced by the British Olympic

be ruled out through injury or illness.Mantell (pictured below, right), 30, from Reading has been a Team

GB member previously, having competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.He also scored twice in the

, the 25-year-old from Beeston has made ten more international appearances and was also part of the GB

this story at [email protected] storiesJune 2012: Middleton to lead London 2012 Team

GB hockey squad


Olympic fans offered unique sporting experience at Triathlon Live events

  • Triathlon

By Stuart NewmanJuly 7 - Triathlon Live is to take place at eight locations across the United Kingdom during this summer's London 2012 Olympic Games, Triathlon England has announced.

experience how it feels to compete in a triathlon as well as enjoy the opportunity to cheer on the Team

GB athletes via big screens from August 4 to 7.The locations include:  Bristol – Millennium Square

to swimmers of all abilities before cycling and running on state-of-the-art equipment.Individual and team

Triathlon Scotland, and can't wait to see what each city has to offer – we might even inspire the next Team

GB triathlete at one of our events!"


Royal Mail to issue stamps featuring London 2012 ParalympicsGB gold medal winners

  • Collecting and Heritage News

By Tom DegunJuly 7 - Royal Mail have revealed they will be celebrating the Paralympics by issuing a set of six first class stamps in a specially designed miniature sheet following the conclusion of the Games that will feature every single ParalympicsGB gold medal winner from London 2012.

to the UK makes it an even more special event and I look forward to celebrating every win with the team

at [email protected] storiesJune 2012: Collectors Folder from Royal MailJune 2012: Team

GB gold medal winners stamp collection makes it a win to rememberApril 2012: Royal Mail promises

speedy delivery of Team GB 2012 gold medal winner stampsJanuary 2012: Royal Mail stamps will mark

Team GB gold medal triumphs at London 2012July 2011: Royal Mail releases final set of 2012 Olympic


Warburton wins Team GB Olympic selection appeal as 10 others miss out on London 2012

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomJuly 6 - Gareth Warburton has been added to the 800 metres selections in Britain's Olympic squad after winning his appeal against his non-selection, but there was disappointment today for 10 other athletes whose challenges were turned down.

current B standards made him selectable under the UKA selection policy and he has been added to the team

"All I can do now is prove to everybody that I should have been in the team," she said.Marlon Devonish


Welsh hero Giggs odds-on to take captain's armband for Team GB football squad at London 2012

  • Football

By David GoldJuly 6 - Team GB men's football coach Stuart Pearce has yet to decide on his captain for

honour.The trio are among five players who defied the Welsh Football Association (FAW) to take part in Team

its respective group.Britain also faces Brazil on July 20 in another friendly, and Pearce knows his team

Pearce's team, as reported widely last month, does not include former England captain David Beckham but

[email protected] storiesJuly 2012: Giggs and Bellamy defy Welsh FA as they join Team

GB for London 2012