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Britain and China sign agreement

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  UK SPORT today signed an agreement with the Chinese Government to develop sports exchanges and promote international relations between the two countries during the build-up to the 2012 Olympics.

Previous initiatives include an exchange of coaching expertise in diving and modern pentathlon and work


Gold for Harland in Millfield

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  BRITAIN'S Georgina Harland (pictured) struck gold in the third round of the Modern Pentathlon World

A good ride from Mhairi meant she maintained her lead going into the final phase of the pentathlon, a

Modern Pentathlon Association of Great Britain performance director, Jan Bartu said: “Both Georgina and


Construction companies invited to bid for Aquatics Centre

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  CONSTRUCTION companies were today invited to bid to build the Aquatics Centre that will be the gateway to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

The Aquatics Centre will host swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and elements of Modern Pentathlon




Britain to host 2009 World Modern Pentathlon Championships

  • Modern Pentathlon

 OCTOBER 6 - CRYSTAL PALACE has been chosen by the Union International de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) as

Modern Pentathlon has an increasingly strong tradition of success in this country and hosting the World

Championships will raise our profile further," said Anthony Temple, chairman of the Modern Pentathlon

Modern Pentathlon consists of five unique and diverse disciplines- shooting, fencing, swimming, riding

Held annually, the World Championships is recognised as the most important event in the Pentathlon calendar

is delighted to make an award of up to £664,000 towards the costs of staging the 2009 World Modern Pentathlon


British sports enjoys massive financial windfall

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 APRIL 11 - MORE THAN £65 million of extra Government funding was given to Britain’s Olympic sports by UK Sport today. The awards range from an extra four per cent a year for triathlon to a whopping 379 per cent for wrestling as Britain seeks to achieve its ultimate target of finishing fourth in the Olympic medals table in 2012 and top of the Paralympic table as well as being represented in all 26 sports that will make up the Games in London. Nearly all of Britain’s sports benefited from the funding – the only two who did not receive...

Handball£2,986,000n/a230  Hockey£8,573,000112 per cent232  Judo£5,484,00021 per cent1414  Modern Pentathlon


Buckingham Group chosen to build 2012 handball arena

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March 26 - Buckingham Group Contracting have won the public procurement process to build the Handball Arena for the London 2012 Olympics, it was announced today.

seats during the Games, hosting the handball preliminaries and quarter finals as well as the Modern Pentathlon


Buckingham Group chosen to build 2012 handball arena

  • Handball

March 26 - Buckingham Group Contracting have won the public procurement process to build the Handball Arena for the London 2012 Olympics, it was announced today.

seats during the Games, hosting the handball preliminaries and quarter finals as well as the Modern Pentathlon