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BOA anti-doping bylaw hearing moved from Lausanne to London

  • London 2012

By Tom DegunJanuary 18 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing, which will see the British Olympic Association (BOA) defend their controversial anti-doping bylaw that imposes a lifetime ban on drug cheats, has been moved from Lausanne to London.

but if it is overturned, it would allow the likes of Dwain Chambers and David Millar to compete for Team

GB in the Games, including London 2012.The panel who hear the case will be led by Professor Richard

If things go against us in CAS, I have made it very clear that anybody who is selected for the team will

pre-dates the WADA Code and that if it is lifted, the presence of athletes who deliberately cheat within Team

GB would damage team morale, atmosphere and cohesion.The BOA will also claim that the IOC has recently


SFA chief Regan warns of supporter backlash against players joining Team GB

  • Football

executive of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), Stewart Regan, has told players hoping to compete for Team

GB at the London 2012 Olympics that they will face a backlash from fans.

GB if selected by coach Stuart Pearce.A number of players from all home nations have expressed their

GB shirt."

GB, we recognise that FIFA is run by an executive committee and it can change from time to time."

GB at London 2012December 2011: Celtic manager won't prevent London 2012 Olympic call-upsDecember

GB begins recruiting footballers for London 2012 


BPA "redefine" brand heading into London 2012 Paralympic Games

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom DegunJanuary 17 - British Paralympic Association (BPA) chief executive Tim Hollingsworth (pictured) has revealed that his organisation have moved to redefine their brand heading into the London 2012 Paralympic Games and beyond.

establish the BPA as the name for the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) and ParalympicsGB only as the team

not materialised, with a number of partners not clear on how to refer to us, and names such as Para GB

, Team GB, PGB, Para Team GB, to name a few, being used across all situations."

now on operate as two brands: the BPA being the organisation (the NPC) and ParalympicsGB being the team

GB."


Beckham and Giggs could reunite for Team GB at London 2012

  • Football

By David GoldJanuary 17 - David Beckham (pictured left) has confirmed his interest in representing Team

GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games, as has his former teammate Manchester United player Ryan Giggs

to the enquiry from the Football Association as to whether they would be interested in playing for Team

GB this summer, as has Lille midfielder Joe Cole (pictured).Cole is currently on loan from Liverpool

GB, believing it threatens their independence as football nations.Darryl Seibel, communications director

GB at the London 2012 Games."

GB begins recruiting footballers for London 2012December 2011: Arsenal youngster insists "Olympics


Badminton star Bankier aims for gold at London 2012

  • Badminton

By David GoldJanuary 16 - Badminton star Imogen Bankier (pictured left) is hoping to build on her silver medal at this year's World Championships with a gold at London 2012 later this year.

features her and a number of Britain's racket sports stars in a music video.It is part of the 'Keep Team

GB Pumped' campaign, which Cadbury's hope will get the British public supporting their hopes at London


Exclusive: BOA submit documents in doping bylaw case to CAS

  • London 2012

bylaw which prevents drug cheats, like Dwain Chambers (pictured) and David Millar, from competing for Team

GB in the Games, including London 2012.

three weeks over Christmas and New Year at virtually every hour available to me alongside a great legal team

If things go against us in CAS, I have made it very clear that anybody who is selected for the team will


British gymnastics team reveal delight at London 2012 qualification

  • Gymnastics

the London 2012 Olympic Games at the North Greenwich Arena test event on Tuesday (January 10), the Team

GB men's gymnastics coach, Eddie Van Hoof, and Dan Keatings have revealed their delight at their progress

We had to pull together as a team after Tokyo and over the Christmas period."

We've come here today, pulled together as a team and put in a great performance."

We came together as a team."

It shows the strength we have in the team."Our performance will give us an extra boost."

Their qualification means Team GB has a full male squad qualified for the Olympics for the first time


Flag bearers named for Innsbruck 2012 Youth Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

  • Innsbruck 2012

By Tom Degun in InnsbruckJanuary 13 - The 70 nations attending the inaugural Youth Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck have named their flag bearers for the Opening Ceremony tonight at the Bergisel Stadium.

as the flag bearer and the 16-year-old was presented with the Union flag at the Athletes' Village by Team

GB Chef de Mission Sir Clive Woodward (left) following a vote by all 24 athletes in the Team GB delegation

I am super happy to be selected to carry the flag for Team GB at the Opening Ceremony, especially as

To be the first Team GB flag bearer at the first ever Winter Youth Olympics is a dream come true."

I'm proud to be representing Team GB and proud to be British."


Exclusive: Team GB is in great shape for London 2012, says Debbie Jevans

  • London 2012

London 2012 director of sport, Debbie Jevans (pictured), has claimed she is full of confidence about Team

Speaking exclusively to insidethegames, Jevans revealed her belief that Team GB has every right to be

We've got a full team in gymnastics which is the first time since 1992 and we only just qualified then

The team still has to perform, but I think they're focused."

and their performance has matched with what the team has produced."

On Tuesday evening, the British men's gymnastics team qualified a full team – comprising of Louis Smith


Declan Warrington: Spectators at the London 2012 gymnastics test event more than compensate for the few empty seats at the O2

  • Inside the Blogs

with such charm.It therefore then seemed appropriate when, on the Tuesday evening, Britain's men's team

qualified a full team for the Olympics for the first time since Barcelona 1992.Louis Smith, Kristian

 In reality, their success serves as a microcosm for the results now seriously hoped for for Team

GB on a grander scale, medals are now a serious possibility beyond those considered routine.

 Ultimately, the momentum being created and experienced by Team GB throughout the tests and from


Exclusive: Our selection policy has stood the test of time, insists Moynihan

  • London 2012

By Andrew WarshawJanuary 11 - The British Olympic Association's (BOA) two leading officials remain staunchly adamant about winning the fight to maintain their blanket Olympic ban on drugs cheats.

London 2012.The BOA bylaw pre-dates the WADA code and Moynihan was supported by BOA chief executive and Team

GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt (pictured)."


Alan Hubbard: Will Sir Clive ever return to rugby after being bitten by the Olympic bug?

  • Inside the Blogs

Sir Clive Woodward takes charge of his first team this week since he left rugby eight years ago.

to a winter of content, breathing some clean mountain air as Chef de Mission of a squad of 24 young GB

"I am passionate about winter sports and that's why I have been chosen to be in charge of the team,"

GB athlete to fulfil their potential and produce their personal best in Innsbruck."

GB dress regulations, keeping noise to a minimum in the Games Village at night and keeping bedrooms


Derek Redmond's father named as Olympic Torchbearer

  • London 2012

By Andrew Warshaw at Wembley Stadium in LondonJanuary 10 - The fathers of former running star Derek Redmond and teenage diver Chris Mears - iconic British athletes for very different reasons - were the latest two individuals officially named today to carry the Olympic Torch in the Relay that begins May 19 in the run-up to London 2012.

where Chris, then 15, needed life-saving surgery after falling critically ill while training as part of Team

GB in 2009 for the Australian Youth Olympic festival.Redmond was chosen by British Olympic Association

It shows they are central to the success of Team GB."

(pictured left) has now made a full recovery and is in contention for a place in the British diving team


Ainslie may sail on to Rio 2016 Games after "gut-wrenching" World Championship disqualification

  • Sailing

By Mike Rowbottom at the Royal Festival Hall in LondonJanuary 10 - Ben Ainslie, who will become the most successful sailor in the history of the Games if he can win a fourth gold medal at London 2012, has hinted that he may extend his Olympic career to 2016.

The 34-year-old Briton, speaking here at a press event to launch his own racing team in the America's

He came back to me and said 'I really want to do my own team and set that side of it up'."

This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved with a top team."

We are a British team but this is a global event and we are looking globally for partners to come in

GB Finn sailing squad does MovemberSeptember 2011:  Ainslie leads first Team GB selections


Liz Nicholl: Approaching London 2012 we are in better shape than we were before Beijing 2008

  • Inside the Blogs

BBC and Ashley McKenzie, a member of the British Judo squad who is working hard to gain selection to Team

GB for the London Games.

days, the journey to the Games continues with each of the 900 or so athletes who will be selected to Team

GB or ParalympicsGB still having more than 600 hours of training ahead of them.

home Games has brought additional funding from Government, but also from the private sector through Team