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Michael Pavitt: Lee Valley White Water Centre at 10 - A model for sustainability?

  • Inside the Blogs

Last month marked the 10th anniversary since the Lee Valley White Water Centre officially opened to the general population, the only venue built for the London 2012 Olympics to have public use prior to the Games.

nbsp;"We were closed for a significant period of time to the public, we managed to keep going for the GB

team, so all the Olympic sports preparing for Tokyo have probably fared better than most."

course which is normally used for rafting and serves as the training venue for British Canoe’s slalom team

viewed as key to ensuring the sustainability of the centre ©Getty ImagesWhile the British Canoeing team


Brisbane named as new chief executive of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) has confirmed the appointment of Jason Brisbane as the organisation’s new chief executive.

continue to grow wheelchair rugby by driving participation, increasing awareness and supporting our elite team

I am delighted to welcome Jason Brisbane to GB Wheelchair Rugby as our new chief executive," Warner said

David Pond has been passionate about building strong wheelchair rugby communities and a competitive GB

team."

the past three European Championships and will have hopes of medal success at Tokyo 2020, with the team


Riise names Britain's women's football squad for Tokyo 2020

  • Football

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed the women's football team for Tokyo 2020, with England

- England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - failed to come to an agreement to field a British team

history, is incredibly exciting," said Mark England, the Team GB Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020."

I am delighted to welcome the players selected today to Team GB for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

GB this summer."

Team GB is on the cusp of making history this summer as we are on track to qualify more female than male


Exclusive: FIS Presidential candidate Lewis holds no grudges despite "brutal" dismissal

  • Skiing

International Ski Federation (FIS) Presidential candidate Sarah Lewis insists she holds no grudges against any member of the organisation's Council despite her "brutal" and "humiliating" dismissal as secretary general.

I have led the team, I have engaged with partners and I have had a hands off role, delegating support

been nominated for the top job by the Royal Belgian Ski Federation as her home National Association, GB


Pilato breaks 50m breaststroke world record at European Aquatics Championships

  • Swimming

Italy's 16-year-old starlet Benedetta Pilato broke the women's 50 metres breaststroke world record today on the penultimate day of the European Aquatics Championships in Budapest in Hungary.

pic.twitter.com/ZcIIBNhib7— Team GB (@TeamGB) May 22, 2021Roman Mityukov of Switzerland won bronze by

Kromowidjojo and Heemskerk - were close to stopping the Britons, finishing 0.19 behind, and the Italian team


BOA confirms British athletes will be fully vaccinated before Tokyo 2020

  • EOC

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed all athletes and support staff will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before leaving for Japan ahead of this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

confirmed that, through an agreement between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Pfizer BioNtech, Team

GB and ParalympicsGB athletes and support staff will be fully vaccinated ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic



Harwin signs on as sponsor of British bobsleigh team

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Electronics company Harwin has signed-up as a sponsor of the British bobsleigh team which is preparing

The link-up comes as the four-man team bids to buy a new sled worth £110,000 ($156,000/€127,000), which

circumstance and cope with the most extreme conditions, and we definitely recognise these traits in what the GB

bobsleigh team are currently doing.

Britain is raising funds to buy a new four-man bobsleigh sled ©Getty ImagesBritain's four-man team are


IWBF conducts draw for wheelchair basketball tournaments at Tokyo 2020

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

The top four finishers at the 2018 World Championship have been drawn together in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The GB Men's team will face USA??, Australia??, Germany??, Algeria?? & Iran??

in Group BThe GB Women's team are in Group A and will play Canada??, Australia??, Germany??


Tokyo 2020 qualifier Munro was unware Britain had Para-taekwondo team

  • Para-Taekwondo News

Paralympic taekwondo qualifier Beth Munro has admitted she did not know Britain had a team before she

from a martial arts background at all," said Munro, who has also competed in netball and javelin, to GB

I didn't know there was a Para-taekwondo team.

Prior to GB, my entire career has been in care and mental health.


Team GB and Paralympics GB launch new Tokyo 2020 kit

  • Tokyo 2020

Team GB and Paralympics GB have launched their new kit for the forthcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic

  As well as competition wear for the various sports, the launch also showcased Team GB’s collection

#TeamGB @adidasUK pic.twitter.com/UGrUXSiLxb— Team GB (@TeamGB) May 6, 2021Speaking at the launch British

said: "Despite the incredibly difficult times society has faced this year, everyone associated with Team

GB has remained positive and focused, especially our athletes who have worked incredibly hard to keep

Today’s launch of the adidas Team GB kit is another important step on that journey, bringing our athletes


Britain names archery teams for Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics

  • Archery

Britain has named its respective archery teams for this summer's Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed the selection of six archers to represent Team GB

GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after winning bronze at the 2016 European Championships, and won silver

gold as part of Team GB in the women’s recurve team event at the 2019 European Games and was part of

GB off in a successful Olympic Games."

GB for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which are due to take place from July 23 to August


Wales

  • Countries and Territories

Wales - November 2021Birmingham 2022 will not be a home Commonwealth Games for Wales, but it won't be far off.

Richards, aged just 18, became the youngest Welsh Olympic champion.Track cyclist Elinor Barker won team

They are also really proud to compete for Team GB.

But if they are able, they always seem to want to also compete for Team Wales."

 Lauren Price won Olympic boxing gold at Tokyo 2020 in Team GB colours ©Getty ImagesWales has launched

We have to be creative as one of the important parts is keeping a 'one team' approach," said Phillips


Turks and Caicos Islands

  • Countries and Territories

Turks and Caicos Islands - April 2022Just under 40,000 people live in the Turks and Caicos Islands - an Atlantic paradise which lies to the southeast of The Bahamas and to the north of Hispaniola. 

As the British Overseas Territory does not have an Olympic team, athletes from the islands can only compete

on the grandest sporting stage in GB colours.To date, Delano Williams is the only person to have achieved

Olympic experience was a mixed bag, with the high of making history tempered with the low of his British team

the final, but Martyn Rooney was then deemed to have started outside of the changeover zone and the team

It is always a privilege and honour to lead Team Turks and Caicos to any championships event or to be


Anguilla

  • Countries and Territories

Anguilla - October 2021The expectation of fans at Birmingham 2022 means next year's Commonwealth Games could be particularly special.

anguish for the sprinter, and Anguilla itself, with the Tokyo silver he won as part of the 4x100m relay team

breeding ground, and we share in the success of Zharnel and Shara Proctor, whether it's running for GB