Team GB returned from the last tournament - held in Durban earlier this month - with 24 gold, 14 silver

 DECEMBER 19 - MORE THAN a 100 of Britain's athletes who will potentially make up the team in 2012 have

Mark England, who will be the team's Chef de Mission, saidL “This is the largest Team GB squad

GB Olympic champions.

”  Team GB includes a number of athletes who have already been successful at major senior level

extremely important opportunity for our young rowers to experience a multi-sport environment”, said GB

To view the full list of athletes representing Team GB, please click here: www.olympics.org.uk/AYOF07

  DECEMBER 19 - TIM FOSTER (pictured), an Olympic rowing gold medallist, earmarked as one of Britain's potential coaches for 2012, is to work with the Swiss during the build-up to the Beijing Olympics.

Foster has been a member of UK Sport's Elite Coach Programme whilst also working with elements of the GB

that, like everyone involved in the programme, his long-term aim is to deliver success as part of the GB

until his intake completes its three year journey this autumn, and we wish him well with the Swiss team

David Tanner, GB Rowing's Performance Director, said: "We're delighted for Tim. 

 DECEMBER 20 - IN THE shadow of where the beach volleyball will take place in 2012, the foreign coaches appointed by Britain have declared their confidence in the sport being successful at the London Olympics.

"I worked f or the Greek national team after Athens 2004 had been announced and they were ranked in the

for two years after playing indoor volleyball for England Junior s and have been identified at the GB

By Duncan Mackay  December 20 - In the shadow of where the beach volleyball will take place in 2012, the foreign coaches appointed by Britain have declared their confidence in the sport being successful at the London Olympics.

"I worked for the Greek national team after Athens 2004 had been announced and they were ranked in the

playing for two years after playing indoor volleyball for England Juniors and have been identified at the GB

 DECEMBER 12 - THREE of Britain's four national soccer team managers today backed a united team for the

Ireland compete as separate nations in World Cups and European championships and have not entered a joint team

There have been concerns in the past that a joint Olympic team could compromise the club and national

"They'd be very much to the forefront of having a team.

It seems silly to have an Olympics in London without having a team in the football competition."  

 DECEMBER 12 - THREE of Britain's four national soccer team managers today backed a united team for the

Ireland compete as separate nations in World Cups and European championships and have not entered a joint team

There have been concerns in the past that a joint Olympic team could compromise the club and national

"They'd be very much to the forefront of having a team.

It seems silly to have an Olympics in London without having a team in the football competition."  

 DECEMBER 10 - MO FARAH'S awesome finishing speed on the last circuit ensured he emphatically claimed the European Championship Cross Country title for Britain in San Giorgio su Legnano today.

France took the team race from Portugal and Spain with the British having to settle for fourth position

pre-race favourite, were left to reflect on failing by the narrowest possible margin to reclaim the team

There was plenty to cheer from the performances of the GB junior women's side, several who will hopefully

backed by Emily Pidgeon in fourth, sixth-placed Sian Edwards and Abby Westley who finished 10th, the team

 DECEMBER 10 - MO FARAH'S awesome finishing speed on the last circuit ensured he emphatically claimed the European Championship Cross Country title for Britain in San Giorgio su Legnano today.

France took the team race from Portugal and Spain with the British having to settle for fourth position

pre-race favourite, were left to reflect on failing by the narrowest possible margin to reclaim the team

There was plenty to cheer from the performances of the GB junior women's side, several who will hopefully

backed by Emily Pidgeon in fourth, sixth-placed Sian Edwards and Abby Westley who finished 10th, the team

    NOVEMBER 25 - PARALYMPICS sports stars from across the country are converging on Sheffield for a host of elite training camps at the English Institute of Sport.  

"They have a 50 metre pool that is regularly used by international swimmers and the British diving team

training camps a year, which offer our Great Britain squad the unique opportunity to train together as a team

The GB squad is full of young stars of the future.

Sport-Sheffield has already been chosen as a training camp for the Saudi Arabia wheelchair basketball team

  NOVEMBER 14 - ANOTHER major event is set to be staged in Britain during the build-up to the 2012 Olympics after Edinburgh was today awarded the 2008 World Cross Country Championships.

UK Athletics chief executive Dave Moorcroft, who was part of the team that presented today's bid to the

community races and also to reintroduce the Home Countries international for athletes who missed out on the GB

team.

  NOVEMBER 10 - TOP coaches and technical experts are keen to help Britain field a unified team at the

"We are working hard and putting in great effort to make sure a Great Britain team is a reality," Acosta

The FIVB agreed to a joint team at its World Congress in Japan last month following a motion from England

  NOVEMBER 10 - TOP coaches and technical experts are keen to help Britain field a unified team at the

"We are working hard and putting in great effort to make sure a Great Britain team is a reality," Acosta

The FIVB agreed to a joint team at its World Congress in Japan last month following a motion from England

FIVB, the world governing body of volleyball, has officially voted to allow a unified Great Britain team

FIVB, the world governing body of volleyball, has officially voted to allow a unified Great Britain team