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New online platform for British Olympic and Paralympic sport

  • Olympics

An initiative to develop an over-the-top (OTT) broadcast platform for British Olympic and Paralympic sports has been announced by UK Sport, the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association. 

This collective of British sporting bodies has appointed Dominic Coles as chair of GB Sport Media, the

Olympic sports and athletes in the UK is set to be better than ever through a new online platform, GB

Sport Media.— Team GB (@TeamGB) January 29, 2020"I am delighted and honoured to be asked to lead this

Paralympic sports throughout my career at both the BBC and Discovery, and to have helped bring Team

GB and ParalympicsGB's remarkable achievements in recent Games to our screens."



Team GB artists-in-residence brought in for Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Team GB have appointed two artists-in-residence for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

GB fundraising for future Olympics."

GB's performance there," Team GB director of marketing and communications Scott Field said.Mosley is

I paint about many different sports in my practice, so being an official artist of Team GB is fulfilling

GB"I paint about sport because it brings people together in celebration from all walks of life and the

I will be aiming to capture this unique bond in my work and celebrate the triumphs of Team GB, both individually


Hosts New Zealand strengthen squad for third leg of men’s World Rugby Sevens Series

  • Rugby Sevens

New Zealand, hosts of this weekend's third stage of the World Rugby Sevens Series, have made three changes to the squad that came from behind to defeat South Africa 7-5 in the Cape Town Sevens final last month.

three changes for Hamilton.Players from Scotland, Wales and England will be vying for a spot in the Team

GB Olympic squad, which will form later this year when head coach Simon Amor makes his selection for


Estate agent get creative with Team GB Olympic stars in Tokyo 2020 campaign

  • Tokyo 2020

Estate agent Purplebricks is launching a new creative campaign for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, featuring a number of Britain's finest athletes.  

From tomorrow, "The Official Estate Agent of Team GB" will be unveiled across television, digital, social

GB athletes to bring home gold this summer at Tokyo 2020.

And we saw no reason to stop when it came to our sponsorship of Team GB."

Team GB commercial director Tim Ellerton believes the company aligns with their sporting values."

For our team to know they have home support makes such a difference."


British Olympic Association pick location for Team GB House at Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced that Team GB House at Tokyo 2020 will be located

and communal areas for athletes to spend time with their friends and family will also be available.A Team

 The venue is a short walk from the Tokyo National Stadium ©BOA"Team GB House will be an intimate

GB – we believe the athletes will love it and it will be an exciting place to be during the Games."

Our members and staff are honoured for AoyamaTreehouse to be selected as Team GB House during the Tokyo

AoyamaTreehouse is a place for innovation and creativity, and hosting Team GB perfectly matches our concepts


British Airways renew Team GB and ParalympicsGB sponsorship for Tokyo 2020

  • EOC

British Airways has signed-up as Britain's official airline partner for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

It continues a partnership with Team GB and ParalympicsGB which stretches back over a decade to Beijing

2008.The airline will fly Britain's team and support staff to and from Tokyo, as well as equipment.A

Airways director of brand and customer experience, added: "We're so proud to be the official airline of Team

GB and ParalympicsGB for the fourth consecutive Games.


Ed Warner: Paralympics developing rapidly but funding inequalities need addressing

  • Inside the Blogs

The Tokyo Paralympics later this year will be the greatest yet. Venues packed with enthusiastic spectators, slick organisation, phenomenal sport. Everything London 2012 delivered, but with higher quality sporting contests. 

the athletes, financial and otherwise, will be paramount.Last month I was appointed to the Board of GB

Axed from lottery funding by UK Sport after Rio 2016, even after a fifth-place finish from the GB team

In spite of this, the team has pushed up the world rankings and now sits fourth a mere eight months out

Britain’s team are not looking for sympathy though.

 So, Para sports provided 42 per cent of the combined British team for Rio 2016 but receive only



Toyota and BP to sponsor Channel 4 programming for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Channel 4 has signed agreements with Toyota and BP to become joint sponsors of its programming across the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

London 2012 and Rio 2016, respectively.Working in collaboration with Channel 4’s Sports Commissioning team

nbsp;chief commercial officer, said.Andrew Cullis, director of communications and product at Toyota (GB

around the UK.Those who successfully complete their training could be in line to join the production team


Olympic curling champion guides son towards Lausanne 2020

  • Curling

Olympic curling champion Janice Rankin will watch her son Jamie follow in her footsteps when he competes for Britain at Lausanne 2020.

gold at Salt Lake City 2002 after a dramatic final stone from skip Rhona Martin steered the British team

 "Also, to make new friends within Team GB and other teams and to be a good ambassador for Great

Lausanne 2020 will take place in Champéry, which is around 60 kilometres from Lausanne, with mixed team

Watching Jamie go through the same procedures we did, travelling down to London to Team GB for a kitting


British World Equestrian Games gold medal-winning horse sold to Japan before Tokyo 2020

  • Equestrian

Quarrycrest Echo, with whom Piggy French helped Great Britain to the eventing team gold medal at last

home, has been one of Britain’s most successful event horses in recent years.As well as taking the team

gold medal at the 2018 WEG, he and French were also members of the British team which won silver at

very sad to announce the sale of Quarrycrest Echo to continue his career with Toshiyuki Tanaka and Team

in our sport and I am hugely excited and motivated to continue my preparations towards representing Team

GB at the Tokyo Olympics."


Five sports to receive funding boost from UK Sport for Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

UK Sport announced a funding boost for basketball, archery, fencing, skateboarding and wheelchair fencing for next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

confirmed that it will invest up to £325,000 (£423,000/€381,000) to support the British women’s basketball team

completed to support the squad in China.The second instalment is set to be held back for use should the team

winning recurve bronze at the Archery World Championships in the Netherlands, the British women’s archery team

increase of £57,264 ($74,457/€67,203) to take their investment to £144,264 ($188,000/€169,304)Skateboard GB

 Sky Brown's bronze medal at the World Skating Championships helped GB Skateboarding receive extra


Britain names 28-strong squad for 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne

  • Lausanne 2020

A 28-strong team will represent Great Britain at next month's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne,

see Britain compete in 11 of the 16 disciplines on the programme during 14 days of competition.The team

I can't wait to compete at Olympic level in my own sport, as well as being part of Team GB with such

 "It is a once in a lifetime experience to represent my country and be part of Team GB."

Also on the team are Alpine skiers Jack Cunningham, Sophie Foster and Robert Holmes, bobsledders Charlotte

GB at the youth Olympic Winter Games in January 2020!!


Former UK Athletics chair Warner to take up same role at Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) has today announced that former UK Athletics chair Ed Warner has been appointed to the Board of Trustees with immediate effect and will take over from the current chair, Kevin Aitchison, when he stands down in September 2020.

progress wheelchair rugby has made in recent years, most visibly in the growing success of the elite GB

team, and have great respect for the work GBWR has done in often challenging circumstances," Warner