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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


Team GB partner with Whole Earth in run up to Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Team GB has announced a partnership with food company Whole Earth, with seven months to go until the

considered a good nutritional choice for those wanting to pursue healthy and active lifestyles.Team GB

Welcome to Team GB, @wholeearthfoods!

They join as an official supporter to Team GB in the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games!

More on the partnership ➡ https://t.co/PWZdV8qjlx— Team GB (@TeamGB) December 9, 2019Whole Earth is already

Team GB is all about celebrating everyday people achieving extraordinary things in a way that truly unites


BOA issue "robust" response to athlete legal action over Rule 40

  • EOC

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed it has responded to a legal challenge from a group of athletes against its Rule 40 guidelines.

message during the Games period "provided it doesn't contain any Olympic branding, such as a medal or Team

GB kit or references".The BOA has insisted it is an "entirely independently funded organisation, which

to preserve and enhance a system that has collectively sold rights for the benefit of the whole of Team

GB, including smaller sports and less high-profile athletes."

officials and other team personnel who participate in the Olympic Games may allow their person, name


Williamson fifth on bobsleigh debut after switch from cycling

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Victoria Williamson has marked her debut appearance as a bobsleigh athlete with a fifth-place finish at the Europa Cup competition in Altenberg, following her switch from cycling.

decision to switch sports earlier this month, after completing a successful training camp with the GB

Bobsleigh team.During her cycling career, Williamson won a 2013 World Championships bronze medal in the team

The opportunity she has with the GB Bobsleigh Team is really exciting, we wish her well and I know the


BOA announce appointments of three Board members

  • EOC

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced the appointments of Vicky Gosling, Andrew Scoular and Juliet Slot to the organisation's Board.

Gosling and Scoular serve as the chief executives of GB Snowsport and British Judo, respectively.The

was among the attendees for the official opening of the BOA, British Paralympic Committee (BPA) and GB

It was great for the broader BOA team to get to meet the Princess and spend time with her - as an Olympian

 GB Snowsport moved into the offices at Charlotte Street in 2010.


Former US Olympic silver medallist Kenworthy eyes Beijing 2022 success after switching allegiance to Britain

  • Freestyle

Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy is targeting success for Great Britain at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games after switching allegiance from the United States.

Essex, and he also has a British-born mother.GB Snowsport accepted the approach from Kenworthy and his team

For me, this is an incredible opportunity to join a first-class team and I believe we will be able to

There certainly is a stigma that surrounds it and, if you're in a team sport, then there's a fear that

you are going to mess up the team dynamic, and that things are going to change or shift, and you don't

Snowsport high-performance team.


Nancy Gillen: Federations under increasing scrutiny over gender equality

  • Inside the Blogs

Gender equality is the hot topic in the sporting world at the moment. The phrase is quickly joining the list of hackneyed jargon often used at General Assemblies and Executive Council meetings.

Former Team GB fencer Laurence Halsted, now performance director for the Danish Fencing Federation, suggested


Olympic supporters to gain unique Team GB House experience at Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Olympic supporters are being given a unique opportunity at Tokyo 2020, after Team GB announced plans

to give fans access to Team GB House during the Olympic Games.

Fans who book an Olympic travel package through Team GB Live will be rewarded with an invitation to the

British Olympic team's Tokyo headquarters next July.Historically, Team GB House has been reserved only

for athletes, their families and Team GB partners.Three-time Olympic gymnastics champion Max Whitlock

behind the idea.He said: "This is an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the heart of Team

GB at an Olympic Games that has never been available to the supporters before and will give them incredible


Elworthy appointed independent chair of Netball Superleague Board

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Former South African cricketer Steve Elworthy has been appointed as independent chair of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) Board.

representing South Africa, held a position on the 2019 Netball World Cup Board and currently sits on the GB

in place to make it the best women’s league in the UK," said Claire Nelson, chief executive of VNSL team

range of different sports and his expertise in the commercial space makes him a valuable asset to this team



British four-man bobsleigh team receive Sochi 2014 Olympic bronze medals at Team GB Ball

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Britain's four-man bobsleigh team have received their Winter Olympic bronze medals from Sochi 2014, over

, Stuart Benson and Joel Fearon were presented with their medals at the British Olympic Association Team

GB Ball.The British crew were upgraded to third after two Russian teams were disqualified.Alexander

 "As a team we're just glad to be getting this award."

Let’s hear it for our four-man bobsleigh team - Sochi 2014 bronze medallistsCongrats @JohnJacksonGB

pic.twitter.com/bde4F1CrXq— Team GB (@TeamGB) November 21, 2019Zubkov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Alexei Negodaylo


Family of late Steven Holcomb receive Olympic bobsleigh silver medals at Team USA awards

  • PASO

medals from Sochi 2014 were awarded to the United States' two- and four-man bobsleigh teams at the Team

International Olympic Committee members Anita DeFrantz and Kikkan Randall.Britain's four-man bobsleigh team

are due to receive their bronze medals today at the Team GB Ball in London, with the reallocation process

of the Year honour was presented to America's FIFA Women’s World Cup winning team after they retained

Congratulations to all of the Team USA winners and finalists this year," said Sarah Hirshland, Untied

Tonight has been a fantastic tribute to the continued excellence and spirit of Team USA."


British athletes threaten legal action against BOA in latest Rule 40 dispute

  • EOC

A group of high-profile British athletes have threatened legal action against the British Olympic Association (BOA) in an attempt to force the organisation to relax its "unjust and unfair" sponsorship regulations.

message during the Games period "provided it doesn't contain any Olympic branding, such as a medal or Team

GB kit or references".Gemili, silver medallist in the 4x100 metres relay at this year's World Athletics

official or other team personnel who participates in the Olympic Games may allow his person, name, picture

particularly with sponsors who are not part of the TOP programme.The rule now reads: "Competitors, team

officials and other team personnel who participate in the Olympic Games may allow their person, name


Nancy Gillen: AIBA would benefit from implementing IOC's judge monitoring system

  • Inside the Blogs

Despite the ongoing chaos that surrounds the International Boxing Association (AIBA), this year’s Men and Women’s World Boxing Championships went smoothly. 

In response, GB Boxing expressed disappointment with both the decision and the lack of openness, calling

The decision again caused outrage on social media, with Artingstall's team-mate Sandy Ryan describing


British Wheelchair Basketball announce four-year partnership with ATPI Sports Events

  • Basketball

British Wheelchair Basketball have announced a four-year partnership with world leading travel provider ATPI Sports Events.

Sports Events as British Wheelchair Basketball’s first choice for the travel arrangements of its four GB

squads.It comes at a critical time, with the two senior GB teams continuing their preparations for the

Games following impressive qualifying performances at the European Championships this year.The men's team

 "The GB wheelchair basketball teams are among the best in the world; their phenomenal international

is absolutely our pleasure to be able to offer our services to British Wheelchair Basketball and its GB