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Former Sports Minister calls for venues to be moved

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 JULY 8 - FORMER Sports Minister Kate Hoey, who is now the London Commissioner for Sport, has called for two of the controversial Olympic venues to be moved, including the equestrian at Greenwich Park.

Olympics organised by the Evening Standard, the Labour MP, who opposed the London 2012 bid, said that shooting

Meanwhile, the choice of the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich has been opposed by every shooting


More success for England and Scotland in India

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 ENGLAND and Scotland had another successful day at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, winning four gold medals, four silver and three bronze between them.

He said: “I’ve been shooting well in training so I was hoping for a better performance today


Tokyo 2016 Olympics to be even more compact

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  TOKYO has announced plans to make the 2016 Olympics even more compact if it is chosen to follow London 2012.

after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) advised them that a number of venues, most notably shooting


Huckle completes his hat-trick in Pune

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    HARLOW shooter James Huckle (pictured) crowned a memorable debut for England by winning his third gold medal today in the men’s 10 metre rifle competition at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India.  

A county level tennis player for Essex at the age of 14, Huckle has only been shooting for two years

to, in a part of the world I’ve never been to - that’s an experience in itself quite apart from the shooting

On a great day for the England shooting squad Sheree Cox from Sunbury-on-Thames also won gold in the

"But I felt that I was shooting well and although I was a bit nervous, when I shot a 10.6 on my first

Away from the shooting range, Helena Thornton, a swimmer from Nottingham, set a Games record in winning


Victory for British shooter

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  JULY 11 - STEVE SCOTT (pictured) has won his first major shooting title at the European Championships


Britain raises the bar for 2012 - targets Russia

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  AUGUST 25 - BRITAIN are ready to revise their target for the 2012 Olympics and set themselves a new aspirational goal of third place in the medals table ahead of Russia.

equestrian and diving are all sports that failed to meet their medal targets for Beijing while judo and shooting


London 2012 appoints fencing competition manager

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JUNE 20 - HILARY PHILBIN has been appointed as the competition manager for fencing by London 2012, it was announced today.  

fifth competition manager that London 2012 have announced following archery, badminton, sailing and shooting


London 2012 appoints fencing competition manager

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JUNE 20 - HILARY PHILBIN has been appointed as the competition manager for fencing by London 2012, it was announced today.  

fifth competition manager that London 2012 have announced following archery, badminton, sailing and shooting


London 2012 appoints fencing competition manager

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JUNE 20 - HILARY PHILBIN has been appointed as the competition manager for fencing by London 2012, it was announced today.  

fifth competition manager that London 2012 have announced following archery, badminton, sailing and shooting


Mills offers insight into Olympic 2012 victory

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 JUNE 21 - SIR KEITH MILLS (pictured), one of the architects of London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics, has today given a fasicinating insight into how they won.

"For instance, there are already plenty of excellent equestrian and shooting venues in the country, so


Basketball competition manager for 2012 appointed

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 JUNE 23 - JOANNA SUTHERLAND (pictured), a former Scotland player of the year and national team captain, has been appointed as the competition manager for basketball by London 2012, it was announced today.

competition manager that London 2012 have announced following archery, badminton, fencing, sailing and shooting


London 2012 appoints swimming competition manager

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JULY 15 - CHARLOTTE O'NEILL (pictured), a former England netball international, has been appointed as the London 2012 competition manager for Olympic aquatics and Paralympic swimming.

London 2012 have announced for the 26 sports following archery, badminton, basketball, fencing, sailing, shooting


Controversial Greenwich Park and Woolwich venues under Government review

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  AUGUST 28 - GREENWICH PARK and the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich are under review as venues for the 2012 Olympics after the Government ordered a review into their viability and value for money, it was announced today.

She said: "We have commissioned [accountants] KPMG to do a report on the equestrian, shooting and basketball

The equestrian and shooting venues have been the subject of fierce protests since they were announced

Shooting groups have been campaigning to have their sport moved away from Woolwich to Bisley or Dartford