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Diving star Tom Daley to make record fifth Olympic appearance at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Tom Daley will become the first British diver to appear at five Olympic Games after he and Noah Williams were named for the 10m platform synchro, the event in which Daley triumphed at Tokyo 2020.

Eight divers were confirmed by the British Olympic Association on Tuesday to represent Team GB at Paris

in Paris.8️⃣ divers confirmed ✅Paris, we're coming...👀🔥🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/h8zmVnog85— Aquatics GB

eight divers selected to Team GB for Paris 2024.

and experience within the squad, and I am delighted to welcome Olympic champions Jack and Tom back to Team

GB for a fourth and fifth Games respectively.


Boxer Cindy Ngamba eyes first medal for IOC Refugee Olympic Team

  • Boxing

Cindy Ngamba was one of 36 athletes named in the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (ORT) for Paris 2024 on Thursday

Having qualified by right in Italy in March, the 26-year-old boxer will bid to win a first medal for the team

and her studies at Bolton University.Having amassed three English national titles, Ngamba was part of Team

GB Boxing were unable to help her obtain the British passport she needed to be eligible for the British

team, but Ngamba did win a Refugee Athlete Scholarship which enabled her to try and qualify.

She went to last year's European Games as part of the European Olympic Committees Refugee Team and won

Olympics on merit since the ORT made its debut at Rio 2016.Ngamba is the first boxer from the refugee team


GB women's gymnastics: Head coach departs ahead of Paris 2024

  • Gymnastics

David Kenwright has stepped down as head coach of Great Britain's women's gymnastics team, less than

During his leadership, the women's team experienced their most prosperous era, highlighted by their first

Olympic team medal in 93 years at the Tokyo Games in 2021.The former head coach did not attend the Tokyo

He was also pivotal in GB securing a memorable first-ever World Championships team silver in Liverpool

 Former coach Kenwright helped GB to a first-ever medal in gymnastics at Tokyo 2020.

with Team GB in the forthcoming months.While the official opening ceremony for the Olympics is scheduled


European Gymnastics Championships: Ukraine takes men's gold

  • Gymnastics

Ukraine narrowly won the men's European Gymnastics team title in Rimini on Sunday ahead of Great Britain

Illia Kovtun, Oleh Verniaiev, Nazar Chepurnyi, Ihor Radivilov, and Radomyr Stelmakh, the Ukrainian team

amassed a total of 255.762 points, edging past the next-best team, Great Britain, by a margin of 0.3

We’re so close and we’re all on a journey together as one and we’ve achieved so much.”The GB team kicked

Fraser then delivered an impressive routine, scoring 14.8, which propelled GB into a narrow lead as they

delivering a superbly controlled routine and scoring 13.366.Ukraine clinched gold overall ahead of GB


European Rowing Championships: Great Britain top medals table with eight golds

  • Rowing

Great Britain clinched four gold medals and one silver, securing the top spot on the medal table on the last day of competition at the European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

Competing amidst windy conditions, the PR3 mixed coxed four team of Frankie Allen, Joshua O'Brien, Giedre

They crossed the finish line well ahead of France, securing a commanding victory, meaning GB remain the

the men's four event, with Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge, and Freddie Davidson representing GB

Obviously there’s still a bit to improve but it worked well for us.”GB remain the best rowing nation

team faced treacherous windy conditions in Hungary, but it did not stop them being victorious.



US alpine ski team announces major coaching changes for 2024-25 season

  • Alpine Skiing

Alpine Ski Team has announced a number of staffing changes ahead of the 2024-25 season with Ian Garner

Mark Tilston will lead the men's team as head coach, while Paul Kristofic will lead the women's team.

Ian Garner, a longtime coach with the US Ski Team, is resigning from his position as head men's World

“We are so grateful for everything that Ian has done with the men’s World Cup team,” said Tilston.

head men's slalom coach for Dave Ryding and emerging talents like Billy Major and Laurie Taylor at GB

“We are thrilled to have Rudi at the helm of our women’s tech team,” said Kristofic.


USADA face WADA: Call for Chinese swimmers doping revision and investigation

  • Swimming

On Tuesday, the US Anti-Doping Agency issued a call for significant reforms within the World Anti-Doping Agency and urged for an impartial investigation into instances of Chinese swimmers testing positive before the Tokyo Olympics.

Chinese Swimming Investigation#cleansport #athleteadvocacy #athletevoices pic.twitter.com/eBKUB83Wpd— Team

Another one that is "extremely concerned" about this case is Britain’s Aquatics GB, which expressed in


Kerenza Bryson, Seo Chang-wan claim UIPM Pentathlon World Cup golds in Ankara

  • Modern Pentathlon

Britain’s Kerenza Bryson built on her best-ever fencing performance to clinch the second UIPM World Cup win of her career in the Turkish capital with Seo Chang-wan securing men's gold.

#swim #run #fence #ride #competition #olympic #sport pic.twitter.com/RCWh6RianT— Pentathlon GB

trusting in myself it will keep going in the right direction for the Games.”Bryson will form part of Team

the opener in Cairo ahead of Mohamed, but this time had to settle for third behind his 19-year-old team-mate.The


Team GB Taekwondo star to represent Isle of Man at Euros

  • Taekwondo

Bianca Cook will represent the Isle of Man at the European Taekwondo Championships in Belgrade in May as she looks to book her place at Paris 2024. She will be competing for an unprecedented 5th European title.

Championships will be the last chance for three-time world champion Cook to take McGowan's place in Team

GB at the Paris Olympics.

 "I want to show my form to be selected for Team GB and at the same time represent the Isle of Man

GB.

Bianca will remain a member of the GB Taekwondo World Class Programme and will continue to receive our


Laura Kenny retires as Britain's most decorated cyclist

  • Cycling

The five-time gold medallist has announced her retirement from cycling. The announcement comes just four months before Paris 2024. "It's the right time," she said. The 31-year-old Briton will retire from the Olympic sport this summer.

Thank you to Team GB, British Cycling and all the partners who have been part of my journey.""

— Dame Laura Kenny (@LauraKenny31) March 18, 2024At London 2012, she won gold in the omnium and the team

Also in Tokyo, she won a silver medal in the team pursuit.She has won 14 European titles to add to her


Fara Williams and Wayne Rooney to receive Legends of Football award

  • Football

Legends of Football will honour England's most capped women's player, Fara Williams MBE and Manchester United's record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney with the prestigious award at a star-studded event at London's Grosvenor House on 7th October 2024 in aid of music therapy charity Nordoff and Robbins.

win a staggering 177 England caps, represent the Lionesses at seven major tournaments and play for Team

GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

played in seven major tournaments, captained England to the final of Euro 2019 and was part of the team


Xammar and Brugman new 470 World Champions

  • Sailing

Xammar and Brugman are the 2024 470 World Champions on home waters, followed by Great Britain and Japan. The Nations Cup was awarded to Great Britain for the best national performance.

The German team won twice in 14-16 knots, but the Spaniards' consistent performance throughout the week

I'm really proud of this team and what we've achieved."¡𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒍 𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒐!

for Vita Heathcote and @chrisgrubegbr 🤩@BritishSailing | @470Sailing pic.twitter.com/s7deLokpot— Team

GB (@TeamGB) March 3, 2024The British team stepped up their game this week to claim the overall Nations

Kosmatopoulos, President of the 470 Class, presented the David Barnes Trophy to the winning Spanish team


Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby '28 for 28' fundraising initiative

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

ground-breaking fundraising initiative - '28 for 28' - which aims to bring together 28 partners to support the team

Wheelchair rugby is the only mixed-gender Paralympic team sport and has grown fivefold since the London

GB wheelchair rugby gold medallist Aaron Phipps commented of the initiative: "People saw us for the first


Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy undergoes cancer treatment

  • Cycling

Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy revealed on Friday that he has been diagnosed with cancer, but insisted he is "optimistic and positive" about the future.

ride my bike and live my life as normal," he added.Chris Hoy is a hero to many, including all of us at Team

He is, and will continue to be, an inspiration to us all ❤️ pic.twitter.com/aJ33YSABAc— Team GB (@TeamGB

Edinburgh, Hoy took up track cycling as a teenager and won his first Olympic medal, a silver in the team