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UIPM to stage World Coaches Conference in Manchester

  • Modern Pentathlon

Pentathlon GB will host this year's International Modern Pentathlon Federation (UIPM) World Coaches Conference

with their peers from across the globe.Speakers will include Dominic Mahony, Great Britain's Olympic team


Five-time Paralympian Ash retires from wheelchair rugby

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Britain's longest serving wheelchair rugby Paralympian Alan Ash has announced his retirement from the sport.

 "I shall miss being part of the squad but I wish the team well - it has so much potential and is

Wheelchair Rugby performance director Lorraine Brown added: "Alan has been one of the anchors of the GB



Four-time Winter Olympian Chemmy Alcott holds ski racing training session with young award winners

  • Skiing

Britain's four-time Winter Olympian Chemmy Alcott has held a week-long training session in the Austrian resort of Hintertux with four budding ski racers, who won the exclusive opportunity through their applications for the "Jamie Ritblat Award for Achievement".

Also having the added benefit of Lois and Aimee from Snow Camp help educate the rest of our team on the

only discovered skiing last year, he has since raced in three ski races and been invited to join the GB


British football team secure place at Deaflympics after £20,000 donation from former Manchester United

  • Football News

Former Manchester United and England footballer Gary Neville has donated £20,000 ($24,600/€22,100) to secure the Great Britain men's and women's deaf football squads their place at the 2017 Deaflympics in Samsun in Turkey.

figures in the game were needed to send both teams to this year's deaf World Cup, where the women's team

fallen way off track of their total until Neville, who was recently a coach of the England national team

https://t.co/oO5fBehvW5 pic.twitter.com/9FfD7ElxJN— GB Deaf Football (@GB_DeafFootball) 2 November 2016The


London Mayor orders investigation into rising costs of converting Olympic Stadium into football venue

  • London 2012

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered an investigation why converting the Olympic Stadium into the home of Premier League football club West Ham United cost £50 million ($61 million/€55 million) more than initially expected.

Stadium operators, the London Legacy Development Corporation.London Mayor Sadiq Khan, pictured at the Team

GB victory parade, has called for an inquiry into Olympic Stadium costs and why they are so much higher


Ice Hockey UK boosted by extension of McDonalds sponsorship

  • Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey UK have announced McDonald’s franchisee Jerry Nicholls has extended his sponsorship with Great Britain.

Ice Hockey UK’s media output.This includes their television, radio and online output, while the media team

We are so grateful to Jerry for supporting IHUK and GB," said Andy French, the IHUK general secretary

sponsorship of our media output means we can continue to cover major tournaments with a full media team

’s team have departed to Astana for the second preliminary round of qualifying for Pyeongchang 2018,

I’m immensely proud to now be able to extend that support to my national team."


Sochi 2014 gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold among 18 candidates for election to British Olympic Association Athletes’ Commission

  • EOC

A total of 18 Olympians have been confirmed they are standing in the elections for the British Olympic Association’s (BOA) Athletes’ Commission.

Eddie and Frances Houghton join Grainger as rowers seeking a place on the Commission.Double Olympic team

next four years is set to be an exciting time for Olympic sport here in the UK given the success of Team

GB at Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 and we look forward to welcoming fresh insight and ideas onto the Athletes

operated by the BOA.Voting will take place until November 8, with any athlete who has competed for Team

GB in the last 12 years or athletes who are Team GB Gold Club members able to place a vote.Future Olympians


Alan Hubbard: Race for chairmanship of British Olympic Association is by no means a foregone conclusion

  • Inside the Blogs

Clinton v Trump it is not, but 16 days after the gruesome twosome vie for the Presidency of the United States on November 8, election fever will hit a vital corner of British sport in London’s Charlotte Street.

shoo-in.However, it was recently confirmed that Olympic hockey gold medallist Richard Leman, president of GB

succeed Sebastian Coe as chairman of the BOA ©Getty ImagesA member of Britain's gold medal-winning hockey team


Peaty among six nominees for inaugural Great Britain’s Choice Award

  • EOC

Men’s 100 metres breaststroke world record holder Adam Peaty is one of six nominees for Team GB’s ‘Great

The inaugural award has been designed to give the British public the chance to honour an athlete or team

GB at Rio 2016 created so many memories and inspirational performances that shortlisting just six was

GB's official supermarket partner Aldi, will be announced at the Team GB Ball on November 30.The Ball

We are delighted to be supporting the Great Britain’s Choice Award at this year’s inaugural Team GB Awards

As the first official supermarket sponsor of Team GB, Aldi is incredibly proud of all the athletes and



BOA extend partnership with media owner Ocean until Tokyo 2020

  • EOC

The British Olympic Association (BOA) have announced an extension to their partnership with home media owner Ocean which will see the two parties work together in the build-up and during Tokyo 2020. 

Team GB’s success is built on innovation, dedication and hard work," said Bleakley."

Working with Team GB on bringing Rio 2016 back to the nation was a milestone moment for Ocean and digital


Scottish wheelchair curling squad named for upcoming World ‘B’ Championships

  • Wheelchair Curling News

Paralympic bronze medallist Aileen Neilson will lead the Scotland team at the World "B" Wheelchair Curling

The team of five includes Neilson’s fellow Sochi 2014 Paralympic bronze medallists Angie Malone, Gregor

tournament this week, including current world champions Russia and world bronze medallists South Korea.The team

Ewan (pictured) and Robert McPherson as well as Hugh Nibloe ©Getty ImagesFollowing that event, the team

That would enable us to accrue GB qualifying points for the Paralympics so a lot is at stake."


Five-time Paralympic champion Smyth questions absence from "Lap of Legends" event

  • Athletics News

Ireland’s five-time Paralympic gold medallist Jason Smyth has questioned why he was not invited to take part in a "Lap of Legends" event at Windsor Park in Belfast on Saturday (October 8).

Ireland colleague Michael McKillop.Skier Kelly Gallagher and swimmer Bethany Firth, who both competed for Team

GB, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, are the other two.Both Gallagher and Firth


Griffiths announces retirement from wheelchair basketball after helping Britain to record result at Rio 2016 Paralympics

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

Clare Griffiths has announced her retirement from wheelchair basketball after helping Britain’s women’s team

It’s such an exciting future for this team."

Whilst I didn’t achieve a medal, as a team we achieved so much and of that I am very proud."

Clare is one of the best guards that GB has ever seen," said Paul Hudson, chairman of British Wheelchair

Basketball and a former coach of Britain’s women’s team."

will have been touched by her grit and determination to take GB to medal success."