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Scottish taekwondo practitioner chosen as Team GB Olympic mini-mascot

  • Taekwondo

A young Glasgow taekwondo practitioner has been selected as part of Team GB's first-ever group of mini-mascots

Six lucky youngsters from across the UK, including nine-year-old Josh Davidson, will fly the flag for Team

GB at the Paris Olympics in this summer.

mascot from Scotland, was selected after his video entry impressed the judges and he will be supporting Team

GB athletes in the lead up to the Paris Games.


PTI to develop digital transformation plan for British Cycling

  • Cycling

British Cycling has appointed strategy and technology consultancy PTI Digital to create a new digital transformation roadmap for the coming years.

, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and selects national teams, including the Great Britain (GB

) Cycling Team, to compete at home and abroad.


Kate French to defend modern pentathlon title at Paris 2024 after 18 months out

  • Modern Pentathlon

summer as she prepares to return to competition for the first time in almost 18 months, informs the Team

The British from Meopham, 32, trains with Pentathlon GB at the University of Bath and has only competed

 She won team gold at the latter event with Charlie Follett and Jo Muir, but decided to take a break

I have also done some corporate events and travelled with the younger Pentathlon GB athletes to the U17

 With teammates Olivia Green and Kerenza Bryson having already secured Team GB's two women's Olympic


Hockey: New Zealand and Ireland book last tickets for Paris 2024

  • Hockey

Just two more tickets to Paris were up for grabs on the final day of the FIH Hockey 2024 Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia, Spain and Muscat, Oman on Sunday.

Olympics and now we get to feel what it's like to qualify, I can't put into words how proud I am of the team

Calzado was again outstanding for Spain, making three excellent saves in the first half alone to keep his team

The 'Mannschaft' played with half-strength bench due to injuries sustained throughout the tournament, GB

The Germans then held firm to prevent GB from scoring from five more penalty corners in the final minute

 While Germany climbed to the top of the podium and GB got what they wanted in terms of Olympic


Countdown for Korea at Asia's first Winter Youth Olympic Games

  • Gangwon 2024

To ensure spectator comfort and athlete safety, sports officials and national authorities are overseeing facilities and finalising venue preparations. Pyeongchang, Hoengseong and Jeongseon will host the skiing, snowboarding and sliding events. Gangneung will host the ice events.

.đź“Ť Gangneung, South KoreaLong 24 hours of travelling but Team GB HQ staff are ready for the Winter Youth



GBWR players join forces to highlight the importance of mental health

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

GBWR players - including current and former GB athletes - Aaron Phipps, Ollie Mangion, George Rogers,

Ambassador, said: “Wheelchair rugby has gone from strength to strength in Great Britain, with our national team

  "Having played my first game with the Great Britain wheelchair rugby team, I can't wait to


UK Sport High-Performance Sports Award winners were announced

  • News

UK Sport has revealed the winners of the PLx 2023 awards, recognizing outstanding achievements and contributions from the Olympic and Paralympic high-performance sports community over the past 12 months. The awardees include athletes, coaches, teams, and support staff.

to its most successful season on the ice.The GB Cycling Women’s Track Sprint Team, featuring Emma Finucane

Former Olympic rower Caragh McMurtry and the UK Sports Institute Mental Health Team received the Innovation

the Coach Award winner after GB achieved record podium placements.

the UK Sports Institute Mental Health TeamCollaboration and Teamwork Award: This award recognizes a team

JudoThe Spirit of High-Performance Award: This award recognizes a sport, staff member, athlete, or team


Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, three-year partnership with Allied Mobility

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) has announced a three-year partnership with Allied Mobility, Europe's leading specialist in transport for people with reduced mobility. Fours and Allied Mobility WR5s leagues aim to promote inclusivity and expand wheelchair rugby.

GBWRPeter Facenna, Nanaging Director of Allied Mobility, commented: "We are excited to be working with GB

More about wheelchair rugbyWheelchair rugby hit the headlines in the summer of 2021 when the GB team

 The GB team is internationally recognised for its high level of competition, and the team's hard



British Taekwondo joins forces with MatchFit

  • Taekwondo

British Taekwondo is now in the hands of MatchFit, an agency that will oversee creative communications for the National Governing Body.

behind their journeys of achievement.MatchFit will also be responsible for visually rebranding GB

 Since 2002, GB Taekwondo has been responsible for the preparation, management, and performance

 Next summer, an elite team of athletes will head to Paris for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games

recent Games, including Jade Jone's iconic gold medals at London 2012 and Rio 2016.Paul Buxton, CEO of GB

lead up to Paris 2024, alongside a revitalisated social media strategy and visual identity to help GB


Eurostar sprints to release early ticket sales for Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

  • Paris 2024

Eurostar, the high-speed rail service across Europe, announces the early release of its ticket sales to travel for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games. Customers can now race to purchase tickets to Paris for following dates, 25 July to 9 September 2024 to support their Olympic and Paralympic teams.

Eurostar aims to be the backbone of sustainable travel in Europe and will support Team GB, ParalympicsGB

Olympics and Paralympics starts from ÂŁ49 each way.Eurostar is proud to be the official travel partner for Team

GB and ParalympicsGB, providing nearly 600 athletes their travel to Paris for the Games next year.


Team GB to open Paris 2024 hospitality house to the public for first time

  • Paris 2024

Team GB is to open its hospitality house at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to the general public for the

Fans will be able to visit Team GB House, which will be located at Pavillon d’Armenonville, between the

Being able to offer Team GB fans the chance to be a part of the celebrations with the athletes, in person

are already planning to attend the Games themselves, and we hope that many of them will join us at Team

GB House for the very best in hospitality when we open our doors next summer.

 "It will be an incredible opportunity to mix with Team GB's wonderful athletes." 


New documentary series supported by Toyota to highlight British stars bid for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Britain's most successful female Olympian Dame Laura Kenny is set to appear in The Journey, a documentary series designed to show the lives of four British athletes as they prepare for next year's Olympic Games in Paris. 

Milliner has had to overcome serious injuries during her career as a breaker and hopes to appear for Team

GB when the sport makes its Olympic debut at Paris 2024 ©Team GBThe Journey has been made with

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UK Athletics makes Dunn head coach for Paris 2024 after shock sacking of Maguire

  • Athletics

Cash-strapped UK Athletics has appointed Paula Dunn as interim head coach through to the Paris 2024 Olympics a day after the shock sacking of Stephen Maguire.

international sprinter who won 4x100 metres gold at the 1986 Commonwealth Games with the English women’s team

She is coming in at a critical time for the performance team, but her knowledge and experience will make

working with the performance staff and athletes once more at this incredibly important time for the GB

& NI team."

There isn’t a moment to lose, and I am excited to rejoin UK Athletics and help the team to succeed."