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Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre officially opened after £30 million revamp

  • London 2012

By Gary AndersonThe Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre has been officially opened today, latest London 2012 venue to become operational again as part of the Olympics and Paralympics legacy following a £30 million ($50 million/€37 million) redevelopment.

From cycling and BMX, to swimming and diving, hockey and tennis and many other sports besides, this is


Olympic flag rings up one hundred years

  • Olympics

By David OwenOne of the best-known symbols in marketing, let alone world sport, reaches an important milestone this week.

Morning Herald, described debate of a motion that women should be allowed to take part in lawn tennis, swimming


Mastbank named title sponsor of 2014 FINA Swimming World Cup

  • Aquatics

By Paul OsborneThe International Swimming Federation (FINA) today named Russian commercial bank Mastbank

The Swimming World Cup is one of the most prestigious events on the FINA calendar, incorporating seven

are very happy to establish this partnership, which confirms and consolidates the value of the FINA Swimming

Besides the World Championships and Olympic Games, this is our main swimming yearly competition, with

The 2014 FINA Swimming World Cup will see the world's top athletes travel across the globe to compete

The 2014 FINA/Mastbank Swimming World Cup series will see swimmers challenging for almost $2 million



Para-triathlon dropped from IWAS World Junior Games 2014

  • Paralympics

By Zjan ShirinianPara-triathlon has been pulled from the programme for the International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Junior Games 2014 because of a lack of entries.

stage the Games from August 2 to 8.Archery, athletics, wheelchair fencing, powerlifting, shooting, swimming


Toronto chosen to host Canadian Rio 2016 swimming trials

  • Aquatics

showcase its host city credentials by hosting the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials in 2016, Swimming

Taking place in the new Pan Am Sports Centre, the centrepiece of the swimming competition at the Pan

bronze for Brent Hayden and a 1500m freestyle silver for Ryan Cochrane, before the country won four swimming

Paralympics.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesOctober 2013: Swimming



Crichton appointed full-time performance coach at Paralympics New Zealand

  • Swimming News

announced the appointment of Roly Crichton as a full-time performance coach for the country's Para-swimming

The four-time New Zealand swimming coach of the year is the long-serving coach of Paralympic superstar

me to provide increased coaching support to Sophie and also enable me to input into the larger Para-swimming

and their athletes at future Paralympic Games.He added: "As part of the Paralympics New Zealand Para-swimming

With the announcement of Jon Shaw as the Paralympic New Zealand Para-swimming head performance coach

coach, Paralympics New Zealand's vision of delivering a world leading Para-swimming programme is about


Guayaquil hosts second site visit ahead of 2015 Inas Global Games

  • Paralympics

By Gary AndersonA delegation from the International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (Inas) has conducted a second site visit to Guayaquil in Ecuador ahead of the Inas Global Games next year.

which will host the Games from September 20 to 27.The visit coincided with the 2014 Guayaquil Open Swimming

currently on the programme for next year's Games including athletics, basketball, cycling, futsal, rowing, swimming


Spectacular firework display celebrates One Year To Go until Baku 2015

  • Baku 2015

By Duncan Mackay at Baku Boulevard in BakuA spectacular firework display here tonight marked One Year To Go until the start of the inaugural European Games, the biggest event ever to be held in Azerbaijan.

Missions as city prepares for important landmarkJune 2014: Baku 2015 "fully confident" suitable triathlon swimming


Paralympian Davies named Wales captain for Glasgow 2014 as team get official send-off

  • Glasgow 2014

By Gary AndersonParalympic and world champion Aled Davies has been handed the honour of captaining the 200-plus strong Wales team at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, as athletes got their official send-off from Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones.

2014: Britain's Aled Davies picks up IPC Athlete of the Month award for MayJune 2014: Wales name final swimming



New partner for Baku 2015 as Tissot named official timekeeper

  • Baku 2015

By Duncan Mackay at the Parachute Cafe in Baku Swiss watchmaker Tissot has been named the official timekeeper and partner of the inaugural European Games here next year, it was announced today. 

Missions as city prepares for important landmarkJune 2014: Baku 2015 "fully confident" suitable triathlon swimming


USOC pledge more than $10 million towards new agency to tackle sex abuse allegations in US sport

  • PASO

By Nick ButlerMore than $10 million (£6 million/€7.4 million) has been pledged by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to investigate and resolve allegations of sexual abuse in the country, following a series of recent scandals. 

Wielgus has also withdrawn from the International Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday

The US swimming community has been particularly hit by sex abuse allegations ©Getty ImagesConfirmation

director Wielgus makes first public apology to sexual abuse June 2014: USA Swimming chief withdraws

Hall of Fame nomination after sex abuse scandalNovember 2013: USA Swimming ban double Olympic medallist

for life after sexual misconduct allegationsMay 2013: Washington swimming coach jailed for sexually