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UK School Games feted at House of Commons

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 MAY 13 - RICHARD CABORN, the former Sports Minister, tonight hosted a reception for the UK School Games at the House of Commons.

Alongside the new sport of hockey, competition will take place in badminton, judo, volleyball, athletics


New research to help sports club harness volunteer power in 2012 build-up

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  MAY 14 - SPORTS CLUBS can now measure the impact of their volunteers in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics thanks to a new set of tools available from Volunteering England and the Institute of Volunteering Research, it was announced today.

focused on sports clubs from rugby union, hockey and Riding for the Disabled Association groups, found


EXCLUSIVE: UK School Games should be London 2012 test event

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 MAY 14 - FORMER Sports Minister Richard Caborn has told insidethegames that he believes the UK School Games in 2012 should be held in the facilities built for the Olympics as a test event.

They are athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, judo, swimming, table tennis and volleyball



Pakistan to visit Stoke to discuss London 2012

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  A DELEGATION from Pakistan is to visit Stoke-on-Trent later this year to discuss using the Midlands city as its pre-Games training base for the London 2012 Olympics.

All of them have come in hockey, except  for a bronze in wrestling and boxing.  

The last time they won an Olympic medal was when they took the bronze in the hockey tournament at the

Pakistan's Government launched an inquiry after Beijing when the hockey team finished only eighth, their

A new plan has since been launched targeting a gold medal in hockey at London 2012.  

Pakistan sent a squad of 21 competitors to Beijing, 16 of whom were hockey players.  


Shooting lagging behind in preparations for 2012

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  SHOOTING is causing the greatest concern among British officials of the 26 sports preparing for the London 2012 Olympics, a report published today revealed.

Amber - Basketball, Hockey, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting.


Shooting lagging behind in preparations for 2012

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  SHOOTING is causing the greatest concern among British officials of the 26 sports preparing for the London 2012 Olympics, a report published today revealed.

Amber - Basketball, Hockey, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting.


Anti-Doping panel announced

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  PETER LEAVER, president of the UK's newly established National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) which is set to play an important role in the build-up to London 2012,today announced the membership of his 16-strong group which starts its work next month.

He has played rugby, hockey and cricket.


EXCLUSIVE: John Lewis teams up with equestrian

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  ANOTHER British retailer, The John Lewis Partnership, is teaming up with an Olympic sport in the build-up to the 2012 London Games, insidethegames can exclusively reveal.

Accenture – sailing, Alliance & Leicester – swimming, British Airways – SnowsportGB, British Gas – hockey


Former Olympic champion to head regional group

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  FORMER Olympic champion Adrian Moorhouse (pictured) is to spearhead efforts to get an overseas team to base themselves in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire during the 2012 Olympics.

Milton Keynes Sports Club has been selected for archery and hockey, MK Centre of Cycling Excellence for

Woughton on the Green and Tattenhoe Pavillion have both been selected for hockey, Stantonbury Campus



UK Sport announce panel to develop anti-doping plan

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  UK SPORT today announced details of the project board which will play a key role in the development of a stand-alone National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) in the UK .

Former Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police   · Philip Kimberley – Executive chair , England Hockey


Football clubs enter training camps race

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  PREMIERSHIP clubs Sunderland (pictured) and Middlesbrough are among 20 facilities across the North East who have been put forward to host pre-Olympic training camps in 2012, it was reported today.

the likes of Deerness Gymnastics and Leisure Centre, in Ushaw Moor, County Durham, Morpeth Cricket, Hockey


Football clubs enter training camps race

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  PREMIERSHIP clubs Sunderland (pictured) and Middlesbrough are among 20 facilities across the North East who have been put forward to host pre-Olympic training camps in 2012, it was reported today.

the likes of Deerness Gymnastics and Leisure Centre, in Ushaw Moor, County Durham, Morpeth Cricket, Hockey


Coe leads condemnation over Chambers selection

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  SEBASTIAN COE (pictured) today told insidethegames that he was so upset by the return of drugs-cheat Dwain Chambers that he did not even bother to watch his victory in Sheffield on Sunday.

"I couldn't be bothered - I watched my son play hockey instead.