Great Britain’s Greg Rutherford and The Netherlands’ Dafne Schippers have been crowned the men’s and women’s European athletes of the year respectively at the annual Golden Tracks awards in Lausanne.

wows Bird’s Nest with historic bronzeAugust 2015: Rutherford says decision to have no Union flag on Team

GB kit for worlds is "stupid"

Hosts Great Britain have confirmed their squad for the World Gymnastics Championships which are due to begin this month at the Hydro Arena in Glasgow.

country's Olympic medal winners from their home London 2012 Games have been named in a six-strong men's team

with Max Whitlock, Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas and Daniel Purvis all being part of the GB side who

clinched team bronze in the capital.Whitlock, the all-around silver medallist at last year's World Championships

champion Nile Wilson and English all-around winner Brinn Bevan.Rebecca Downie takes her place in the GB

Downie, Fragapane, Simm and Harrold were all part of the England team which won Commonwealth Games gold

Britain’s women’s rugby sevens team have begun a three-month training programme aimed at honing their

Universiade.The non-English players were nominated by the Scottish Rugby Union and the Welsh Rugby Union.The team

their respective regional tournaments, as well as hosts Brazil.Related storiesMay 2015: England secure Team

GB quota for Rio 2016 as Canada claim Amsterdam Sevens titleMay 2015: Canada and Australia seal women's

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) have announced a 12-man squad for the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge, which is due to take place at the Copper Box Arena in London from October 12 to 16.

England, Chief Executive of GBWR David Pond hopes that spectators will be inspired to watch the eight-team

“This new, innovative event will see the BT GB team take on many of the best countries in the world

Para-rowers from Great Britain have been getting an early feel for conditions in Rio ahead of next summer's Paralympics in the Brazilian city.

them on arrival and they also get a feel for the climate at this time of year," said Tom Dyson, the GB

Rowing Team Paralympic Programme Lead Coach.

will be nice for the rowers to get excited about what they are working towards in the year ahead.”The GB

Rowing Team para-rowing squad is supported by the National Lottery and Guide Dogs.The country has also

London 2012 gold medallist Jade Jones is keen to experiment with her game at the upcoming World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Grand Prix Series 3 in Manchester as she looks to boost her chances of successfully defending her Olympic crown at next year’s Games in Rio.

GB Taekwondo athletes were put through their paces today at the national governing body's Academy ©Nick

Hope/TwitterUnlike Jones, her GB Taekwondo team-mates still have work to do to secure their place at

World champion Bianca Walkden will be representing GB Taekwondo at the WTF Grand Prix Series 3 in Manchester

atmosphere will be like a cauldron so I am looking forward to some great performances because the team

UK Athletics have announced that Jason Gardener will become the next President of the national governing body after their Annual General Meeting on December 4.

The former sprinter, who won gold as part of Britain’s 4x100 metres relay team at the Athens 2004 Olympics

in the role.Jason Gardener claimed Olympic gold at Athens 2004 as part of the British men's 4x100m team

for concern" over Nike Oregon ProjectAugust 2015: Rutherford says decision to have no Union flag on Team

GB kit for worlds is "stupid"July 2015: Mo Farah cleared of any wrongdoing by UK Athletics over links

Now, having secured citizenship and generous sponsorship from Moldova, the ex-GB athlete is hoping to

Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the tender age of 17.In advance of London 2012, as a member of Team

GB, Cook - boasting the perfect combination of good looks, winning personality and a mastery of  

But when he was not chosen to represent his country at the 2012 London Olympics, national team selectors

And on his visits back home, he also gets to spend time with his long-term girlfriend - Team GB’s Bianca

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) is hosting sport test activity in Belo Horizonte over the next week in a bid to acclimatise ParalympicsGB athletes to Brazil as they prepare to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

preparation.The city hosted a number of national teams during the 2014 FIFA World Cup and will also welcome Team

GB in the run-up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games."

Dairy product giants Müller have become an official partner of the British team on the road to the 2016

series of ambassadors who will help support the Team GB Live Sites programme, which aims to offer a

“Müller is a market-leading brand, and we are delighted they are an official Team GB partner,” BOA chairman

GB Partners,” BOA chief executive Bill Sweeney added.

GB values.

GB BallAugust 2015: Olympic champions offer guidance for athletes ahead of Rio 2016 in Team GB Greats

biggest stage after being among eight sailors who became the first confirmed members of the British team

unbeaten for two years in the Finn class, missed out on selection for the sole place in the British team

GB Chef de Mission Mark England today at an event which coincided with celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth

has been a "good and fair one", and he is confident appropriate measures are being taken within the team

“The selection of the first Team GB athletes is a landmark moment on our journey to next year’s Olympic

“This is the start of the creation of what is likely to be a 350 strong Team GB in 2016.

Britain’s flagship men’s eight provided a thunderous finale to the World Rowing Championships on Lake Aiguebelette as it kept Germany’s Olympic champions at bay all the way down the course to earn a third consecutive title by 0.18sec., watched by, among others, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

bronze compared to four golds, four silvers and two bronzes Amsterdam a year ago.Sir David Tanner, GB

Rowing Team Performance Director said: “I am really pleased with our Championships performance.

Britain's canoeing team are aiming to make history and win the first ever Paralympic gold in the sport

The team have long been among the best in the world and won seven medals at last month's World Championships

shoulders, as well as for Emma Wiggs in the KL2 trunk and arms division, where she was followed home by team-mate

Hopefully get some GB Athletes winning the first Paralympic medals - that would be fantastic."

A full schedule of exactly when each final is held is yet to be published.The team, which train alongside

the British Olympic canoe sprint team, will prepare for the Games at a base in Belo Horizonte, an hour's

gold medal winning cyclist Victoria Pendleton will co-host the British Olympic Association’s (BOA) Team

GB Ball next Wednesday (September 9).

Games in Rio de Janeiro, the event is billed as an opportunity for fans to “rub shoulders with their Team

GB heroes and help support Olympians on the journey to Rio 2016 and beyond”.Pendleton, who last week

Pendleton celebrates after winning keirin gold at London 2012 ©Getty Images“I’ve been to a fair few Team

GB Balls before as a competitor and I have always wanted to give hosting a try," said Pendleton.

GB Ball can be found here, while details of items up for sale in the auction can be found here.Related

A record 1,300 athletes from 77 countries will compete at the upcoming 2015 World Rowing Championships, which is due to start this weekend Aiguebelette, France, the World Rowing Federation (FISA) has announced.

leading British names in their squad for the event ©Getty ImagesBritain are also set to bring a strong team

“The GB Rowing Team is ready to go and looking forward to taking on the best in the world, fresh from

Championships comes from the battle for Olympic and Paralympic qualification slots - the strength of our team