By Michael PavittNatasha Jonas, the first British woman to box at the Olympic Games, has announced her retirement from the sport.

Boxing team as the build-up continues to Rio 2016, and she has also been released from the World Class

and was selected alongside Savannah Marshall and Nicola Adams to be part of the first ever women's GB

Natasha will remain part of the GB Boxing family and will always be welcome to visit our gym and spend

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By Daniel EtchellsPentathlon GB has announced a sponsorship deal with elite swimwear brand blueseventy

, which will see the team through two competitive seasons, including the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

brand which has 30 years of experience in all areas of swimming, has pledged its support for Pentathlon GB

training swimwear until the end of December 2016.The news has come at an ideal time for Pentathlon GB

journey to the Olympics in Rio in just 18 months," said Nigel Laughton, chief executive of Pentathlon GB

cutting edge and we are very excited to be supporting some of Britain's finest athletes within Pentathlon GB

This is a crucial event on the Road to Rio for the GB pentathletes as well as being an exciting spectacle

By Michael PavittAaron Cook, taekwondo's current under 80 kilogram world number one, has confirmed his intention to switch nationalities from Britain to Moldova, in order to ensure his qualification for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

opting out of the national training programme due a disagreement with coaches, a claim the British team

posting on Facebook that it had been made clear "it would not be possible for me to be selected for Team

GB, regardless of my world ranking or performances".With only one athlete selected per nation, Cook

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By Liam MorganTickets have gone on sale for the inaugural World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge, due to take place at the Copper Box Arena on London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from October 12 to 16.

available for the event, which will see London 2012 Paralympic gold medallists Australia lead an eight-team

public and the many Rugby World Cup visitors to England, it will also be a great opportunity for the GB

team to play the best in the world a year out from Rio," Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby chief executive

against some of the best teams in the world, and I urge people to buy tickets and get behind the GB

team this October."

Their thrilling victory over South Africa in the semi-final has helped elevate his team of Black Caps

towards the status enjoyed by his country's legendary All Black rugby union team.

You have to give them opportunity to qualify," he said.Porterfield's team were not the only men in Green

Journal of Olympic History, has lectured at the National Olympic Academy and contributed extensively to Team

GB publications.

By Emily GoddardGuildford in the United Kingdom is preparing to host the first ever Boccia European Team

Surrey Sports Park on July 25 and 26, will see the top eight ranked European nations in the BC1/BC2 team

"I am delighted that the first ever Boccia European Team and Pairs Competition is going to be held in

We are very excited to be hosting the 2015 Boccia European Team and Pairs Championships."

John Dowson, chair of GB Boccia, said."

This is a very important staging post on the Road to Rio with GB athletes preparing well after their

By Daniel EtchellsThe United States will be the most successful nation at Rio 2016 according to a virtual medal table published today by Infostrada Sports to mark 500 days to go until the Olympic Games are due to start. 

Members of Australia's rugby sevens team have joined in the "500 days to go" RIo 2016 celebrations as

a new survey published today predicted Australia would finish above Team GB in the final medals table

joined in the "500 days to go" celebrations with Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller and women's rugby sevens team

By Liam MorganGreat Britain will not be allowed to enter men's and women's football teams at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro unless all four Home Nations agree to let their players participate, FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce has revealed.

absolute categorical assurance from FIFA that unless full agreement could be reached, there would be no GB

Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales were concerned about the effect a Great Britain team would have

GB men's team at London 2012 ©Getty ImagesThe FA overcame similar opposition before London 2012.Welsh

GB men's side and appeared at London 2012 in a team managed by former England international Stuart Pearce.Indeed

In the women's team, Scotland's Ifeoma Dieke and Kim Little represented Team GB.They also reached the

By Nick ButlerGerman retail giants Aldi will be the first Official Supermarket Partner of the British Olympic Association (BOA) on the road to Rio 2016, it has been announced.

"Everyone associated with Team GB is thrilled to have a partner which has so captured the imagination

"Our partnership with Team GB is the perfect way to celebrate our landmark 25th anniversary in the UK

"Aldi is a growing, impressive brand in the UK and is a great fit with Team GB."

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By Liam MorganPippa Middleton, younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, will launch Disability Snowsport UK's (DSUK) first ParaSnowBall event tomorrow alongside some of Britain's well known Paralympic stars, the charity has announced.

and a host of Paralympic champions celebrate the achievements of Great Britain's Disabled Snowsports team

ceremony at the The Cumberland in London.The ParaSnowBall is the first step in an important week for the GB

team ahead of the British National Alpine Ski Championships, due to start on Sunday (March 22) and run