By Gary AndersonOctober 16 - British sailor Andrew Simpson died from "blunt trauma with drowning" a medical report has concluded, following an investigation into the incident in May which saw the Beijing 2008 gold medal winner's boat capsize in San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup.

visibility helmets.Sir Ben Ainsle and Iain Percy were among the pall-bearers at Andrew Simpson's funeralTeam GB

teammate Sir Ben Ainslie went on to win the America's Cup with the USA's Team Oracle last month, and

By Paul OsborneOctober 15 - The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) today announced a four year extension to its partnership with leading sport's footwear and apparel brand, Nike.

footwear for LTA performance coaches will be provided by Nike, who will also manafacture the official team

kit for all junior and senior GB national teams, including the Aegon GB Davis Cup and Fed Cup Teams.Nike

will provide the official team kit for the junior and senior GB squads"It's such a strong endorsement

"We take great pride in working closely with the team at Nike and our new deal will see their involvement

the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, it was announced that Shauna Mullin and I would represent Team

GB in the sport of beach volleyball.It was a huge honour for us because it marked the first time ever

another fantastic legacy from London 2012.Zara Dampney is a beach volleyball player who represented Team

GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

have been ruthlessly swept aside.This was a thought which struck me when attending the unveiling of GB

seeks to maximise marketing potential both on and off the water with Rio 2016 in mind.A member of the GB

Canoeing team are measured up for their new kit in Crewroom's part office part workshop in Putney You

else.When having lunch - chicken and vast quantities of potatoes for the record - with members of the GB

she behind you won three gold medals," was the reply.Yet the refreshing thing which I noticed with GB

By Nick Butler at Putney in London October 14 - Great Britain's sprint canoe and Para-canoe teams unveiled a new kit here as part of their partnership with the performance sportswear manufacturers Crewroom in a move designed to raise their profile, as well as their performance.

the first example of a widespread partnership between the two bodies, with Crewroom aiming to give GB

Canoeing a "vibrant makeover" to raise their profile ahead of Rio 2016.The British team have enjoyed

the new kit was endorsed further by Steve Harris, programme manager of the Great Britain Para-canoe team

By Mike RowbottomOctober 12 - The players who earned Britain the Olympic hockey title at Seoul 1988 will mark their achievement tonight as they stage a 25th anniversary gala reunion dinner at a London hotel.

South Korea, who is now director of sport at Millfield School having stepped down from his role as Team

Stephen Martin are looking forward to the silver anniversary reunion dinner"It was a special time for GB

Richard Leman is GB Hockey President; Russell Garcia has coached in Spain and Holland; Seoul top scorer

By Mike RowbottomThis year marks the 25th anniversary of the British men's victory in the Seoul Olympic hockey tournament, and the players who achieved that historic result will gather again tonight at Midlands hotel to recall and reminisce. Among them will be David Faulkner, left back on that glorious day in Korea, now director of sport at Millfield School having stepped down from his role as performance director for hockey, a role he filled from 2005 until the end of the London 2012 Games, where Britain's men finished fourth and the women won bronze.By the time he retired from playing, Faulkner, now...

David Faulkner in his Team GB role for hockey during the London 2012 Olympics"We played hockey at our

He had a massive influence on the team.

So Martin added a new dimension to the team.

GB during the Games.

I have always felt it would be better to be playing for Team GB all of the time - but the chances of

Basketball have announced the appointment of American Miles Thompson as the new head coach of the women's team

Although the team finished down in seventh place at London 2012 the sport has never been more popular

international and collegiate level, takes over from Nigel Smith and Joe Jayaratne, who together led the team

medal in the last nine European Championships and Thompson would seem the perfect person to wheel the team

wheelchair basketball men into European Championship final while women secure bronzeJuly 2013: GB

through to semi-finals but women crash out at European Wheelchair Basketball ChampionshipsJuly 2013: GB

He was controversially left out of their team for the Games."

"They couldn't understand why I wasn't in the team "Wells had won four Commonwealth gold medals over

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

GB publications.

By Duncan MackayOctober 9 - Former retail boss Steven Esom has been appointed as the chairman of the British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA), which runs the country's world class performance programme for the Olympics, it was announced today.

  "I have been impressed with the team at the BABA, their professionalism and dedication focused

We look forward to working with Steven, the team at BABA and the home country boxing associations to

story at [email protected] storiesJune 2013: Thomas named interim chair of GB

By Gary AndersonOctober 8 - Great Britain's Steve Morrison and Ben Rhodes have announced that their 12-year long partnership on the water has come to an end with both sailors admitting that their time together had reached its peak following this year's World Championships.

We've had a really good career as a team but it's time to move on and try exploring different avenues

high performance boats, evidenced by the recent dramatic America's Cup competition, which saw former Team

GB teammate Sir Ben Ainslie play a crucial role in a memorable comeback win for Team Oracle USA."

There are other guys from our team like Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy [and] Chris Draper who've gone on to

"I feel I've a lot to offer a high-performance sailing team, whether that be in Extreme 40s or Melges

By Nick ButlerOctober 8 - Bill Sweeney, the new chief executive of the British Olympic Association (BOA), has described the next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi as his first priority and the provider of considerable opportunities in both a competitive and a commercial sense.

But preparations have gone extremely well so far - we have a great team of staff already involved and

The Eve Muirhead skippered women's curling team will form part of one of the strongest ever Great Britain

All of our so called 'celebrity athletes' fall under the banner of one team with a clear definitive set

The same applies for Team GB."

By Duncan MackayOctober 7 - Bill Sweeney, head of business development at Puma, was today named as the new chief executive of the British Olympic Association (BOA).

GB for London 2012, which resulted in record-breaking sales of Team GB licensed apparel prior to and

during the Games.Bill Sweeney helped negotiate the deal that saw Stella McCartney design the Team GB

GB will compete.

"Through his leadership positions at Adidas, he has a clear understanding of Team GB and our values."

GB at London 2012."

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

GB publications.

By Gary AndersonOctober 2 - The five men that will represent Team GB at next year's Sochi 2014 Winter

It's a huge honour to be selected for Team GB at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi," said Murdoch, who

We will go to Sochi believing in ourselves and every athlete that is part of Team GB, and support them

Having met most of the Team GB athletes in the mix for Sochi I know every one of us is giving our final

"I'm thrilled and excited to have been chosen to compete for Team GB in Sochi," he said."

At the Games we will be part of Team GB which will have 50 athletes from 11 different disciplines."