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"Mission accomplished" at Medway, says Bartu

By Mike Rowbottom

Jamie_Cooke_running_Medway_July_28_2011August 1 - Britain's performance at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Medway Park, where two of their team earned Olympic qualification places, represented "mission accomplished" as far Jan Bartu, the Pentathlon GB performance director, was concerned.


Work underway to save London 1948 Olympic Velodrome

By Mike Rowbottom

herne_hill_velodrome_track_01-08-11August 1 - Work is underway to repair the dilapidated track at the Herne Hill Velodrome, which hosted the cycling events during the 1948 Olympics in London, with the six-week project being the first major work to be carried out at the site since the recent signing of a 15-year lease between the landowners, The Dulwich Estate, and British Cycling as secure tenant.



Farah concentrating on 10,000m at World Championships

By Mike Rowbottom

mo_farah_birmingham_01-08-11July 31 - Mo Farah indicated he would only run the 10,000 metres at the World Championships in Daegu after easily winning the 5,000m title at the Aviva National Championships and trials as one of Britain's defending world champions, triple jumper Phillips Idowu, defended his decision not to compete in Birmingham.