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Joe Clarke hopes to keep Team GB's glittering Paris canoe record in tact
Joe Clarke joked he can’t ‘let the side down’ after Team GB’s ‘powerhouse’ canoeists got off to an Olympic flier in Paris. Adam Burgess sealed a scintillating silver medal on Monday 48 hours after Kimberley Woods had bagged bronze for Britain’s
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Great Britain's Nathan Hales claims trap shooting gold and new Olympic record
Nathan Hales claimed trap shooting gold and a new Olympic record - and not a single animal was harmed in the process. The first time Paris hosted the Olympics in 1900, fans were charged 20 francs to watch live pigeon shooting, 300 birds were killed
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Carl Hester urges British public to forgive protegee Charlotte Dujardin
Carl Hester admitted seeing Charlotte Dujardin caught up in a horse abuse scandal came as ‘a huge shock’ but has urged the British public to forgive the dressage star. Hester gave Dujardin her eqsuine break when he employed her at his yard in 2007
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Yee hoping to continue Brownlee legacy when postponed triathlon gets underway
By Will Jennings in Paris Alex Yee admits he feels a ‘responsibility’ to continue the Brownlee brothers’ storied Olympic legacy as he prepares for a Paris triathlon still shrouded in uncertainty. The Tokyo silver medallist, 26, will gun for
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Gibson believes next generation can be inspired by cricket
Dani Gibson believes the cricketing superstars of tomorrow can be inspired when the sport is made accessible to all. The 23-year-old England ace called on more families to utilise cricket as a way of keeping active, whether recreationally or pursuing
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Team GB's Hattie Taylor and Holly Dunford going for a historic women's eight gold
SURREY pair Hattie Taylor and Holly Dunford will go for gold this weekend after helping Great Britain’s women’s eight through their heat in Paris. Sunningworth’s Taylor and Tadworth’s Dunford played their part in an impressive display which saw
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Gibson sets high expectations following landmark 2023
Dani Gibson has set high expectations for herself following a landmark 2023 but is not letting her attention divert from The Hundred task at hand. The Women's T20 World Cup taking place in October is the women’s cricket elephant in the room this
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Tom Hall left reeling after early exit at Paris 2024
Archer Tom Hall was left reeling after a short-lived run in the men’s team event at the Olympics. After a difficult opening to the Games in the ranking round, the Team GB trio of Hall, Alex Wise and Conor Hall were seeded 12th out of 12 teams for
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Annie Campbell-Orde drawing on other Team GB rowing crews for confidence
WELLS rower Annie Campbell-Orde will go for gold this weekend after helping Great Britain’s women’s eight through their heat in Paris. The 28-year-old played her part in an impressive display which saw the British crew edge out Australia and reigning
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Lee Morton writes new chapter of Olympic fairytale with equaliser against Netherlands
Glaswegian Lee Morton struck a stunning brace to earn a 2-2 draw with Netherlands just a few years after nearly quitting hockey altogether. Morton is one of the most gifted players that Britain has produced but having been dropped from the GB programme
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Joe Fraser proud of Team GB teammates after missing out on medal
Gymnast Joe Fraser spoke of his pride in his team-mates after they fell just short of an Olympic medal. Fraser stuck his routines on pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar in the team final, in which three gymnasts from every nation perform
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Gunnersbury chosen as site for memorial to aid workers
A PERMANENT memorial to humanitarian aid workers, designed by artist Michael Landy, has is to be installed at Gunnersbury Park. Gunnersbury was chosen for its serene environment and accessibility to both national and international visitors.
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Friends want action to revive Ealing's Victoria Hall
THE Friends of the Victoria Hall in Ealing this week published an open letter to the Victoria Hall Trust asking what the trust is doing to reopen the hall and to comply with the latest ruling by the Charity Commission. Ealing Council, as one of
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Fynn Sterritt and James Peters rose up the rankings on second day of sailing regatta
Team GB sailor Fynn Sterritt hailed a much-improved showing on their second day on the water at Paris 2024. Sterritt and 49er partner James Peters endured a difficult opening day in Marseille amidst temperamental conditions but bounced back with
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Fynn Sterritt and James Peters rose up the rankings on second day of sailing regatta
Team GB sailor Fynn Sterritt hailed a much-improved showing on their second day on the water at Paris 2024. Sterritt and 49er partner James Peters endured a difficult opening day in Marseille amidst temperamental conditions but bounced back with
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Lauren Irwin going for Team GB's first women's eight gold
PETERLEE’S first-ever Olympian Lauren Irwin will go for gold this weekend after helping Great Britain’s women’s eight through their heat in Paris. The rower, 25, played her part in an impressive display which saw the British crew edge out Australia
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British women's rowers book fairytale spot in Olympic final
Trull rower Rebecca Wilde believes the feel-good factor in the Team GB rowing squad inspired her to book a fairytale spot in the Olympic final. The 26-year-old’s double sculls partnership with Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne has caught fire and the duo
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Super mum Mathilda Hodgkins-Bryne hails support network in aiding success
By Tom Harle in Paris Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne hailed her support network for helping her surge into the Olympic final. The 29-year-old’s double sculls partnership with Rebecca Wilde has caught fire and the duo produced a superb display in the
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Matt Richards dreaming of top of the podium after winning silver in 200m freestyle
Matt Richards vowed to use his ‘devastating’ Olympic silver medal as a crucial learning curve after missing out on gold by the barest of margins in Paris. The Worcester star, 21, was pipped to a stunning men’s 200m freestyle victory by an agonising
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Lucy Renshall sees Paris 2024 medal hopes end in 'cruel' fashion
By James Toney Former world judo number one Lucy Renshall was left to reflect on the cruelness of sport after defeat at the Olympics. Renshall was beaten by former British team-mate Lubjana Piovesana, who lives in Sutton Coldfield and was here
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Heidi Long targeting Olympic gold after impressive heat performance
CHALFONT St Peter’s Heidi Long will go for Olympic gold this weekend after helping Great Britain’s women’s eight through their heat in Paris. The rower, 27, played her part in an impressive display which saw the British crew edge out Australia
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Team GB bow out of Olympic sevens after heavy USA defeat
Red Roses superstar Ellie Kildunne came face to face with the brutality of elite sport as she and her Team GB teammates bowed out of the Olympic sevens in the quarterfinals. Ellie Boatman’s early try put GB in front against the USA, and they
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Ollie Morgan makes hometown proud as he just misses out on debut Olympic medal
By Will Jennings in Paris OLLIE MORGAN hopes he made his beloved Bishop’s Castle proud after his Olympic debut in Paris was beamed onto a giant projector at a fan zone back home. The Shropshire swimming star, 20, finished eighth in the men’
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Freya Colbert desperate to break the British 400m IM curse in future competitions
Frustrated Freya Colbert insists she is desperate to ‘break the curse’ after narrowly missing out on a medal at the Olympics. The Grantham swimming star, 20, finished an agonising fourth in her women’s 400m individual medley final on Monday night
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Angharad Evans' nerves didn't show on Olympic debut as she finished sixth in final
Angharad Evans pushed through the Paris pain barrier to cap an Olympic debut to savour in front of travelling friends and family. The Cambridge swimming star, 21, delivered a battling display to finish sixth in the women’s 100m breaststroke final
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Wilson makes up for lost time as Paris 2024 windsurfing begins
By Paul Eddison, Sportsbeat Emma Wilson’s Olympic regatta suffered a false start due to lack of wind, but she made up for lost time. A bronze medallist in Tokyo three years ago, the Nottingham-born windsurfer was made to wait on Sunday as all
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Gran and granddaughter left 'sobbing' on docks as dream cruise sets sail without them
By Hannah Robinson A gran was left 'sobbing' on the docks with her teenage granddaughter as their 'dream' cruise trip set sail without them - as their visa arrived FOUR MINUTES late. Anne Conway and her granddaughter Leila Conway were meant
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Alice Dearing hails Eva Okaro's bright future on her Olympic debut
Eva Okaro has a bright future ahead of her after her Olympic debut, says fellow history-making swimmer Alice Dearing. Okaro became the first black British woman to compete in the pool in the Olympics, following Dearing’s lead, after she competed
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Kieran Reilly ready to pull out all the stops as he goes for BMX gold at Paris 2024
By Tom Harle in Paris Kieran Reilly revealed that he will unwrap never-before-seen tricks in a bid to strike Olympic gold. The Team GB BMX freestyler is one of the favourites for gold in the park event. Having watched team-mate Charlotte
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Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury disappointed after first round defeat in doubles
Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury have nine Grand Slam doubles titles between them so there was understandable disappointment as they crashed out of the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament at Roland Garros. Liverpool’s Skupski has reached
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Gary Hunt fulfils Olympic diving dreams in front of home crowd
By Paul Eddison GARY Hunt gave up on his Olympic dreams in his early 20s after losing a competition to 12-year-old Tom Daley and 11-year-old Jack Laugher. But now, three decades after he first took up the sport and having established himself
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Adam Burgess turned Tokyo's defeat into Parisian success with canoe slalom silver
Fearless Adam Burgess turned Olympic agony to ecstasy with a stunning canoe slalom silver. The 32-year-old missed out on the podium by 0.16 seconds in Tokyo but banished those demons as he mastered the brutal course at Stade Nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne
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Duncan Scott narrowly missed a medal in close high-quality race
Duncan Scott admits his Olympic opponents proved simply too hot to handle after narrowly missing out on a medal in Paris. Britain’s most decorated swimmer at the Games, 27, was pipped to men’s 200m freestyle bronze by an agonising 0.08s last night
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Carnegie to keep it simple in chase for Olympic gold
Sholto Carnegie has vowed to keep things simple when he bids for a maiden Olympic gold this weekend. The Oxford rower, 29, helped steer the men’s eight straight through to Saturday’s final as they earned an impressive victory in their heat.
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Tom and Emily Ford aiming for Olympic gold this weekend
Siblings Tom and Emily Ford will both go for Olympic gold this weekend after helping their respective crews through their rowing heats in Paris. The women’s eight held off the challenge of Australia and reigning champions Canada to advance straight
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Elwes on the hunt for second Olympic medal in Paris
Charlie Elwes will go for his second Olympic medal this weekend after helping steer Great Britain’s men’s eight to victory in their heat. The 27-year-old Newbury rower was part of the eight who won bronze in Tokyo, one of just two medals Britain
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Rudkin aims for second Olympic medal after positive start
James Rudkin will go for his second Olympic medal this weekend after helping steer Great Britain’s men’s eight to victory in their heat. The 30-year-old Litchborough rower was part of the eight who won bronze in Tokyo, one of just two medals Britain
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Tom Pidcock defends title in dramatic mountain biking race with a mighty comeback
Team GB are predicted to win as many as 70 medals in Paris, but surely none will be as dramatic as this as Tom Pidcock joined the pantheon of British sporting greats. In just 8.8km, the mountain biker roared back from a 36-second deficit to France
