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Sterritt determined to fight until the end in medal bid
Team GB sailor Fynn Sterritt insisted he will fight until the very end in pursuit of an Olympic medal. Sterrit and 49er partner James Peters sealed qualification for Thursday's medal race despite a mixed day of racing in Marseille. The British
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Kieran Reilly hails special Olympic experience after winning BMX silver
The lexicon of BMX Freestyle contains more jargon than the Olympic charter, but there was one thing that was plain and simple at Place de la Concorde – it is one of the most thrilling spectacles of the Games. As Kieran Reilly lined up for his final
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix stepped out of father’s shadow with Olympic bronze
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix has long aspired to climb out of her father’s shadow - and in the city of light, she made a name for herself with a thrilling Olympic bronze. The 19-year-old and synchro partner Lois Toulson pulled a rabbit out of the
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Katie Boulter having time of her life at Olympic Games
Katie Boulter admits she's having the time of her life at the Paris Olympics. Boulter and Heather Watson took down sixth seeds Beatriz Haddad Maia and Luisa Stefani to advance to the women's double quarter-finals. The British pair obviously
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Pitchford rues missed chances after Olympics exit
Liam Pitchford admits an inability to capitalise on a fast start cost him dear after crashing out at the Olympics. The Chesterfield table tennis ace, 31, suffered a last 32 defeat against slick Slovenian Darko Jorgic in Paris on Wednesday.
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Fry eyeing more Olympic bling after securing dressage qualification at Paris 2024
Charlotte Fry has her eyes on more Olympic bling after helping Great Britain qualify to the dressage team final in third place. Fry was part of the team that won bronze three years ago in Tokyo and joined forces with Carl Hester and Becky Moody
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Team GB rowers claim historic gold with stunning photo finish at Paris 2024
Team GB roared to their first-ever gold medal in women’s quadruple sculls by winning one of the greatest rowing races ever seen. Lola Anderson, Georgie Brayshaw, Hannah Scott, and Lauren Henry got their team off the medal mark in the most cinematic
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Imogen Grant to race in last-ever Olympic lightweight women's double sculls final
Cambridge rower Imogen Grant stands ready to make history in her Olympic final. Grant and partner Emily Craig will race for medals in the last-ever final of the lightweight women's double sculls. The event is being removed from the Games programme
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Lola Anderson's Olympic dream that she thought was unachievable comes true
Life is a gamble and Olympic champion Lola Anderson hopes she has shown a generation of young girls why they should bet on themselves. The names of Anderson, Georgie Brayshaw, Hannah Scott and Lauren Henry should be known up and down the country
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Conor Hall was beaten by teammate and will be Britain's biggest archery cheerleader
Belfast archer Conor Hall insists he’ll be teammate Tom Hall’s biggest cheerleader after losing to his British compatriot in the last 16 at the Olympics. Hall, 28, had stunned French home favourite Jean-Charles Valladont in his opening Paris encounter
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Chantelle Reid determined to cherish Olympian status after defeat
Proud Chantelle Reid says she will cherish her Olympian status for the rest of her life after making a memorable debut in Paris. The Derby boxing star, 26, was forced to take six years out of the sport after a degenerative disc injury struck when
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Ealing sailor completes 11-month round-the-world voyage
A FINANCE director from West Ealing has returned to the UK after completing the Clipper 2023-24 Round the World Yacht Race. By completing the 40,000 nautical mile-long race, Sue Melly joins a small group of people who can call themselves circumnavigators
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Sailors Peters and Sterritt will take on the medal races in Marseilles
Team GB sailor James Peters is on a collision course towards the medal places after shooting up the rankings in Marseille. Peters and 49er partner Fynn Sterritt initially endured a difficult start to Paris 2024, falling victim to the temperamental
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Jacob Whittle bottling up experience of going up against world's best
Jacob Whittle will never forget going toe-to-toe with one of the planet’s greatest swimmers after an eye-opening experience at the Olympics. The Alfreton star, 19, was unable to progress through his men’s 100m freestyle heat in a race including
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Kate Waugh disappointed in triathlon debut after 15th-place finish
By James Toney in Paris Kate Waugh admitted she was frustrated by her Olympic triathlon debut in Paris. Waugh arrived in the French capital feeling positive about her chances after a breakthrough 2023 that saw a series of eye-catching performances
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Holland says inspiring next generation through cricket was privilege
Rising star Niamh Holland said it was a privilege to inspire the next generation to get active through cricket. The 19-year-old is well aware that just a few years ago, she found herself in a similar position, inspired by her dad and brother to
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Mallory Franklin: Double Paris Olympic champion Jessica Fox is a 'massive idol'
Mallory Franklin dreams of one day paddling like Jessica Fox. Having already wrapped up the K1 title, the Australian romped to C1 victory to become the first canoeist to do that double at the Olympics. Meanwhile, Windsor’s reigning world champion
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Daniel Wiffen lets tears flow after 800m freestyle Olympic gold
Daniel Wiffen could not hold back the tears after he became the first athlete from Northern Ireland to win an Olympic gold medal in 36 years. The swimmer, who represents Republic of Ireland, won the men’s 800m final in thrilling fashion at La Defense
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Holland hopes one-club mentality can propel career to new heights
Bright all-rounder prospect Niamh Holland believes London Spirit’s one-club mentality will propel her career to new heights this summer. The 19-year-old is embarking on her second year in The Hundred and knows her confidence has sky-rocketed over
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Becky Moody calls on British public to 'remember the human' after Dujardin scandal
Becky Moody joined the defence of Charlotte Dujardin among Britain’s dressage riders and urged the public to ‘remember the human’ involved in the scandal. Moody, originally a travelling reserve, was catapulted into the Olympic spotlight when a
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Lauren Henry made the call that pushed GB to gold in women's quadruple sculls
Olympic champion Lauren Henry revealed that she made the call that ignited one of the greatest comebacks in rowing history. The Lutterworth rower combined with Lola Anderson, Georgie Brayshaw, and Hannah Scott to get their team off the medal mark
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Big hitter Scholfield hailing mentality to recent form
Big hitter Paige Scholfield credited recent form to her mentality as she continues to bang down England’s international door. The 28-year-old Oval Invincibles all-rounder bolted to make a quickfire 71 off 41 balls in her side’s opening fixture
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Sills struggling to hide excitement after stirring Paris 2024 performance
Sam Sills couldn't even speak for excitement after leaping up the iQFOiL standings in a dramatic day on the water at Paris 2024. The 31-year-old was sat back in 21st place after the opening race of his Olympic debut in Marseille but saw an entertaining
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Olympic champion Scott insists rowing is not boring with grandstand golden finish
Olympic champion Hannah Scott says she has proven once and for all that rowing is not boring. The Coleraine rower combined with Lola Anderson, Georgie Brayshaw and Lauren Henry to get their team off the medal mark in the most cinematic way imaginable
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Scholfield hails crucial work to keep people active through cricket
Oval Invincibles all-rounder Paige Scholfield hailed the crucial work being done to roll out cricket to all in a bid to keep people active and grow the sport. The 28-year-old called upon her own experiences as a youngster and knows how integral
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Alex Yee makes incredible comeback to claim men's triathlon gold
Alex Yee looked down and out in Paris only to take the script and throw it into the Seine. Yee must have seen Tom Pidcock and Andy Murray's comebacks of recent days and thought – ‘I can raise that’. Yee upgraded his Tokyo triathlon silver to
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Pritchard part of Team GB's Olympic hockey triumph over South Africa
By Paul Martin at Stade Yves-du-Manoir OXFORD’S Miriam Pritchard helped Great Britain’s women breathe fresh life into their Olympic hockey campaign with a vital 2-1 win over South Africa. GB had lost their opening two matches and fell behind
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Pearne-Webb and Toman help get Olympic hockey team's first victory
By Paul Martin at Stade Yves-du-Manoir DERBYSHIRE duo Holly Pearne-Webb and Anna Toman helped Great Britain’s women breathe fresh life into their Olympic hockey campaign with a vital 2-1 win over South Africa. GB had lost their opening two
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Emma Wilson sails away from challengers as the Marseille regatta progresses
Emma Wilson is keeping her rivals in her wake and feet on the ground after further underlining her Olympic medal ambitions in Marseille. Wilson - who competes in the foiling windsurfing class known as iQFoil - won bronze three years ago in Tokyo
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Team GB's Ansley helps hockey team towards their first Olympic win
By Paul Martin at Stade Yves-du-Manoir KINGSBRIDGE’S Giselle Ansley helped Great Britain’s women breathe fresh life into their Olympic hockey campaign with a vital 2-1 win over South Africa. GB had lost their opening two matches and fell behind
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Waller integral to comeback against Netherlands
Hockey star Jack Waller helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the game. But
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Roper aids Team GB's Olympic hockey team to victory against South Africa
By Paul Martin at Stade Yves-du-Manoir SUTTON Coldfield’s Laura Roper helped Great Britain’s women breathe fresh life into their Olympic hockey campaign with a vital 2-1 win over South Africa. GB had lost their opening two matches and fell
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Peel assists Team GB 's Olympic hockey team win against South Africa
By Paul Martin at Stade Yves-du-Manoir CHELTENHAM’S Flora Peel helped Great Britain’s women breathe fresh life into their Olympic hockey campaign with a vital 2-1 win over South Africa. GB had lost their opening two matches and fell behind
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Sam Dickinson: The man who raced the triathlon and planned not to finish
York’s Sam Dickinson celebrated Alex Yee's gold medal like he'd won one himself - and he certainly played his part. Yee upgraded his Tokyo triathlon silver to gold in Paris, with a display of ruthless tactical racing genius that defied all conventional
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Petter helps Team GB's Olympic hockey team win 2-1 against South Africa
By Paul Martin at Stade Yves-du-Manoir LOUGHBOROUGH’S Izzy Petter helped Great Britain’s women breathe fresh life into their Olympic hockey campaign with a vital 2-1 win over South Africa. GB had lost their opening two matches and fell behind
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Howard part of Team GB's first Olympic hockey win in Paris
By Paul Martin at Stade Yves-du-Manoir CAMBRIDGE’S Tess Howard helped Great Britain’s women breathe fresh life into their Olympic hockey campaign with a vital 2-1 win over South Africa. GB had lost their opening two matches and fell behind
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Sailor Fynn Sterritt in high spirits after Paris 2024 campaign revival
By Will Castle Fynn Sterritt says spirits are sky-high after Team GB’s sailing stars revived their Paris 2024 campaign to fire themselves into medal contention. Sterritt and 49er partner James Peters initially endured a difficult start to Paris
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Sarah Jones determined to get Team GB's hockey team back on track
By Paul Martin at Stade Yves-du-Manoir CARDIFF’S Sarah Jones helped Great Britain’s women breathe fresh life into their Olympic hockey campaign with a vital 2-1 win over South Africa. GB had lost their opening two matches and fell behind to
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Becky Downie stands out as highest scoring gymnast in team final as GB miss bronze
Becky Downie showed remarkable bravery to come within a whisker of a dream Olympic medal. The Nottingham gymnast performed in front of a 13,000 crowd on the three-year anniversary of the death of her brother Josh. On the night that Simone
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Becky Downie stands out as highest scoring gymnast in team final as GB miss bronze
Becky Downie showed remarkable bravery to come within a whisker of a dream Olympic medal. The Nottingham gymnast performed in front of a 13,000 crowd on the three-year anniversary of the death of her brother Josh. On the night that Simone
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Andy Murray and Dan Evans through to men’s doubles quarter-finals
By Paul Eddison at Roland Garros ANDY Murray just does not want to go home and Dan Evans is more than doing his part to extend the farewell tour. The duo were pushed to the very limit once again as they booked their place in the Olympic men
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Great Britain's Beth Potter over the moon to take women's triathlon bronze
Beth Potter has come a long way from the athlete who morosely sipped cocktails from a coconut on the Copacabana eight years ago. Her career was at an inflection point after a distant 38th place finish in the 10,000m in Rio but a chance meeting
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A tactical change is needed for Olympic glory admits Tom George
By Tom Harle at Vaires-sur-Marne Cheltenham rower Tom George admitted a tactical change will be needed if he is to claim Olympic glory in the final of the men's pair. Wynne-Griffith and partner Tom George, who are childhood friends, will be
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Draper helps Team GB to dramatic 2-2 draw
Hockey star Jacob Draper helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the game. But
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Rower Wynne-Griffith labels the Olympic Village ‘absolutely mental’
By Tom Harle at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium Guildford rower Ollie Wynne-Griffith labelled the Olympic Village ‘mental’ and is pleased not to be staying there. Not all Team GB athletes lodge in the Village, with outlying venues like the
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Tommy Fleetwood believes that Olympic golf should have the same status as majors
Tommy Fleetwood insists an Olympic gold medal would be up there alongside anything he has achieved in golf as he prepares to kick off his campaign at the ‘most amazing event in the world.’ The Southport star, who represented Team GB in Tokyo three
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Anna Hopkin: Team GB swimming squad more at risk of Covid in Paris than Tokyo
Anna Hopkin insists the British swimming squad are more at risk of catching Covid in Paris than they were during the pandemic Games in Tokyo. Adam Peaty tested positive on Monday, less than 24 hours day after saying he was unwell in the final of
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Rower Wynne-Griffith has all to play for ahead of rowing final
By Tom Harle at Vaires-sur-Marne Guildford rower Ollie Wynne-Griffith declared ‘all bets are off’ as he goes for Olympic glory in the final of the men’s pair. Wynne-Griffith and partner Tom George, who are childhood friends, will be one of
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Phil Roper helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands
Hockey star Phil Roper helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the game. But with
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Andy Murray not done yet as he moves forward in Olympics men's doubles
Andy Murray’s career has been full of matches that he won when he really shouldn’t have. As he extended his playing days for at least one more match, the Scot, alongside Dan Evans, needed to go to the well once again. The duo saved two match
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Zach Wallace helps Team GB to dramatic hockey draw at Paris 2024
Hockey star Zach Wallace helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the game. But
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Duncan Scott solidifies legacy in drama-filled day at Paris 2024
By Sportsbeat in Paris When Sir Chris Hoy bagged his seventh Olympic medal at London 2012, he must have thought his record haul for a Scottish athlete was as safe as the Mona Lisa. But Duncan Scott etched his own name onto the canvas of Scotland
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Sam Ward's career was almost over and now he joins GB in hockey fight back
Leicester hockey star Sam Ward helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the game.
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Team GB's hockey team mount fightback as Will Calnan competes at first Olympics
Chobham hockey star Will Calnan helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the game.
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Rupert Shipperley on top form in Team GB's fightback in the men's hockey
Cwmbran hockey star Rupert Shipperley helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the
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Team GB seal 300th female medallist since National Lottery funding introduced
Following Great Britain’s gold medal in the Women’s Quad Sculls, 300 women have won their first medal at a Summer Games (Olympic & Paralympic) since National Lottery funding was introduced in 1997. In the 96 years prior to the introduction of the
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Kirsty Gilmour hails best ever Olympic experience despite early exit at Paris 2024
By Paul Martin at La Chapelle Arena KIRSTY Gilmour hailed her best Olympic experience yet despite a third successive group stage exit. The Bellshill badminton star was beaten in straight sets by China’s He Bing Jiao in her winner-takes-all
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Team GB hockey star Gareth Furlong plays part in dramatic comeback draw
By Tom Harle at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium Cambridge hockey star Gareth Furlong helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer
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Hockey star Nick Park helps Team GB to dramatic draw against Netherlands
By Tom Harle at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium Reading hockey star Nick Park helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and
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Team GB hockey star Ollie Payne plays his part in dramatic draw with Netherlands
By Tom Harle at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium Totnes hockey star Ollie Payne helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and
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David Ames helps GB to Netherlands draw at Olympics
David Ames helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the game. But with Princess
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Albery on hand to rescue draw against Netherlands in Paris
James Albery helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the game. But with Princess
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Conor Williamson helps Team GB to dramatic draw with Dutch
Conor Williamson helped Team GB earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands in the Olympic men’s hockey competition. After a soporific first half, well-taken goals from Floris Wortelboer and Thijs van Dam left GB chasing the game. But with Princess
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Team GB canoe slalom squad rallying off each other's success at Paris 2024
Mallory Franklin says seeing her canoeing teammates follow in her Tokyo footsteps is inspiring her own pursuit of clinching a second consecutive Olympic medal in Paris. Adam Burgess sealed a scintillating silver medal on Monday 48 hours after Kimberley
