In a hugely successful IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team won a total of 38 medals – including one World Record – to surpass the previous totals in Assen 2006 and Lille 2002 and finish third equal (based on gold medals) in the medal table.
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Athletics: GB and NI win 38 medals at IPC Athletics World Championships
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Tagged athletics, gold medal, IPC World Championships, medal table, world record
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Cycling: All star team announced for UCI World Cup
British Cycling has today announced the 27 British riders who will be competing in the final round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, taking place on the 18 – 20 February at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester.
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Snowboarding: Jenny Jones wins slopestyle silver at Winter X Games
Bristol’s finest Jenny Jones, almost made it 3 consecutive gold medals at the X-Games in her first major comp since recovering from her bust ankle, but she came 2nd to rookie Enni Rukajarvi in the womens slopestyle at the X-Games 15.
Rowing: Katherine Grainger awarded Olympic athlete of the year
Katherine Grainger has been named as the Olympic Athlete of the Year for 2010 for rowing.
Hockey: Super sixes National Indoor Final
A tightly fought super sixes women’s final between Bowdon Hightown and Reading completed the women’s indoor season at Wembley Arena on Sunday. After a nail-biting, action packed 40 minutes it took 22 penalty strokes to separate the sides with Bowdon Hightown winning the national indoor title for the second time in three years; 9-8 on penalty [...]
Sailing: Medal glory for Brits on penultimate day in Miami
Britain’s sailors claimed their first medals of the Miami World Cup regatta on Friday, with gold going to the Sonar trio of John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas, and bronze to SKUD duo Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell, as the Paralympic classes wrapped up their race series.
Athletics: IPC World Championships – Day eight
Bethany Woodward raced to a new lifetime best and gold medal in the T37 400m at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Rugby: England Women’s team named for RBS 6 Nations opener
The England Women’s team to take on Wales in the opening round of the RBS 6 Nations on February 6th at Cross Keys RFC, kick off 230pm, has been announced.
Sailing: Brits remain strong at mid-way point in Miami regatta
Britain’s sailors remain in a strong position at the halfway stage of the Miami World Cup regatta, in spite of a disrupted schedule on yesterday.
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Tagged Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, sailing, windsurfing, World cup regatta
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Badminton: England name strong squad for European Team Championships
England have gone for a blend of youth and experience as they named their squad for the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Amsterdam from February 15-20.
