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Olympics

Athletics: London named host city for 2017 Paralympic World Championships

By Bfermi | Published: 20.12.12

London has been named the host city for the 2017 Paralympic Athletics World Championships, which will be held in the Olympic Stadium one month before the World Athletics Championships.

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Athletics: Aviva ‘On Camp with Kelly’ celebrates nine successful years

By Bfermi | Published: 19.12.12

To mark nine years of a successful Aviva ‘On Camp with Kelly’, a special event was hosted this past weekend in London: A Celebration of Success.

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Olympics: £347 million funding made available for Rio 2016

By Bfermi | Published: 19.12.12

UK Sport has announced that £347 million funding will be made available as part of the Olympic’s funding programme in the four year cycle to Rio 2016.

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Awards: Ennis nominated for prestigious Laureus World Sports Award

By JessicaW | Published: 14.12.12

Jessica Ennis has been nominated for yet another award following her golden performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Video: Team GB and the Games Maker Choir

By Danielle Sellwood | Published: 13.12.12

Watch our video interview with Team GB rowers plus the first public performance of I Wish For You The World, by the Games Maker Choir with Alistair Griffin – it’s pretty special!

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Boxing: “No is not an answer” for Amanda Coulson

By JessicaW | Published: 21.11.12

Last month boxing star Amanda Coulson announced she’s hanging up the gloves for good to concentrate on her role as a coach and an Athlete Mentor for Sky Sports Living for Sport.

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Athletics: Paula Dunn appointed as Paralympic Head Coach

By JessicaW | Published: 21.11.12

Another big step for women in sport came this morning with UK Athletics appointing Paula Dunn as their new Paralympic Head Coach; the first time the governing body has recruited a woman for a head coach role.

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Athletics: Jessica Ennis’ coach Toni Minichiello honoured

By Bfermi | Published: 21.11.12

Jessica Ennis’s coach Antonio ‘Toni’ Minichiello, who helped train her to Olympic heptathlon gold in London, was last night honoured as Coach of the Year at the UK Coaching Awards.

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Badminton: Chris Adcock and Gabby White to reunite

By JessicaW | Published: 16.11.12

Gabby White is to renew her on-court partnership with fiance Chris Adcock following a number of changes to the GB Badminton mixed doubles programme.

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Talent ID: GB Taekwondo launches Battle4Brazil

By JessicaW | Published: 16.11.12

Could you be the next Jade Jones? GB Taekwondo certainly hope so as they have launched the first post-London 2012 talent ID campaign to find Rio 2016 Olympians.