Tag Archives: London 2012

Video: Pendleton and Hoy bow out

By JessicaW | Published: 08.08.12

Victoria Pendleton believes there is a dearth of cycling talent waiting to take over the Olympic mantle from Sir Chris Hoy and herself.

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Water Polo: Team GB push Russia all the way

By JessLong | Published: 08.08.12

The Team GB women’s water polo side’s bid for fifth place at London 2012 came to an end with a narrow defeat to Russia last night.

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London 2012: What to watch – Wednesday August 8

By Sophia Smith | Published: 07.08.12

Sportsister’s guide to what to watch and who to look out for on another busy day of competition for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Equestrian: Historic Gold in team dressage

By Danielle Sellwood | Published: 07.08.12

Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester and Laura Bechtolsheimer won Britain’s first Olympic dressage medal of any colour since the discipline first appearance in the 1912 Games.

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Synchronised swimming: Randall and Federici ninth

By Sophia Smith | Published: 07.08.12

British synchronised swimmers Jenna Randall and Olivia Federici finished in ninth place in the duet competition this afternoon, after producing their best routine of the Games.

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Video: Tweddle has no regrets

By Sophia Smith | Published: 07.08.12

Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle has revealed that she wouldn’t swap her London 2012 bronze medal performance for another attempt at winning the gold.

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Video: Silver means more to Ohuruogo than gold

By Sophia Smith | Published: 07.08.12

400m runner Christine Ohuruogo says that her London 2012 silver medal means more to her than the gold she won at Beijing, four years ago.

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Canoe Sprint: Cawthorn to contend for medal

By Sophia Smith | Published: 07.08.12

Team GB sprint canoeist Rachel Cawthorn qualified for Thursday’s A final after finishing second in the semi-final of the K1 kayak 500-metre race at Dorney Lake this morning.

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Athletics: Bleasdale and Pavey qualify for 5000m Final

By Sophia Smith | Published: 07.08.12

5000m runners Julia Bleasdale and Joanne Pavey have both qualified for the final on Friday evening, after finishing 4th and 7th respectively in their round 1 heat.

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Cycling: Trott enters final event of omnium two points down

By Sophia Smith | Published: 07.08.12

British track cyclist Laura Trott enters the final event of the two-day women’s omnium event this afternoon two points behind her main opponent Sarah Hammer of the USA.

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