19 June 2013
| THE HEARTBEAT OF WOMEN'S SPORT
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    Olympics: £347 million funding made available for Rio 2016

    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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    Swimming: Olympic medallist Jo Jackson announces retirement

    British swimmer, Joanne Jackson, today announced her retirement from competitive swimming.

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  • Kicking sexism out of sport
    Kicking sexism out of sport

    The Olympic afterglow is fading and Team GB’s women’s success stories are slipping from front pages. Can the London Games be the catalyst for a better deal for sportswomen? Is the mindset of the media and the...

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  • Talent ID: GB Taekwondo launches Battle4Brazil
    Talent ID: GB Taekwondo launches Battle4Brazil

    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.

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    Olympics: Windsurfing to retain it’s Olympic place

    Windsurfing will retain it’s place in the Olympic programme after the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) reversed a controversial decision to replace it with kiteboarding.

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  • Golf: Get into the swing of things with Get into Golf
    Golf: Get into the swing of things with Get into Golf

    Ever felt like giving golf a go? The sport is to make its return to the Olympic programme in Rio 2016, so if you were looking for the perfect opportunity to pick up a club and sort...

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  • Olympics for beginners: Archery
    Olympics for beginners: Archery

    I was nervous-excited as I made my way down to my first have-a-go session at my local archery club, Hampstead Bowmen. Conscious of their need for steely concentration at all times, I made a mental note to...

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  • Olympics for beginners: Don’t let the flame go out!
    Olympics for beginners: Don’t let the flame go out!

    I’m writing this the day after the parade. It all feels very final. Louis Smith may be confirmed for Strictly, Victoria Pendleton’s book is now on order, and my flag still flaps defiantly above the telly, but...

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    Sportsister catches up with Jade Jones

    Last month Jade Jones made Olympic history, when she won Britain’s first ever taekwondo Gold medal and became Team GB’s youngest gold medallist of the London 2012 Games, after the 19-year-old proved victorious in the women’s -57kg...

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    Wheelchair basketball: GB strive for seventh spot following China defeat

    Great Britain's women have one more chance if they are to reach their target of a best ever Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball ranking, following a 72-55 defeat to China this morning.

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