A group of 40 young athletes from 16 Olympic sports were today selected by the British Olympic Association to compete for Team GB at the first Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which take place in Singapore from 14-26 August.
The athletes, aged 14-18, will participate alongside 3,600 competitors from all 205 National Olympic Committees in a...
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Team GB Youth Olympic Games Squad Selected
British Olympic Association Supports the Government on School Sport
The British Olympic Association have announced that they are in support of the governments new policy on School Sport. The new government plans for school sports aims to bring back competitive sports in school by helping schools to organise national schools championships in the...
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London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony To Be Directed By Danny Boyle
The British film maker Danny Boyle, famous for films such as Trainspotting, The Beach and Slumdog Millionaire, has been asked to direct the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.
He will not be working alone though, Stephen Daldry, director and producer of Billy Elliot...
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Team GB Olympic Ball Tickets Now On Sale
The British Olympic Associated (BOA) announced today that tickets for the British Olympic Ball are now on sale. Demand for the flagship event on 24th September is extremely high...
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Hugh Robertson – Minister for Sport and Olympics
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today welcomed Hugh Robertson, the Minister for Sport and Olympics, to its headquarters for a keynote address on the future of British sport.
Making his...
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Alan Parsons Quits the British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association (BOA) announced today that Director of Sport Liaison resigned and will be departing the BOA later this month.
Parsons, 39, joined the BOA at the start...
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British Olympic Ball Event for Britain’s Olympic Hopefuls
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today revealed exciting plans for a special night of Olympic celebration in support of Team GB’s ambitious plans for medal success at the London...
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Kelly Sotherton Injures Back And Is Out For Rest Of Season
British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton has had her season brought to a quick finish as her old back problem has come back. She won bronze in the Athens Olympics in...
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Results of the 2010 British Judo Open
The British Judo Open competition was held in London on 15th and 16 May 2010 and Great Britain had some very good results.
The Men’s Results
Under 60kg: Ashley Mckenzie won...
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British Judo Contenders for London 2012
The London 2012 Olympic Judo competition will start on 28th July 2012. There are 14 gold medals available and 386 athletes will compete. Great Britain sent a strong team...
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London 2012 Olympic Mascots Video
Today the London Olympic Committee released the video that introduces the London Olympic Games and Paraolympic Games mascots.
Meet Wenlock, the London 2012 Olympic mascot, and Mandeville, the London ...
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British Taekwondo Fighters
South Korea and China dominate Taekwondo, with many strong fighters in the USA too. Great Britain has a small team and has only ever won a single bronze medal....
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British Olympic Boxers
Boxing is one of the oldest Olympic sports, being a key sport in the ancient Olympic Games. Boxing dates back to the beginnings of human civilisation, with records of...
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The Singapore Youth Olympic Games
The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) today marked 99 days until the inaugural Youth Olympic Games with celebrations across the city.
For the next 99 days...
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British Fencing Contenders
British Fencing is almost a marginal sport now. There is so much emphasis on track and field, team sports, gymnastics and swimming that the martial arts are often sidelined...
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Britain Has Fantastic Time at the European Gymnastic Championships
Some of Britain’s finest contenders for the London 2012 Olympic games saw great success at the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships.
Beth Tweddle won 2 gold medals on the final day...
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British Badminton Team Announced for Beijing
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today selected the badminton team members for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The contenders are:
Andrew Smith will represent Britain in the Men’s singles.
Tracey Hallam...
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British Judo Contenders for Beijing 2008
The British Judo team stand a good chance of winning some medals this year with a strong line up. The British Olympic Contenders are:
Sarah Clark fights in...
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