Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith claimed his first Olympic medal with silver in a 400 metres final won by American Quincy Hall. The Wolverhampton athlete was leading into the closing stages when Hall found another gear to snatch gold in a personal-best 43.40. Hudson-Smith finished four hundredths of a second behind to lower his own European...
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Olympics day 12: Medal milestone for Great Britain but golds prove elusive
Great Britain earned their 1,000th medal across summer and winter Olympics on day 12 of Paris 2024. The men’s team pursuit team reached the milestone with silver, just before the women’s team took bronze. Matthew Hudson-Smith had to settle for silver in the men’s 400m, while skateboarder Andy Macdonald made his Olympic debut at the...
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Team GB take silver in men’s team pursuit as Australia edge final
Great Britain’s track cyclists secured Team GB’s 1,000th Olympic medal in sporting competition as Australia held on to a hair’s-breadth advantage to win gold in the men’s team pursuit. In a final that was almost too close to call, Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon had to settle for silver after Hayter slipped...
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Matthew Hudson-Smith takes 400m silver at Paris 2024 behind Quincy Hall
Only three years ago, Hudson-Smith was broken. Physically, mentally, financially. Injuries had led him to accrue substantial debt due to medical costs and a loss of sponsors, before ending his hopes of competing in Tokyo. Those events coincided with the Covid-19 pandemic and Hudson-Smith struggled with his mental health, enduring three years of “absolute hell”...
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Great Britain 1000th medal ‘incredibly special’ – chef de mission Mark England
Team GB chef de mission Mark England described the nation’s 1,000th Olympic medal as “incredibly special” after Ethan Hayter, Daniel Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon took silver in the men’s cycling team pursuit in Paris. The cycling silver brought up the 1,000 medals landmark, for summer and winter Games medals, according to the statistician...
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Rhasidat Adeleke: Irish athlete through to Olympic 400m final.
Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke has qualified for her first Olympic final after finishing second in her semi-final in the 400 metres at the Stade de France. In doing so, the 21-year-old becomes the first Irish woman to qualify for a sprint final at the Olympics. Bahrain’s Salwa Nid Naser won the opening heat in a time...
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Olympics 2024: Great Britain take silver in thrilling men’s team pursuit to win 1,000th medal in modern era
Great Britain won silver in a dramatic men’s team pursuit; Ethan Hayter, Ollie Wood, Dan Bigham and Ethan Vernon were narrowly beaten by Australia in final; Britain took bronze in women’s team pursuit; Team GB have won 1000 medals at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in the modern era 20:11, UK, Wednesday 07 August...
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Great Britain take team pursuit silver after Ethan Hayter slip on final lap
Great Britain’s hopes of gold in the men’s team pursuit at Paris 2024 slipped away on the final lap after Ethan Hayter lost control of his bike and narrowly avoided a nasty crash. The 1,000th medal in Team GB’s Olympic history was a silver one as Australia, who had been narrowly ahead on the time...
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Olympics track cycling: Great Britain win men’s team pursuit silver
Great Britain won silver in a pulsating men’s team pursuit final to secure a third medal in as many days in the Paris Olympic velodrome. Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon were pipped to gold by Australia, who win this event for the first time since the 2004 Games. Despite a strong...
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Cassidy selected to represent Great Britain in World Rowing Championships
Acorn Cassidy (Image: Impartial Reporter) Fermanagh rower Acorn Cassidy has been selected to represent Great Britain in the U19 World Rowing Championships in Canada. Cassidy will take part in the Women’s Four (JW4-) under coach Bodo Schulenburg (Hinksey Sculling School). Emily Nicholas (Sir William Perkins’s School), Martha Shepherd (Hinksey Sculling School) and Natasha Philips (Wycliffe...
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Emma Finucane into keirin quarters as Great Britain miss out on team sprint gold, Harrie Lavreysen breaks world record – Eurosport
Great Britain’s Emma Finucane powered into the women’s keirin quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics, but GB missed out on the gold medal race in the team pursuit. GB’s team pursuit quartet of Elinor Barker, Josie Knight, Anna Morris and Jessica Roberts were beaten by the USA in the semi-finals. They will face Italy for bronze...
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Paris 2024: Stephanie Meadow struggles to opening 78 at women’s Olympic golf
Team Ireland players Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire both toiled on day one at the Olympic women’s golf tournament as six-over-par rounds of 78 left them 13 off the pace. Meadow, who was out in the first group at Le Golf National, carded seven bogeys with her only birdie coming at the par-five 18th. Europe...