Schoolgirl Bly Twomey became Great Britain’s youngest Paralympic table tennis medallist by winning doubles bronze alongside Fliss Pickard. A resounding 3-0 quarter-final victory over Norwegian pair Nora Korneliussen and Jenny Helene Slettum guaranteed the 14-year-old a podium place in the WD14 classification event. Defeat to Chinese pair Wenjuan Huang and Yucheng Jin in the evening...
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Jurgen Klopp to cheer against Great Britain on opening day of Paris Paralympics
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be cheering against Great Britain on the opening day of action at the Paralympics in Paris. The 57-year-old German, who left Anfield this summer, is set to attend Thursday lunchtime’s badminton session to support his long-time friend Wojtek Czyz. Czyz, a former German citizen and four-time Paralympic champion in...
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Wheelchair rugby captain Gavin Walker confident GB are ‘peaking at right time’
Wheelchair rugby captain Gavin Walker is confident Great Britain are “peaking at the right time” ahead of launching their Paralympic title defence in Paris. Former firefighter Walker made history at Tokyo 2020 as part of the squad which memorably clinched his country’s first gold in the team sport. Results since the Japanese Games have been...
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Going for gold – 10 of Britain’s big medal hopes at the Paris Paralympics
ParalympicsGB travel to the Paris Games seeking to emulate the fine form which saw the team finish second in the medal table at Tokyo 2020. Here, the PA news agency picks out 10 of Britain’s best hopes for gold. Dame Sarah Storey (Cycling) Great Britain’s Sarah Storey has won 17 Paralympic gold medals (Tim Goode/PA)...
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Great Britain taking team of 215 to compete at the Paris Paralympics
Great Britain has named a 215-strong team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a record representation of female athletes. The Paris Paralympics will be held between August 28 and September 8 with females making up 46 per cent of the British team. Chef de mission Penny Briscoe said: “I am absolutely delighted to confirm...
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Famous Stonehenge stone came from Scotland not Wales
The six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge came from the far north of Scotland rather than south-west Wales as previously thought, new analysis has found. The discovery shows the construction of Stonehenge was a far greater collaborative effort than scientists realised. It also means that the ancient monument, near Salisbury in south-west England,...
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ECB, Cricket Scotland in talks over Team Great Britain in LA Olympics
The England Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Scotland opened the talks of introducing the Great Britain (GB) men’s and women’s teams for the next Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Cricket is brought to the marquee event for the first time since 1900 and the decision to bring it back came last year. The details of...
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Who are Team GB’s most successful Olympians of all time?
With the Paris 2024 Olympics now over, Team GB has finished the games with a total of 65 medals – beating their total from Tokyo 2020 by one. It was the same number of medals won by Great Britain at London 2012 and the second-best ever tally on foreign soil, with only the United States...
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Kate Middleton Favors Ralph Lauren in Video With Prince William Dedicated to Team Great Britain’s Olympians, Praises Their ‘Incredible Journey’
Kate Middleton and Prince William appeared in a video alongside high-profile British figures to congratulate Team Great Britain on their success at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday. Great Britain’s Olympians won a total of 65 medals, including 14 gold medals. Middleton’s last public appearance came during the 2024 Wimbledon men’s singles final last July....
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BOA chief: Team GB should be celebrated despite ‘frustrating’ medal table finish
The British Olympic Association says Team GB’s medal haul at Paris 2024 should be celebrated, despite Britain finishing in its lowest position in the table for 20 years. Great Britain ended the Paris Olympics with 65 medals – the same amount won on home soil at London 2012 and second-best ever tally on foreign soil...
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From parkrun to Paris podium – Georgia Bell celebrates surprise Olympic bronze
Georgia Bell confessed her “unconventional route” to the Olympic podium once seemed like a “bonkers” impossibility after collecting 1500 metres bronze at the Stade de France. Bell’s was one of three British bronzes secured on Saturday night, the first before Team GB added a pair from the men’s and women’s 4x400m to make it a...
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Great Britain add men’s 4×400 metres relay bronze to their collection
Great Britain added more medals to their tally as the men’s 4×400 metres relay team collected bronze at the Stade de France. The United States took gold, narrowly beating Botswana’s silver medallists to the line. Alex Haydock-Wilson led off, and though individual men’s 400 metres silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith found himself locked into a battle...