Windsurfer Emma Wilson is guaranteed a medal for Great Britain after the weather continued to play havoc with the Olympic regatta in Marseille on Thursday. The 25-year-old has been advanced straight into Friday’s three-strong final after finishing top of the qualification standings. Officials took the decision to abandon attempts to stage the final six races...
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Helen Glover has to settle for women’s four silver as Netherlands edge out GB
Helen Glover missed out on a third Olympic title as Great Britain were agonisingly edged out in a dramatic women’s four final at Paris 2024. The mum-of-three, who won pairs gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, took four years out of the sport before the Tokyo Olympics and 12 months off after those Games...
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Helen Glover has to settle for silver as Netherlands hold off GB in women’s four
Helen Glover missed out on a third Olympic title as Great Britain were agonisingly edged out in a dramatic women’s four final at Paris 2024. The mum-of-three, who won pairs gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, took four years out of the sport before the Tokyo Olympics and 12 months off after those Games...
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Great Britain swimmer ‘absolutely gutted’ after 200-meter backstroke disqualification
Great Britain had a good day in the pool Wednesday, finishing with a bronze in women’s synchronized 10m diving, but disaster struck during the men’s 200-meter backstroke heats at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Luke Greenbank finished first in the fourth and final 200 backstroke heat with a time of 1:56, but he didn’t advance to...
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Paris Olympics, Day 4 Finals: Great Britain Retain Men’s 4×200 Free Title With 1:43 Anchor By Duncan Scott
Paris Olympics, Day 4 Finals: Great Britain Retain Men’s 4×200 Free Title With 1:43 Anchor By Duncan Scott No four individuals had combined to win relay gold medals at two different Olympics. The United States’ men’s 4×200 free relay came close when three of the winning quartet at Athens 2004 returned four years later to...
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Gold for Simone Biles and Team USA as Great Britain just miss out on a medal
Simone Biles claimed her first Olympic gold medal since coming to terms with the ‘twisties’, while Great Britain’s gallant quintet missed out on the podium by less than half a point in the women’s team gymnastics final at Bercy Arena. Watched by Serena Williams and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Biles brought the house down with...
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Olympics day four: Tom Dean leads relay team as GB look to extend gold rush
Team GB will look to Tom Dean and his relay team-mates to extend the Olympic gold rush into day four in Paris. Great Britain got off the mark with two golds on Monday and with Dean expected to join forces again with James Guy, Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott, hopes will be high they can...
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Great Britain men miss out on a team medal as Japan pip China for gold
Great Britain came up short in their bid to claim a first Olympic men’s team gymnastics medal since London 2012. The team, comprising Max Whitlock, Jake Jarman, Joe Fraser, Luke Whitehouse and Harry Hepworth, finished in fourth place, more than two points off bronze medallists the USA, while Japan dramatically pipped China for gold. The...
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Why isn’t there a Team GB football team? Which British nations are competing? – Eurosport
Team GB are a powerhouse at the Olympic Games, regularly racking up huge medal hauls and topping tables in several sports from cycling to swimming. But one sport where Great Britain are noticeably absent at Paris 2024 is football. As an action-packed summer of football continues after the drama and heartbreak of Euro 2024, several...
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David Ames believes GB Hockey men are capable of emulating Seoul 1988 gold
The ghosts of 1988 have swirled around Great Britain’s men’s hockey squad in the eight subsequent Olympics to their unforgettable golden moment in Seoul. Millions of early-morning television viewers watched behind bowls of cornflakes as the likes of Sean Kerly and Imran Sherwani fashioned a 3-1 win over West Germany, made all the more memorable...
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Team GB’s top 16 moments at Olympic Games ahead of Paris 2024
Jessica Ennis-Hill won gold at London 2012 as part of Super Saturday Great Britain has a storied history when it comes to the Olympics. From the inaugural modern Games in Athens in 1896 to the most recent games in Tokyo, Team GB has rarely been far from the top of the medal table. The Games...
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Public must be onboard with ‘national mission’ for clean power, say experts
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