Great Britain sealed a fifth Olympic eventing team title at the Chateau de Versailles in Paris. Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Ros Canter enjoyed a perfect opening day, chalking up record low scores for the dressage phase both as a group and for Collett individually. A total of 15.8 penalties incurred on Saturday’s cross-country stage...
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Move over BBC: Behind the scenes as Eurosport launches biggest sports TV operation ever
Walk about two metres and you can meet Eurosport’s Swedish-presenting equivalent of Orla and friends (pictured, above). They have the Arc De Triomphe behind them. Keep moving and, as the Sacre Coeur comes into view, you have Eurosport Italy-style, then the Polish, the French, the Germans and the Nordic nations. For good measure, there is...
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British Triathlon using Paris 2024 to create a legacy of sport
British Triathlon’s Helen Marney believes that the Paris 2024 Olympics can kickstart a swim, bike, run legacy for the ages. Triathlon has seen an incredible rise in support thanks to the likes of Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee’s historic exploits over the past decade but Director of Development, Marney, noted that there’s still more to be...
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Great Britain medallists on Day One of the Paris Olympics
Divers Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen got Great Britain up and running for the Paris Olympics with a bronze medal in the women’s 3m synchronised springboard. The pair became the first British women to win an Olympic medal in diving since Elizabeth Ferris won bronze in the 10m platform in Rome in 1960. Anna...
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Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen claim GB first medal with diving bronze
Last updated 10 hours ago Team GB earned its first medal of Paris 2024 after Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen claimed diving bronze in dramatic circumstances. A tricky third round in the women’s 3m synchronised event saw the duo plummet down the scoreboard into sixth after scoring 63.90, but they quickly improved with the...
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‘This matters so much’ – Tess Howard on clothing win for women hockey players
Tess Howard has been tipped to star on the hockey pitch at her first Olympics but the 25-year-old’s impact will be felt beyond any goals she manages to score in Paris. When the British women’s team open their campaign against Spain on Sunday, some players will wear skorts – skirts with tight shorts underneath –...
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Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in pictures
The Paris 2024 Olympics began with a groundbreaking – and rain-soaked – opening ceremony, the first to be staged outside a stadium. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at a selection of standout images from the floating parade down the River Seine and the finale at the Trocadero. Great Britain flag bearers Tom...
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Rain puts a dampener on the Paris Olympics opening ceremony down the River Seine
Paris welcomed the Olympic Games with an opening ceremony like no other as athletes sailed down the River Seine to the sound of Lady Gaga and more, but relentless rain put a dampener on the party. Zinedine Zidane starred in a video to tee up the arrival of the Olympic flame before flares set off...
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Paris welcomes Olympics Games with groundbreaking opening ceremony on the Seine
Paris welcomed the Olympic Games with an opening ceremony like no other as athletes sailed down the River Seine to the sound of Lady Gaga and more. Zinedine Zidane starred in a video to tee up the arrival of the Olympic flame before flares set off from the Pont d’Austerlitz Bridge formed a tricolore. A...
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Olympic predictions for Paris 2024, including Team GB
Who will win the Olympics? Most medals and most golds? The United States are forecast to win the most medals overall (112), by quite some way. Sports data firm Gracenote have released their latest virtual medal based on results data from key competitions since the last Olympics in Tokyo China are predicted to place second...
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Team GB at Paris Olympics: British athletes to watch at 2024 Games
Jack Laugher: Men’s synchro 3m springboardLaugher and 3m synchro partner Chris Mears became Britain’s first ever diving Olympic champions by claiming a historic gold at Rio 2016. The Yorkshire-born athlete continued his success in Brazil by claiming a silver medal in the 3m springboard as Team GB’s divers recorded their best Games with three medals. ...
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Oleksandr Usyk quotes Winston Churchill as he thanks Britain for Ukraine support
Ukraine’s world champion Oleksandr Usyk quoted Sir Winston Churchill as he thanked Great Britain for its continued support during his country’s war with Russia. Usyk, 37, who defeated Britain’s Tyson Fury in May to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in nearly 25 years, was speaking at an event in London to mark the...