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Two Worcester sixth formers represent Great Britain in rowing

Two Worcester sixth formers represent Great Britain in rowing

RGS Worcester sixth formers Olivia Hodgson (left) and Lucy Whiteley (right) represented Great Britain on the Great Britain Beach Sprints team (Image: RGS Worcester) Two Worcester sixth-form students have represented Great Britain in rowing over the summer. RGS Worcester students Olivia Hodgson and Lucy Whiteley were selected on the Great Britain Beach Sprints team. Hodgson...

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Britain’s Paris 2024 Paralympics heroes are welcomed back in style at star-studded Homecoming event

Britain’s Paris 2024 Paralympics heroes are welcomed back in style at star-studded Homecoming event

Britain’s Paris 2024 Paralympic heroes have been welcomed back in style after their historic medal tally. Great Britain finished second in the medal table after matching their Tokyo haul, winning eight more gold medals than the 2020 Games. To celebrate their achievements, they were thrown a lavish bash by the National Lottery at the Utilita Arena,...

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Paris Paralympics 2024 schedule: When to watch the key events

Paris Paralympics 2024 schedule: When to watch the key events

Must-watch events  Para swimming9:36am-9:54am: women’s 400m freestyle, S11 heats Blind twins Scarlett and Eliza Humphrey will make their Paralympics debuts in Paris. Representing ParalympicsGB in the S11 category for blind or nearly blind swimmers, they and their competitors will wear blacked-out goggles to ensure fairness. The pair made history in Madeira in June 2022 when they...

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Australian silver-medal cyclist Matthew Richardson defects to Team GB

Australian silver-medal cyclist Matthew Richardson defects to Team GB

‘A dream to race for the country I was born in’ Announcing the news on his Instagram in a post that started with the message “the end of an era”, Richardson said: “I have made the decision to pack up my entire life and move half way across the world to begin the next chapter...

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Team GB cyclists using Paris success to promote open mental health dialogue

Team GB cyclists using Paris success to promote open mental health dialogue

Team GB’s cyclists Katy Marchant, Sophie Capewell, Josie Knight and Team GB BMX’er Beth Shriever with volunteers from the Manchester Bike Kitchen. (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images for The National Lottery) By Megan Armitage British Cycling are using the success of Paris 2024 to promote an open dialogue on mental health using people’s shared love...

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Who are Team GB’s most successful Olympians of all time?

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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Team GB’s Olympic stars of the future eyeing medal success at LA 2028

Team GB’s Olympic stars of the future eyeing medal success at LA 2028

Attentions are already turning towards the next Olympics in Los Angeles after a thrilling finale to a memorable Games in Paris. However, a comparative shortage of golds meant that Great Britain could only place seventh in the final medal table – their lowest finish since 2004 in Athens. GB will be targeting a return of...

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From parkrun to Paris podium – Georgia Bell celebrates surprise Olympic bronze

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’s 4x100m relay teams both bag medals

Great Britain’s 4x100m relay teams both bag medals

The British quartet of Dina Asher-Smith, Imani Lansiquot, Amy Hunt and Daryll Neita secured women’s 4×100 metres silver at the Stade de France. Team GB won bronze in the same event for the last two Olympics and were one of the favourites on Friday night. They looked like they might be on course to secure...

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Elinor Barker and Neah Evans late show earns Great Britain a Madison silver

Elinor Barker and Neah Evans late show earns Great Britain a Madison silver

Elinor Barker and Neah Evans dug deep in the final laps of a frantic Madison to earn Olympic silver for Great Britain before Jack Carlin claimed bronze in a controversial sprint, with Dutch coaches complaining after his deciding race against Jeffrey Hoogland was restarted following a collision. A late charge from Barker saw Britain win...

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