Badminton player Varsha Kumar and cyclist Finlay Tarling have been named as Team GB’s flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony of the Banská Bystrica 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) this evening (Sunday 24 July 2022). Kumar and Tarling, both aged 15, were nominated by their sports and then selected by Lizzie Simmonds, Team GB’s Chef
Double gold in the pool and a win for cyclist Zoe Backstedt headlined a successful day for Team GB at the Baku 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). In total, six medals were won on day three, five in the pool, including a second gold for Katie Shanahan, and one on the bike as Team
Team GB ended their 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival in style today, collecting three bronze medals on the final day of competition. Gymnast Amelie Morgan was the first athlete onto the podium after finishing third in the women’s beam final. Enya Dale then followed suit in the canoe sprint K1 200m before Dale joined the
Jamie Lewis overcame disappointment on the pommel to secure his second gold medal of the European Youth Olympics with victory on the rings adding to a silver medal already won in the team event. In front of a full gymnasium, the individual apparatus finals took place and Team GB once again had medal hopes in
Day two of the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival saw Team GB get off the mark in style securing a medal of each colour with judoka Amy Platten winning the team’s first gold of the week in -44kg event. Judo got underway on day two with a tough draw for Team GB’s judoka in the
Day one of the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival saw Team GB in action across tennis and swimming, getting Győr 2017 officially underway following Monday night’s glittering Opening Ceremony. Fresh from his flagbearer duties, Archie Goodburn continued a memorable start to the Festival in the pool with personal bests in both the 200m freestyle and
Bronze medal winning snowboarder Ellie Soutter has been named Team GB’s Closing Ceremony Flagbearer for the Erzurum 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). Soutter, who claimed Team GB’s only medal of the Festival with snowboard cross bronze on Wednesday, was chosen by Chef de Mission Joe Divall both for her achievements on the slopes as
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