It was confirmed today that Dame Katherine Grainger will become the new Chair of the British Olympic Association (BOA). The 46 members of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) voted to elect Katherine, replacing the incumbent Sir Hugh Robertson. In doing so Katherine becomes the first ever female Chair of the BOA since its establishment in
DAME KATHERINE GRAINGER, one of Britain’s top Olympians ever, brought her unique insight to the judging panel of this year’s William Hill Sports book awards. Katherine penned her own autobiography ‘Dreams Do Come True’. It made the longlist in 2014 and stood out because the vast majority of sports books are not actually written by
Rowing’s most prestigious award, the Thomas Keller Medal for an Outstanding Career in Rowing is to be awarded to Katherine Grainger of Great Britain (pictured above with rowing partner Vicky Thornley). Grainger is Great Britain’s most accomplished female Olympic rower with five Olympic medals from five consecutive Olympic Games. These medals include gold at the
Team GB’s hockey gold medallists were the big winners at the inaugural Team GB Awards last night with the squad picking up three of the five categories. Danny Kerry won Coach of the Year while the BBC Moment of the Games and the publically voted Great Britain’s Choice Award, presented by Aldi, both went to
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