A ground-breaking initiative to develop a digital and an Over-The-Top (OTT) broadcast platform for British Olympic and Paralympic sports has today been announced by a group of leading sports’ National Governing Bodies, UK Sport, the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association. In their first move, the collective of British sports’ bodies have appointed Dominic
Great Britain Rugby Sevens have confirmed the wider coaching structure for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. James Rodwell will assist Simon Amor in the men’s programme while Charlie Hayter will work alongside women’s head coach Scott Forrest. Rodwell, the most capped rugby sevens player of all time, was a pivotal member of the Team GB
Fiji became the ninth women’s team to confirm their place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after reaching the final of the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship, while Australia’s men will join their women’s team in Japan after also getting the job done at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji. Fiji’s qualification route was a lot
Olympic champions Hannah Mills and Giles Scott are among 12 sailors named by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as the first Team GB athletes selected for Tokyo 2020. The Rio 2016 gold medallists are joined by a host of elite sailors representing eight of the 10 Olympic sailing classes, as the team is announced at
With only 365 days left until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Team GB is spreading Olympic fever across the United Kingdom as the countdown starts in earnest to the next Games. Team GB’s ‘(Only) One Year to Go’ campaign launched as Olympians Greg Rutherford and Beth Tweddle delighted commuters on the tram from Manchester Piccadilly
Brazil’s women have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after winning the Sudamericano Femenino Rugby Sevens title in Lima, Peru at the weekend. As Yaras defeated Colombia 28-15 in an entertaining final played in front of a strong Peruvian crowd. In claiming silver, Colombia are guaranteed a place in the Olympic Games repechage and
After the success of I Am Team GB following the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Team GB and Toyota have confirmed that the hugely successful participation campaign will be returning this August. I Am Team GB – The Nation’s Biggest Sports Day – will culminate each August bank holiday in 2019 and 2020 with a day
Following the announcement of the detailed competition schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, rugby fans around the globe can now start to plan their own Olympic journeys with the launch of the Tokyo 2020 official ticket website by the organising committee. There are separate processes for Japanese residents and overseas fans. Residents of Japan
Following a record-breaking year for Team GB, Olympic athletes have once again been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. The list of awards includes a damehood for Katherine Grainger, the first female Olympian to win five medals at five games, for services to rowing and charity; and a damehood for Jessica Ennis-Hill for
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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