Renowned for his flashy footwork and prolific points scoring, Cecil Afrika is a name that’s synonymous with Rugby Sevens. In an exclusive interview with SportsBoom.com he discusses South Africa’s Olympic chances and his focus on working with the women’s team. He may have finally hung up his own boots in 2022, but since July 2023,
Charlotte Purdue, Calli Hauger-Thackery and Phil Sesemann have been announced by the British Olympic Association (BOA) today as the first three marathon athletes selected in the athletics team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. After running inside the qualification standard [2:08:04] at the Seville marathon earlier this month, Sesemann has been selected for the men’s
UK Anti-Doping focuses on targeted testing for Paris 2024, with plans to educate 2,470 Team GB and ParalympicsGB hopefuls • Before Paris 2024, UKAD is set to educate circa 2,470 long–listed athletes and support personnel hoping to represent Team GB and ParalympicsGB • Targeted testing for athletes heading to the Games has begun • Reanalysis
For the first time ever, Team GB will be represented by six children from across the UK – coming from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire, Surrey and Cornwall The children were nominated by parents and guardians to become official mascots for Team GB, experiencing extraordinary opportunities To celebrate six months to go until Paris 2024
The countdown is on for athletes who train or study at the University of Bath as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are now just a year away. They will be determined to have secured their place on the biggest sporting stage of all when the Olympic flame is lit in front of the Trocadero on
PyeongChang medallist Laura Deas and aspiring Olympic debutant Brogan Crowley are going into the new IBSF Skeleton World Cup season with different levels of experience but the same goal – qualifying for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. Deas, who won bronze in South Korea four years ago, is the only member of the University of
Medals in sports including Swimming, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Soccer and Canoeing Company worked with athletes from USA, GB, Ireland and New Zealand Orreco, as a country, would have placed 14th on the Tokyo Medal Table Specialist sports performance and biomarker company Orreco are reflecting this week on the 17 medals won at Tokyo 2020 by
Laura Kenny has been named Team GB’s flagbearer for the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Kenny was given the honour after completing her programme today, and confirming her place as Team GB’s most successful ever female Olympian*, which included an incredible gold medal winning ride with Katie Archibald in the Madison. The
Team GB claimed women’s 4x100m Olympic bronze for the seventh time in their history. Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita set a 41.55 second British record in qualifying and while their handovers were not as slick, they had the speed to hold off their rivals. Jamaica and the USA streaked clear for
Laura Muir secured a brilliant silver as she finally cracked the big stage podium with a British record performance in Tokyo. Muir has been threatening this graduation for the last six years, finishing fifth, fourth and fifth over 1500m at the last three World Championships and seventh at the Rio Games five years ago. She
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