World Rugby Sevens Repechage draw to take place at 10:00 BST (GMT+1) on Tuesday, 11 May Monaco set to host the final Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification event on 19-20 June 12 women’s teams and 10 men’s teams to compete for the final two women’s and one men’s places at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics Fans can
Team GB announce swim team for Tokyo
Joining the four pre-selected swimmers, Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott, James Wilby and Luke Greenbank, who were named back in January, the current team size now stands at 28. Former World Champion Ben Proud added his name to the list thanks to posting a trials winning time that would have won silver at the 2019 World
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Rugby sevens match officials unveiled for Tokyo
Squad of 22 match officials from 12 countries selected for the Olympic Games in Tokyo Inclusion of five international players who have swapped the playing shirt for the whistle, including New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup winner Selica Winiata Eight female referees including two making their second appearances at the Olympic Games Rugby sevens competition takes
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Bath-based swimmers set Olympic qualification standards
Freya Anderson, Kieran Bird and James Guy all swam inside the Tokyo Olympic consideration time as University of Bath-based swimmers made an excellent start to the British Swimming Selection Trials at London’s Aquatic Centre. Anderson, coached by David McNulty at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, was the first swimmer to set the standard at
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Team Bath judoka Megan Fletcher targeting European medal
“No athletes have had to qualify for an Olympics during a global pandemic before and I know if I get to Tokyo I will have really achieved something.” After a qualification period unlike any other, the finish line is coming into sight for Team Bath judoka Megan Fletcher with Wednesday (14th) marking just 100 days
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Freya Anderson excited to be racing for Tokyo Olympic places
Freya Anderson says she is excited to finally be competing for Tokyo Olympic qualification as University of Bath-based swimmers head to the London Aquatics Centre for this week’s British Swimming Selection Trials. World, European and Commonwealth medallist Anderson is among 18 swimmers based at the Team Bath Sports Training Village taking part in the Trials,
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Team Bath Judo’s Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz moves step closer to Tokyo
Team Bath judoka Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz recorded the best result of her international career to date – and gained more all-important Tokyo Olympic qualification points – when she won silver at the Panamerican Senior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico this morning. Awiti-Alcaraz, a University of Bath Sports Performance alumna and member of the High Performance Judo squad
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First seven members of athletics squad selected for Tokyo
The British Olympic Association has confirmed the first seven members of the athletics squad who have been selected to Team GB for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Chris Thompson, 39, and Stephanie Davis, 30, secured their spots in Tokyo after victories at the British Athletics Marathon and 20km Walk Trial at Kew Gardens last week.
Covid-19 refuses to slink away
This week Covid-19 has brought disturbing news on several fronts to the world of women’s sport. It took on a sharp form at the Madrid 7s at the weekend. When the French squad announced a positive Covid test and withdrew, the USA squad decided to withdraw as well. When the tests proved negative, it was
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Team GB celebrates 125 years of British athletes at Olympic Games
The British Olympic Association (BOA) will this year mark 125 years of British athletes attending Olympic Games. As well as the re-arranged Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in July and August, throughout 2021 the BOA will be honouring its athletes from the inaugural Games at Athens 1896 and re-telling the stories of some of the country’s
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