Siobhan-Marie O’Connor said winning an Olympic silver medal was “the best feeling in the world” after she became the second University of Bath-based swimmer to stand on the podium in Rio this week. And there could be another medal for the British Swimming National Centre Bath training group in the early hours of Thursday morning
Silver medal wins for Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay squad give Team GB their best Olympic Games in the pool since Los Angeles 1984. Quartet of Stephen Milne, Duncan Scott, Dan Wallace and James Guy follow Siobhan-Marie O’Connor’s 200m IM silver for another stella night in the pool Katherine Grainger and Vicky
Great Britain beat India 3-0 in second Olympic match Goals from Giselle Ansley, Nicola White and Alex Danson secure the three points Danny Kerry’s side now with two wins from two matches Great Britain’s next match is Wednesday at 17:30 vs. Argentina, live on BBC Sport Great Britain made it two wins from two in
Double Olympic silver medallist David Florence will bid to make it a Games hat-trick on day four of Rio 2016 as Team GB bid to keep the medal streak going. Florence – a canoe slalom specialist – collected C1 silver at Beijing 2008 before repeating the trick in the C2 with Richard Hounslow on home
Bronze medal wins for divers Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow as well as trap shooter Ed Ling doubled Team GB’s medal haul on Day 3 at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Daley and Goodfellow leave it late to snatch synchro 10m platform bronze Ling holds his nerve to win trap bronze medal Fourth place finishes
Australia make history with inaugural Olympic Games women’s rugby sevens gold First Olympic Games rugby medals in 92 years awarded Australia win gold, New Zealand silver and Canada bronze on thrilling final day Hosts Brazil secure 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series core team status Rugby the winner on historic day for the sport and the
HRH Princess Anne, President of the British Olympic Association (BOA), today visited Team GB’s biggest ever Preparation Camp in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She was accompanied on the visit by Lord Coe, Chair of the BOA. The Princess met a host of Team GB athletes including the athletics squad and Beijing 2008 silver medallist, marathon swimmer
Jazz Carlin made it a night to remember for Team GB in the pool at Rio 2016 after taking 400m freestyle silver just moments after watching Adam Peaty win 100m breaststroke gold. Carlin, 25, came home in 04:01.2 to claim silver behind the USA’s Kathleen Ledecky who won gold with a new world record of
Day three of the games could be an historic day for Team GB’s women’s rugby sevens side, as they look to become one of the first nations in 108 years to win an Olympic rugby medal when they take on New Zealand in the semi-final at 7pm. Diving and sailing will make their Rio 2016
Adam Peaty opened Team GB’s medal account at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in phenomenal style, delivering gold in a new world record and forging himself as one of the greatest British swimmers ever. Peaty completes dominance with historic 100m breaststroke gold in world record Carlin takes 400m freestyle silver immediately after teammate’s victory in the
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