ix athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup, which is incorporated into the Virgin Money London Marathon, taking place on Sunday 26 April 2020. In the elite men’s wheelchair T54 race, David Weir (coach: Jenny Archer; club: Weir…
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Fresh from breaking the pole vault world record in Glasgow just two weeks ago, 20-year-old superstar Mondo Duplantis will return to the UK this summer to compete at the Müller Anniversary Games in London on Sunday 5th July 2020 of the Müller Anniversary Games weekend. One of the biggest young stars…
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The Largest multi-venue match in the country took place last weekend which saw three hundred anglers competing in the prestigious Angling Trust Winter League Final. Conditions for the Saturday saw a continuation of the awful winter conditions which kept weights down across both venues The Format for the final is…
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Athletics
THOMPSON AND PARTRIDGE LEAD AUTO-QUALIFIERS FOR WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS
2nd March 2020Chris Thompson (coach: Alan Storey; club; Aldershot, Farnham & District) and Lily Partridge (Alan Storey; Birchfield) claimed the Vitality Big Half titles and booked their places on the British team for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships later this month, while Jake Smith (James Thie; Cardiff) revised the British Under-23…
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Elite sailor Elliot Hanson will make his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games representing Team GB in the Laser dinghy class, the British Olympic Association (BOA) announced today. Hanson’s selection comes after he finished fifth at the recent Laser World Championships, missing bronze by just two points. The 25-year-old…
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Equestrian
British Equestrian Federation to form joint working party with Olympic disciplines
29th February 2020The British Equestrian Federation (BEF), British Dressage, British Eventing and British Showjumping are delighted to announce that they will form a joint working party to explore the potential for closer collaboration across equestrian sport. This follows recent discussions between the BEF Interim Chair Malcolm Wharton and Interim Chief Executive Iain…
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Track & Field is one of the FCN’s key sports (along with American Football, Soccer and Basketball) and as the indoor season begins on this Olympic year, it’s an important time to kick the project off. Whilst nearly all sports have a problem with a lack of female coaches, especially…
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Triathlon
ALL-STAR ATHLETES CHALLENGE TRIATHLON CHAMPIONS AT FIRST-EVER ‘SUPER LEAGUE TRIATHLON NEOM 2020: THE OPENER’
27th February 2020Elite competition to be held on 27-28 March in northwest Saudi Arabia Super League Triathlon is heading to NEOM for a thrilling season opening spectacle that will see top triathletes try to take down All-Stars from the worlds of swim, bike and run in a truly spectacular setting. Legends of…
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TSF News
TIKIBOO AND ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH UK JOIN FORCES TO #SHARETHEORANGE WITH A BESPOKE ACTIVEWEAR COLLECTION
26th February 2020Tikiboo are thrilled to announce Alzheimer’s Research UK as their new charity partner for 2020. The one-year partnership will see the brand raise upwards of £20,000 for the charity. Tikiboo, a multi-award winning activewear brand known for producing bright and colourful activewear with unwavering performance, have created an exclusive collection…
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We have today announced updated heading guidance for all age groups between under-six and under-18, in association with the Irish and Scottish FAs. The updated heading guidance, which will be introduced immediately, will provide grassroots clubs, coaches and players with the recommended heading guidance for training sessions only. The guidance does not make…
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Athletics
BOSWORTH LOWERS NATIONAL RECORD AS 17 BRITISH CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED ON DAY TWO IN GLASGOW
24th February 2020Tom Bosworth (club: Tonbridge; coach: Andi Drake) starred on the second and final day of the SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships as he lowered his own national 5000m race walk record on a day of wall-to-wall finals in Glasgow. Bosworth’s time of 18:20.97 saw him smash his own previous best…
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Modern Pentathlon
UIPM 2020 PENTATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MOVED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
23rd February 2020The flagship competition of the 2020 UIPM Modern Pentathlon season has been moved due to travel restrictions imposed following the Coronavirus outbreak in China. The city of Xiamen (CHN), due to host the UIPM 2020 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships from May 25-31, has accepted an offer from UIPM…
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Athletics
HUNT, COOK & IROZURU AMONG THOSE TO SHINE ON DAY ONE OF SPAR BRITISH INDOOR CHAMPS
22nd February 2020Amy Hunt (coach: Joe McDonnell, club: Charnwood), Sophie Cook (Scott Simpson, Birchfield Harriers) and Abigail Irozuru (Sale Harriers) were among those to impress as they each clinched gold and British titles on day one of the SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow. Competing at her first senior British championships, world…
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Athletics
THREE NOMINEES FROM ATHLETICS FOR THE 2020 BRITISH ETHNIC DIVERSITY SPORTS AWARDS
20th February 2020Para Athletics Head Coach, Paula Dunn, and world medallists, Dina Asher-Smith and Kadeena Cox have been nominated for 2020 British Ethnic Diversity Sport Awards (BEDSA) Awards. The BEDSAs are designed to recognise and celebrate the contributions made by black and minority ethnic communities. The awards will help drive change in the…
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Para SportsRowing
British Rowing launches search for new potential para-rowing talent
19th February 2020British Rowing has today launched a nationwide search for talented athletes to join the GB Para-Rowing Team. The campaign has been launched to strengthen the pathway into the GB Para-Rowing Team which, despite having won 50% of all Paralympic rowing gold medals since rowing was introduced to the Paralympic Games…
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Volleyball England is organising a special 2-day programme for junior development coaches this Easter. Coaching tasks, athlete observations and Q&A sessions will be a part of the game-based ‘Coaches Clinic’, which runs alongside the Volleyball Futures camp on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th April at the National Volleyball Centre, Kettering.…
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The English Alpine Ski Championships, the biggest British week of winter ski racing, began yesterday in Bormio, Italy as hundreds of young racers battled it across two race pistes. Sunday saw the action begin with the FIS Slalom on the Stelvio piste and U10/U12 GS races on the Stella Alpina piste,…
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Athletics
DUPLANTIS BREAKS WORLD RECORD ONCE AGAIN WITH STELLAR SHOWING IN GLASGOW
16th February 2020Sweden’s pole vault starlet Armand Duplantis smashed his own indoor world record with an astonishing jump of 6.18 metres to secure top spot in the men’s pole vault final on what was a stellar day of athletics at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix Glasgow in the Emirates Arena. Fresh from…
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John Gimson and Anna Burnet staked their claim for Tokyo supremacy after being crowned Nacra 17 world champions on Australian waters. The duo – who were named in Team GB’s sailing squad for this summer’s Olympic Games back in January – were one of two British medallists on Saturday, with…
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Joanna Adams Appointed as CEO for Governing Body of the Sport Chris Clark to step down as Chair and take on lead role in developing commercial plan for sport Nic Coward to assume role of Chair until end of year UK Athletics has today announced Joanna Adams as the newly…
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Perri Shakes-Drayton has today called time on a glittering athletics career that produced seven major international medals indoor and out from a decade representing Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the highest level. Shakes-Drayton claimed three world medals, including the indoor 4x400m relay title in 2012, and four European medals,…
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In a race stacked with international stars it was always likely racing would be intense and fast and so it proved to be the case as the visitors dominated the 102km race at the Tarawera Ultramarathon event in Rotorua today in close to perfect trail running conditions. The women’s race…
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The 2020 Parimatch Premier Cup held in Doha, came to an end at the weekend with Spartak crowned winners of the Cup. This is the second year in a row that Spartak has won – the team won two matches out of three and lost one in a penalty shootout.…
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We’re delighted to have been appointed, along with Point Communications, to deliver all communications and marketing for the Boxing Road to Tokyo Olympic Qualifying at London’s Copper Box Arena on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park which takes place from 14-24 March 2020 We’ll be working together to develop and implement…
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On day 2 of the Paris Grand Slam Gemma Howell (-70kg) claimed bronze and more vital Olympic qualification points in her bid to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Games this summer. Howell, competing in Paris for the first time since 2011, defeated the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival bronze medallist, Lea…
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Over the next 12 months, we are creating the World’s biggest instagram coaching resource – AND WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are turning our instagram account into a video catalogue of drills, exercises, plays and tips delivered by female coaches around the World. We want to showcase your skills &…
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The year 2019 has brought a significant profit for the most successful esports teams, with more than 4.000 tournaments and $211 million worth prize pools. Dota 2 made a large part of that amount as the highest-paid single game in the world. According to data gathered by Golden Casino News, the…
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A charity football tournament has raised more than £1,500 for good causes. Staff at Life Leisure arranged the six-a-side competition in honour of former colleague Martin Harriman, who sadly passed away in May last year, with donations divided between the Stroke Association and Stepping Hill Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. The…
