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Lutalo Muhammad hints at MMA future after retiring from taekwondo

Double Olympic medallist Lutalo Muhammad is preparing to turn his attention to mixed martial arts after calling time on his international taekwondo career at the age of 31. Muhammad won a bronze medal at London 2012 and fell agonisingly short of ...

29 Sept 2022 at 17:45

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Hoy lauds Scottish riders but ‘improvements’ needed for GB to dominate in Paris

Sir Chris Hoy lauded the Scottish cycling team for their Commonwealth Games medal haul, but warned “you would like to see some improvements coming soon from the British team” ahead of the Paris Olympics. Team Scotland picked up 11 medals on the ...

09 Aug 2022 at 15:03

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In pictures: The images that capture a special Olympics, 10 years on

Ten years ago Great Britain won 65 medals – 29 golds, 18 silvers and 18 bronzes – to clinch third place in the table at London 2012. Team GB claimed three gold medals in one athletics session for the first time in Olympic history on ‘Super ...

27 Jul 2022 at 07:00

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Commonwealth medallist Dan Bigham aims to earn on-track role at Paris Olympics

Dan Bigham went to the Tokyo Olympics working for a rival team but now has his sights set on competing for Great Britain at Paris 2024. Having established himself as a technical and tactical innovator in team pursuiting, Bigham’s skills ...

30 Jul 2022 at 12:29

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Laura Kenny backed to achieve more Olympic success after she considered quitting

Great Britain performance director Stephen Park has backed Dame Laura Kenny to achieve more Olympic success after the five-time gold medallist this week revealed she had considered quitting the sport. Kenny won scratch race gold for ...

02 Aug 2022 at 18:01

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Birmingham council bosses ‘wouldn’t rule out’ city bid for future Olympic Games

Birmingham council bosses have not ruled out a bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games as the area looks to build on what it hopes will be a successful Commonwealth Games over the next two weeks. Local government officials hope the ...

27 Jul 2022 at 19:06

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‘I am not afraid to die’: Munich survivor, 86, recalls 1972 terror attack

Shaul Ladany can still clearly remember the third time he cheated death. The Israeli had just competed in the 50-kilometre walk at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and had been taking cuttings from local newspaper reports into the early ...

03 Sept 2022 at 11:00

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IOC has ‘full confidence’ in French security services despite CL final chaos

The French security services enjoy the “full confidence” of Olympic executives ahead of the Paris 2024 Games despite the chaotic scenes at the men’s Champions League football final earlier this year. The match between Liverpool ...

09 Sept 2022 at 18:08

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On this day in 2004 – Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent retires from sport

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent announced his retirement from rowing on this day in 2004, three months after his final triumph in Athens in the coxless fours. Pinsent, then 34, said he had lost his desire ...

30 Nov 2022 at 07:00

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Olympics coverage to remain free-to-air on the BBC until at least 2032

Coverage of the Olympic Games will remain free-to-air on the BBC until at least 2032 after the corporation confirmed a new joint partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The ...

16 Jan 2023 at 11:35

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WATCH: Limerick Olympian Sarah Lavin reflects on Tokyo 2020 and eyes Paris 2024

LIMERICK hurdler Sarah Lavin moved up 30 places in the world rankings for the women's 100m hurdles in 2021, the year she competed in her first Olympic Games. Lisnagry woman Lavin was a member of Team Ireland which ...

30 Sept 2021 at 21:30

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Limerick celebrates as brother and sister confirmed for Olympic Games in Tokyo

THERE were celebrations in south Limerick this Wednesday morning when the Irish Judo team was confirmed for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Siblings Megan Fletcher and Ben Fletcher have been officially selected on ...

14 Jul 2021 at 11:51

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