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Gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott performed some tricks in the water for his fans as he returned to the club where his love of ...
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Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy swapped his bike for a Royal Air Force Typhoon on Wednesday as he took to the skies above Scotland.
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Olympic gold-winning boxer Nicola Adams is happy to be a role model for a generation of new fans.
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Olympic cycling hero Jason Kenny is to have a new leisure complex named after him in his home town of Bolton.
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Great Britain's London 2012 windsurfing silver-medallist Nick Dempsey is not ruling out the possibility of both he and his wife Sarah A...
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Olympic gold medal-winning sensation Nicola Adams will meet fans in her home city on Wednesday as she continues to celebrate making box...
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Olympic gymnastics hero Kristian Thomas was given a rapturous but rain-soaked welcome on his return to his home club on Tuesday.
The 23...
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Former world amateur champion Frankie Gavin has backed London 2012 gold medallist Anthony Joshua to make history by turning down lucrat...
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The home town of Olympic medallist Rebecca Adlington is preparing to honour the swimmer at a homecoming event next month.
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British sailing great Ben Ainslie has indicated that he may yet compete at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Ainslie revealed after winning his...
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Three of Great Britain's Olympic silver medal-winning eventing team will contest the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials next week.
Mary K...
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Perri Shakes-Drayton has revealed she is fully fit for this weekend's Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix after an injury derailed her Olympic ...
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Great Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah still has plenty more he would like to achieve on the track before turning his attenti...
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Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins and cycling world road race champion Mark Cavendish will spearhead Team Sky`s line-up for next mo...
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Robbie Grabarz believes he can push himself to further heights next season after sharing high jump bronze at London 2012.
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Bradley Wiggins may have fulfilled his cycling dreams but will have no difficulty motivating himself for new challenges.
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Olympic gold medallist Katherine Grainger believes the performance of Great Britain's female rowers at the London Olympics has finally ...
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Olympic golden girl Nicola Adams returned to her home city of Leeds on Monday and insisted her new-found fame will not affect her deter...
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Bradley Wiggins has been shocked and overwhelmed by the praise and recognition he has received following his phenomenal summer of succe...
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Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion Bradley Wiggins has announced he will compete in cycling's Tour of Britain next month.
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The Brownlee brothers have revealed the wide-ranging perks of life as Olympic medallists - from city-centre receptions to receiving a p...
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A mixed day at the Nations Cup saw Great Britain finish fourth at the Dublin Horse show showjumping, with hosts Ireland claiming the Ag...
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Olympics golden girl Jessica Ennis has told thousands of people in her home city: "This is my home and this is the place that I love."
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Olympic silver medallist Christine Ohuruogu was third in the 400 metres on her return to competition following London 2012 at the Diamo...
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Tour de France runner-up and Olympic bronze medallist Chris Froome starts cycling's Vuelta a Espana on Saturday looking to go one bette...
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Olympic golden girl Jessica Ennis will unveil her new plaque on Sheffield's Hollywood-style Walk of Fame when she returns to her home c...
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Bradley Wiggins will not ride in next week's Tour of Denmark after being granted extra time off following his hugely successful summer....
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Ben Ainslie may have only just secured a fourth Olympic sailing gold medal but the future is already on his mind, with victory in the A...
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Team GB's sailors have been given a thunderous welcome as hundreds of people lined the streets of Weymouth and Portland for an open-top...
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Teenage sprinter Adam Gemili will race over 200 metres at the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix later this month, UK Athletics have confirmed...
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Olympic champion @chrishoy swapped his bike for a Royal Air Force Typhoon as he took to the skies above Scotland http://t.co/FNVvoet8
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Don't forget, you can find a full listing of @ParalympicsGB's events at http://t.co/54ZmBAjV - you're welcome.
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The Equestrian disciplines are unique among Olympic sports, in the sense that men and women compete on the same terms and horse and rider are both declared Olympic medal...
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