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Biking - Europeans Dominate Mountain Biking in Beijing
In both the men’s and women’s cross-country mountain biking events it was Europeans who took all the glory. Germany’s Sabine Spitz took gold in the women’s race in a time of 1.45.11. She was fol...
Lo Fi, 24/08/08
Canoeing & Kayaking - Brabants Bronzed in Beijing
Golden boy Tim Brabants has secured himself another shiny piece of metal. The British kayaker couldn’t quite match his performance in the Kayaking 1000m race where he took gold on Friday. But, h...
Ching Lei, 24/08/08
General - Do you want active adventure holidays and activity holidays?
Are you and your family or friends bored silly of lying on a beach sweating out a hangover? Do you like to make up your own mind about where to go and what to do when on holiday? Do you enjoy the bu...
, 22/08/08
Biking - Kamikaze Shanazee Crashes Out of Medals
Shanazee Reade Britain’s hopeful for a medal in the women’s BMX rider-cross final blew her chance of winning a medal in Beijing when she crashed in the dying moments of the race. The young rider ...
Lo Fi, 22/08/08
Canoeing & Kayaking - Brilliant Brabants Kayak King
Tim Brabants swept the rest of the fleet aside to grab gold for Great Britain and himself in the men’s K1 1000 Kayak event in Beijing. Brabants, bronze medallist in Sydney 2000 and fifth in Athen...
Ching Lei, 22/08/08
Sailing - A Gold Star for Simpson and Percy
It was yet more delight for Britain’s sailing squad when a couple of star performers managed to salvage some more gold in Beijing. Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson like colleague Ching Lei, 22/08/08
General - Three Heads above Open Water
At first it was the women who hauled in the precious metals and then it was the men’s turn. In the female and male Marathon swimming events Britain managed to produce three medals from two races....
Lo Fi, 22/08/08
Windsurf & Kitesurf - Bronze for Bryony
The final day of racing in the windsurfing RS-X class saw Britain claim one medal and come close to another. In the women’s event an emotional Bryony Shaw had finished second in the final race wh...
Lo Fi, 22/08/08
Biking - Pedal Power Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton the four-time world champion has added to her and the UK's impressive medals collection. The plucky pedlar saw off the competition at Laoshan Velodrome to gold in the women's s...
Ching Lei, 19/08/08
Biking - It's a Hat-trick for Hoy
Super Scotsman Chris Hoy rolled up a third gold medal in Beijing's cycling competition. In the men's individual sprint Hoy beat team-mate Jason Kenny to secure the prize and become the first Brit...
Ching Lei, 19/08/08
General - The Tricky Triathlon
Britain’s Alistair Brownlee came close to finishing in the medals in today’s Triathlon at Beijing. The 20-year-old athlete had been leading from the front when he was passed by eventual winner Ja...
Lo Fi, 19/08/08
Sailing - Goodison Gold
Paul Goodison had to finish within eight sailboats of Sweden’s Rasmus Myrgren to take gold in the men’s laser class. Goodison finished the day a risky ninth but thank goodness as Myrgren couldn’t...
Lo Fi, 19/08/08
Running - Tracks of Gold and Fields of Silver
It seems Britain don’t just do well at the “middle class sports” such as Sailing and Rowing. We’re also not bad at running and jumping too. In the women’s 400m race Christine Ohuruogu swept asid...
Ching Lei, 19/08/08
Biking - The Quickest Quartet
Team GB cyclists set another world record in the male cycling Team Pursuit event. The riders including Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas and Bradley Wiggins produced a fabulous win to give ...
Ching Lei, 18/08/08
Sailing - Silver Sailors
In the men’s 470 class Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield sailed home in second place. The pair started the final days racing in fourth position overall, but went on to sail a sound tactical race th...
Ching Lei, 18/08/08
Sailing - Sailing’s Super Sunday
It was seas of gold for Team GB on Sunday when 1st spot was nailed in both men’s and women’s events. Five-time World Champion and current Olympic title holder Ben Ainslee breezed home to another ...
Lo Fi, 18/08/08
Canoeing & Kayaking - Row upon row of success
Britain’s men’s eight haul a sixth medal in an eventful Beijing rowing regatta. Cox Acer Nethercott steered his crew of Alex Partridge, Tom Stallard, Tom Lucy, Richard Egington, Josh West, Alasta...
Ching Lei, 18/08/08
Biking - To ride or to row
Racy Rebecca Romero became the first British female to win gold in two different summer Olympic sports. A previous rowing champion, Romero beat fellow team-mate Wendy Houvenaghel in the final of ...
Lo Fi, 18/08/08
Biking - Hoy Crowned King Keirin
Chris Hoy took centre stage after taking gold in the Keirin cycling event in Beijing. The Scotsman was joined on the podium by colleague Ross Edgar who came in a silky second to claim the silver....
Ching Lei, 18/08/08
Canoeing & Kayaking - 3 in a Row
It was third time lucky as Britain’s men’s coxless four (no pun intended), as they claimed another gold at the Olympic Games. Tom James, Steve Williams, Pete Reed and Andy Triggs-Hodge came from ...
, 18/08/08
Canoeing & Kayaking - Astronomical Oarsman Florence Finds Silver in Beijing
A bagpipe playing Scotsman stormed to the front of the field in the men’s Canoeing Slalom on Tuesday in what have been described as some of the roughest conditions of any Canoeing Olympic final. ...
, 16/08/08
Biking - Britain’s Cyclists Team Sprint Glints of Gold
Last night three British athletes shared the joy of Olympic Gold, gleaned from men’s Cycling Team Sprint event. Chris Hoy, Jamie Staff and Jason Kenny successfully rolled over the rest of the fie...
Lo Fi, 16/08/08
Canoeing & Kayaking - Inches separate the top three in the Double Skulls
In a dramatic finish this morning New Zealand just squeezed out Germany and Great Britain in the Women’s Double Skulls. Britain’s Elise Laverick and Anna Bebington had to settle for a bronze meda...
, 16/08/08
Sailing - Olympics Sail Sport Round Up
Nick Dempsey, Athens bronze medallist moved up to fifth place in the men’s RS:X windsurfing competition after securing a third and a second in a couple of the bouts. Saskia Clark and Christina Ba...
Lo Fi, 12/08/08
Biking - Cooke’s gone to the wall – Not.
Nicole Cooke yelled for joy as she became the first Brit to win gold at the Olympic Games. The 25-year-old cyclist from Wales fulfilled a life ambition when she crossed the line in first place af...
Lo Fi, 11/08/08
General - Adlington adds to Gold Cache
Rebecca Adlington became the first British female to win a swimming gold in 48 years. The 19-year-old student from Nottinghamshire surprised everyone by flying to victory in the dying strokes of ...
Lo Fi, 11/08/08
 
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