Great Britain’s dream team retain relay gold to prove point at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Great Britain’s dream team retain relay gold to prove point at Paris Olympics

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s back-to-back Olympic titles for what so many defined as the dream team and this wonderful quartet, all returning from Tokyo, delivered a supreme win in the men’s 4x200m freestyle. open image in gallery Duncan Scott, James Guy, Matthew Richards and Tom Dean They were stronger together once more, in what was the first time a British relay quartet have retained an Olympic title in swimming or athletics, leaving the United States, 1.35secs back, to settle for silver, and Australia in bronze after an engrossing relay at La Defense Arena. open image in gallery The team cheers Scott on the last leg open image in gallery James Guy swims at La Defense Arena at the Paris Olympics The Olympic champion from Tokyo, Dean saw a chance to defend his crown snatched away by the formidable competition British swimming has cultivated in recent years. open image in gallery Team GB celebrate victory open image in gallery Tom Dean, James Guy and Matthew Richards of Team Great Britain react as teammate Duncan Scott swims the anchor leg in Tokyo Guy has always personified what it takes to pinch medals away from the powerhouses of USA and Australia in this new age.

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Great Britain’s swimming head coach Furniss announces retirement
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Great Britain’s swimming head coach Furniss announces retirement

The Hindu  

British swimming’s most successful head coach Bill Furniss announced his retirement on Friday after overseeing his fourth Olympic Games, Aquatics GB said in a statement. Britain finished ninth in the swimming medals table in Paris, with one gold and four silvers, having enjoyed their best swimming performance in Tokyo with four golds. READ | American gymnast Jordan Chiles says losing …

Team GB’s Olympics report card: Pass mark for athletics but boxing grades lowly
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Team GB’s Olympics report card: Pass mark for athletics but boxing grades lowly

The Independent  

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Team GB swap medals for moments as Paris leaves new Olympics blueprint
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Team GB swap medals for moments as Paris leaves new Olympics blueprint

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Great Britain swimmers return six-medal haul including several gold near misses
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Great Britain swimmers return six-medal haul including several gold near misses

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Day 11 at the Paris Olympics: Sky high hopes for Team GB
5 months ago

Day 11 at the Paris Olympics: Sky high hopes for Team GB

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Great Britain men’s eight golden charge in Paris inspired by Sydney 2000 video
5 months ago

Great Britain men’s eight golden charge in Paris inspired by Sydney 2000 video

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Britain celebrate their best day of the Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Britain celebrate their best day of the Olympics

Daily Mail  

Team GB enjoyed a fantastic Friday at the Paris Olympics with three gold medals in a thrilling three hours. Britain added another two silvers in swimming during the evening, as Ben Proud finished second in the 50m freestyle and Duncan Scott was runner-up to Leon Marchand in the 200m individual medley, the French poster boy claiming his fourth gold of …

Team GB's fabulous Friday! Britain celebrate their best day of the Paris Olympics with three golds and Duncan Scott and Ben Proud taking silver in the pool - as medal haul reaches 27
5 months, 1 week ago

Team GB's fabulous Friday! Britain celebrate their best day of the Paris Olympics with three golds and Duncan Scott and Ben Proud taking silver in the pool - as medal haul reaches 27

Daily Mail  

Team GB enjoyed a fantastic Friday at the Paris Olympics with three gold medals in a thrilling three hours. Bryony Page, 33, looked thrilled at the end of her routine, which was the most difficult in the competition, after smashing her eight moves on the trampoline There were hugs, tears and smiles after Page completed her finals routine at the …

Joy for Matt Richards at Paris Olympics a day after agonising defeat - as Team GB relay team secure double delight in winning gold and retaining title with sensational swim
5 months, 1 week ago

Joy for Matt Richards at Paris Olympics a day after agonising defeat - as Team GB relay team secure double delight in winning gold and retaining title with sensational swim

Daily Mail  

There are high hopes, meanwhile, that Adam Peaty will be fit to compete again He was part of the side that defended their title in the team event on Tuesday Richards had come up short by 0.02sec in the men's individual 200m on Monday Britain claimed their fourth gold of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night as their men's 4x200 …

Matt Richards claims breathtaking Olympic silver but cruel twist hurts Team GB again
5 months, 1 week ago

Matt Richards claims breathtaking Olympic silver but cruel twist hurts Team GB again

The Independent  

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Swimming’s next generation, from all over the globe, claims the spotlight at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Swimming’s next generation, from all over the globe, claims the spotlight at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Swimming’s next generation of stars claimed the spotlight at the Paris Olympics on Monday night, a brash group that comes from all over the globe. Then perhaps the biggest surprise of all: Titmus, the world-record holder and defending gold medalist in the women’s 200 free, was knocked off by O’Callaghan. McIntosh collected her first medal of any …

Stats boffins predict how many medals Team GB will win at Paris Olympics - so, who is tipped to join Adam Peaty and Keely Hodgkinson in bagging a gold?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Stats boffins predict how many medals Team GB will win at Paris Olympics - so, who is tipped to join Adam Peaty and Keely Hodgkinson in bagging a gold?

Daily Mail  

Team GB have high hopes and are targeting a haul of between 50 and 70 medals The Paris 2024 Olympics starts this week, with the opening ceremony on Friday Team GB have been tipped to win 63 medals at Paris 2024 – one fewer than at Tokyo 2020. Ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony, sports data boffins Gracenote have published their …

Adam Peaty and Duncan Scott named in Team GB swimming squad for Paris Olympics
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Adam Peaty and Duncan Scott named in Team GB swimming squad for Paris Olympics

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Britain’s Olympic success will be judged on athlete happiness – not just medals – at Paris 2024
1 year, 4 months ago

Britain’s Olympic success will be judged on athlete happiness – not just medals – at Paris 2024

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Matt Richards leads British one-two at World Aquatics Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Matt Richards leads British one-two at World Aquatics Championships

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Scott to drop 100m free at worlds due to schedule clash
1 year, 6 months ago

Scott to drop 100m free at worlds due to schedule clash

The Hindu  

Britain’s most decorated Olympic swimmer Duncan Scott will compete in only one solo event, the 200m individual medley, as well as relays at next month’s world championships in Japan due to a schedule clash. READ: Australia heads to World Championships excited after positive trials The four medals made him Britain’s most medalled athlete at a single Olympics. Scott also won …

British Olympic medal hopes seeing ‘more success than expected’ with 500 days until Paris 2024
1 year, 9 months ago

British Olympic medal hopes seeing ‘more success than expected’ with 500 days until Paris 2024

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Team GB rowing chiefs have ‘one eye on Paris’ Olympics after World Championships dominance
2 years, 3 months ago

Team GB rowing chiefs have ‘one eye on Paris’ Olympics after World Championships dominance

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Team GB fall short of Winter Olympic medal target at Beijing 2022 despite curling continuing gold streak
2 years, 10 months ago

Team GB fall short of Winter Olympic medal target at Beijing 2022 despite curling continuing gold streak

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Team GB gold medal athletes at the 2021 Olympics - full list of winners
3 years, 5 months ago

Team GB gold medal athletes at the 2021 Olympics - full list of winners

The Independent  

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Pre-Tokyo plan for change helps put GB cycling team top of the medals table
3 years, 5 months ago

Pre-Tokyo plan for change helps put GB cycling team top of the medals table

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GB medal table: Full list of UK winners from Tokyo Olympics 2021
3 years, 5 months ago

GB medal table: Full list of UK winners from Tokyo Olympics 2021

The Independent  

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Team GB's Ben Maher wins Olympic GOLD in individual showjumping event via dramatic jump-off
3 years, 5 months ago

Team GB's Ben Maher wins Olympic GOLD in individual showjumping event via dramatic jump-off

Daily Mail  

We thought we’d seen the last of British showjumpers leaving us on the edge of our seats and deep in the throes of nervous anxiety. Maher went third last on Explosion W in the jump-off, clearing all the fences in a time of 37.85sec that saw him pip Swedish rider Peder Fredricson to gold by 17 hundredths of a second. …

Tokyo Olympics: Belcher and Ryan win gold for Australia in men's 470 sailing
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Belcher and Ryan win gold for Australia in men's 470 sailing

The Hindu  

Matthew Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia stormed to Olympic gold for Australia in the men's 470 sailing class on Wednesday, with Britain's Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre winning the women's competition to close the regatta. Poland's Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar took silver in the women's category with a storming performance in the medal race to pass French pair …

Two sailing golds and silver success on day 11 – British medallists in Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

Two sailing golds and silver success on day 11 – British medallists in Tokyo

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Swimming: Relay silver completes Britain's best ever Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Swimming: Relay silver completes Britain's best ever Games

The Hindu  

Duncan Scott became Britain's most decorated athlete at a single Olympics with his fourth medal from the Tokyo pool on Sunday as the country's all-time most successful swim team piled on the superlatives in their best ever Games. The United States took the final 4x100 medley relay gold in world record time but runners-up Luke Greenbank, Adam Peaty, James Guy …

Swimming: U.S. win men's 4x100m medley relay in world record time
3 years, 5 months ago

Swimming: U.S. win men's 4x100m medley relay in world record time

The Hindu  

Caeleb Dressel said it was "really special" to end his Olympics with a storming butterfly leg to help the United States smash their own men's 4x100m medley relay world record on Sunday. The US team of Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Dressel, and Zach Apple touched in 3min 26.78sec to shatter the global mark of 3:27.28 set at the 2009 world …

Great Britain looking for more success in swimming and boxing on Sunday
3 years, 5 months ago

Great Britain looking for more success in swimming and boxing on Sunday

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Britain smash world record to win inaugural Olympic mixed 4x100m relay gold
3 years, 5 months ago

Britain smash world record to win inaugural Olympic mixed 4x100m relay gold

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Adam Peaty's British team smashed the world record to win the inaugural Olympic 4x100m mixed medley relay gold on Saturday, outgunning China and Australia. Britain's four-strong team of Kathleen Dawson, Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin touched in 3min 37.58sec to break the previous 3:38.41 mark set by China in Qingdao last year. Britain chose to lead off with …

Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain clinch historic first-ever gold medal in triathlon mixed team relay race
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain clinch historic first-ever gold medal in triathlon mixed team relay race

India Today  

Alex Yee was mobbed by his Great Britain teammates, before he collapses to the floor, an indication of just how much the young Briton gave on that run. Great Britain created history on Saturday as they won the first-ever Olympic gold in the triathlon mixed relay in 1:23:41, adding a third medal to their triathlon haul at Tokyo's Odaiba Marine …

Tokyo Olympics: Duncan Scott left with strange sorrow after claiming more silver for Team GB
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Duncan Scott left with strange sorrow after claiming more silver for Team GB

The Independent  

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BMX riders make history and more success for Scott – British medallists in Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

BMX riders make history and more success for Scott – British medallists in Tokyo

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Olympics: Tears flow in Tokyo as Britain win 4x200m relay gold and Tom Dean makes history
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: Tears flow in Tokyo as Britain win 4x200m relay gold and Tom Dean makes history

The Independent  

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Great Britain wins 200m men's freestyle relay
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Great Britain wins 200m men's freestyle relay

The Hindu  

Great Britain has won the men’s 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the Olympics for the first time since 1908, but missed a world record in the process by a whisker. With a powerhouse group that included the one-two finishers in the 200m freestyle at the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games, Britain blew away the field in six minutes, 58.58 seconds. James Guy …

Team GB aiming to add to overall tally of 13 medals at Olympics on Wednesday
3 years, 5 months ago

Team GB aiming to add to overall tally of 13 medals at Olympics on Wednesday

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Today at the Olympics: Team GB build on Magic Monday with more medals in Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

Today at the Olympics: Team GB build on Magic Monday with more medals in Tokyo

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Flatmates and record-breakers – a look at Tom Dean and Duncan Scott
3 years, 5 months ago

Flatmates and record-breakers – a look at Tom Dean and Duncan Scott

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Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Dean comes back from Covid to win 200m freestyle gold
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Dean comes back from Covid to win 200m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Britain's Tom Dean came back from two bouts of COVID-19 to claim Olympic gold in the pool on Tuesday, edging out team-mate Duncan Scott to win the 200m freestyle in Tokyo Olympics. Dean said a gold medal seemed "a million miles away" when he was consigned to isolation in January after contracting the virus for the second time in five …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Great Britain will not dominate on cycling track in Tokyo, says sprint legend Chris Hoy
4 years, 10 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Great Britain will not dominate on cycling track in Tokyo, says sprint legend Chris Hoy

Firstpost  

“It feels like we have plateaued,” British sprint great Chris Hoy says that a gold rush for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in cycling is unlikely. London: Britain’s lean medal haul at the world track cycling championships was “a shock” and a gold rush at the Tokyo Olympics is unlikely, according to sprint great Chris Hoy. “It’s not a …

Adam Peaty claims third gold medal as Great Britain win 4x100m medley relay
5 years, 5 months ago

Adam Peaty claims third gold medal as Great Britain win 4x100m medley relay

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