Great Britain Olympic Team

Great Britain Olympic Team

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  IOC gripped by election frenzy, sports politics

  As Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face. Four of the six candidates vying to ... 

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  Simpson pursued sailing dream after safety warning

  After winning gold and silver at the Olympics, there wasn't much more for Andrew "Bart" Simpson to accomplish in sailing — except for capturing the ... 

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  IOC and WADA condemn ruling on Puerto blood bags

  Olympic and anti-doping officials condemned a Spanish court's decision to destroy the blood bags seized in the Operation Puerto case, saying it ... 

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  Gay athletes have come out while active or retired

  Even before Jason Collins, plenty of other athletes around the world have come out as gay, either while still active or in retirement. From Martina ... 

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  Memories of safe Olympics assure London runners

  Any anxiety marathon runners have about competing in London after the Boston bombings is being allayed by memories of the successful security measures ... 

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  Cyclist Hoy retires after winning 6 Olympic golds

  Six-time gold medalist Chris Hoy retired from cycling Thursday, saying he had expended "every last ounce of effort and energy" in becoming Britain's ... 

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  Boston Marathon bombs put world's cities on alert

  With two high-profile events in the days ahead — Margaret Thatcher's funeral and the London Marathon — British officials are looking anew at security ... 

• Former curling coach appointed British team chief

  The man who coached Britain's women to curling gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City has been appointed as Britain's chef de mission for ... 

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  Hammer wins fifth major track cycling title

  Sarah Hammer of the United States grabbed her fifth gold medal, while Francois Pervis of France claimed his maiden title at the track cycling world ... 

• British basketball earns funding reprieve

  The plea from Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng to British Prime Minister David Cameron has worked: funding will be restored to the country's Olympic ... 

• Deng asks Cameron to restore basketball funding

  Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng has pleaded with British Prime Minister David Cameron to pump government cash into the country's basketball program ...