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British Olympic Association: Athlete of the Year 2009 Awards

British Olympic Association: Athlete of the Year 2009 Awards

The British Olympic Association has just announced the 33 winners of the Athlete of the Year Awards – awarded to British athletes each year in every discipline.  The award was introduced in 2005, to mark the BOA’s Centenary Year and the success of London being awarded the 2012 Olympic Games. There are a number of [...]

European Youth Olympics: Great Britain Tops Medal Table

European Youth Olympics: Great Britain Tops Medal Table

Great Britain is currently topping the medals table at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Finland. Here are the current standings:

Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
TOTAL

Team GB
6
3
3
12

Germany
5
6
3
14

Russia
5
3
4
12

Italy
5
1
5
11

France
3
3
2
8

Britain have 12 medals – six gold, three silver and three bronze.
Team GB’s Mark England said;
We’re delighted to be leading the 49 nation European Youth Olympics with just two days of competition remaining. We [...]

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