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Spofforth Heading to World Championships

In: Olympic Swimming

By: Kim Ford

Olympic finalist Gemma Spofforth was rewarded with a place on the British Gas World Championship Team for her performance at the Scottish National Championships this week more...

New British Record for Davies

In: Olympic Swimming

By: Kim Ford

Olympic silver medallist David Davies smashed his own British record in the 800m Freestyle event on the penultimate day of the Scottish National Championships. more...

Olympic Dreams Intact for U.S. Men's Volleyball

In: Olympic Volleyball

By: Rick Eymer

Winning the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics made the United States men's volleyball team members household names. With the new year, though, comes changes. more...

2010 Winter Olympics Sports Stamps

In: Winter Olympic Games

By: Thomas Alan Gray

Canada Post issued five commemoratives featuring "Sports of the 2010 Winter Games" highlighting curling, snowboard, freestyle skiing, bobsleigh, and ice sledge hockey. more...

Adlington Takes Gold

In: Olympic Swimming

By: Kim Ford

Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington took first place in the women's 200m Freestyle at the British Gas Scottish National Championships. more...

Usain Bolt Runs 9.77 In Ostrava

In: Olympic Track and Field

By: Gary Smith

Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt stormed to victory with a warning performance at the Ostrava Golden Spike Ostrava last Wednesday. more...

Adlington Wins Laureus Award

In: Olympic Swimming

By: Kim Ford

Double Olympic Gold Medallist Rebecca Adlington has been awarded the 2009 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award. more...

Aboriginal Art at 2010 Vancouver Winter Games

In: Winter Olympic Games

By: Thomas Alan Gray

The Vancouver 2010 Aboriginal Art Program will provide an enduring cultural legacy by showcasing 140 works from over 90 Canadian Aboriginal artists in Olympic venues. more...

German Jumper Ariane Friedrich Wins in Berlin

In: Olympic Track and Field

By: Gary Smith

The IAAF Golden League series got off to an energetic start in Berlin on Sunday with a home star making a clear statement. more...

2010 Vancouver Olympics Sustainability Star Jury

In: Winter Olympic Games

By: Thomas Alan Gray

Big names from industry and government form the Sustainability Star jury for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. more...

Payne Leads the Way to Rome

In: Olympic Swimming

By: Kim Ford

Olympic silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne will lead the British Gas Open Water team to the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome. more...

Ski Cross – New Sport at 2010 Winter Olympics

In: Winter Olympic Games

By: Thomas Alan Gray

The only new sport at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Ski Cross promises excitement, a fast pace, a rugged course with moguls, jumps, and turns - and wipeouts. more...

2010 Winter Olympics – More Sustainability Stars

In: Winter Olympic Games

By: Thomas Alan Gray

Sustainability - providing a social, economic, and environmental legacy - is important to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Six more sustainability projects recognized. more...

2010 Winter Olympics Sustainability Star

In: Winter Olympic Games

By: Thomas Alan Gray

Projects of lasting social, environmental, and economic benefit are a legacy of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. Organizers announce nine sustainability winners! more...

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