The 1981 film 'Chariots of Fire' brought the remarkable true story of two British athletes competing at the 1924 Olympics to global renown. Now, Mark …
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Tag: Olympic
IOC media chief insists Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony needs ‘conversation and cooperation’
Athletes from 206 teams competing at the Olympics will sail down the Seine on a fleet of boats on the evening of Friday 26 July; SJA secretary Philip …
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The Olympics are coming! Paris 2024 torch relay begins with ‘pre-lit’ Flame and tight security
The Summer Olympics is just 100 days away, and SJA secretary Philip Barker was at the birthplace of the ancient Games in Greece to see the Flame ignit…
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Britain’s first Black Olympic medal winner – but Harry Edward’s memoir nearly went unpublished
After being interned in a prisoner-of-war camp, Harry Edward won bronze medals for Britain in both the 100m and 200m at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antw…
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Olympic honour bestowed on David Miller, acclaimed journalist and former SJA chairman
The International Olympic Committee has recognised the "unique contribution" of writer and historian David Miller, who was previously chief sports cor…
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‘A masterpiece of sensitive broadcasting’: The Munich massacre remembered
After the 50th anniversary of the Munich massacre, SJA secretary Philip Barker recalls David Coleman’s “finest hour as a broadcaster”…
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Andy Murray, Laura Kenny and women’s hockey take honours
Andy Murray was today named as the 68th winner of the SJA's Sportsman of the Year Award, with Laura Kenny winning the Sportswoman trophy and Great Bri…
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Live feed from the 2016 SJA British Sports Awards
From noon today, live from The Pavilion at the Tower of London, ANDREW McDERMOTT of PA Sport will be reporting on the 68th SJA British Sports Awards, …
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Reuters seeks new West Coast sports reporter
Reuters is seeking a new golf correspondent to replace Mark Lamport-Stokes, who left the international agency at the end of last month. Lamport-Stokes…
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Wilson ‘jumps the net’ to join tennis federation
'I am excited to join the ITF and combine tennis, a sport that I have covered for 30 years, with the wider Olympic movement where I have seen the impa…
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