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Seeing is Believing
Guest post by author Sarah Shephard What better way to mark International Women’s Day than by celebrating the sportswomen who in one way or another have been responsible for my love affair with sport? My hope for this International Women’s … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Books, Running, Tennis, Women in Sport
Tagged Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Athletics, International Women’s Day, Kelly Holmes, London Marathon, Paula Radcliffe, Running, Sportswomen, Tennis, Women in Sport
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The Other Giant Leap for Mankind
How Jonathan Edwards set a world record that’s still standing 20 years later Ben Oakley The Open University In the late evening Scandinavian sun at the 1995 World Athletics Championship, Jonathan Edwards, a British triple jumper, was the tenth to … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Author, Books
Tagged Athletics, Ben Oakley, Jonathan Edwards, Podium, Triple Jump, World Record
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The Real Olympics
Guest post by Jonathan Eyers There are only so many guest posts you can write for a sports blog before you have to finally confess you’re just not that into the whole thing. It’s not that I’m apathetic about sport. … Continue reading
Posted in Olympics
Tagged Athletics, bradley wiggins, Ellie Simmonds, fencing, London 2012, Mo Farah, Olympic Park, olympics, Paralympics
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Going the Distance
Though I managed to complete my first 10K this year and my netball team was promoted (we’ve since won only two matches), I wasn’t too surprised to not be shortlisted for the BBC Sport Personality of the Year Award 2011. … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Sports News
Tagged Athletics, Cycling, Sports News
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