Sentences with phrase «medallist with»

What do you get if you cross an Olympic Gold cycling medallist with the latest sports flavoured video game from EA?

There was also a superb run from Nijel Amos in an 800m that saw five men dip under 1:43 led by the Olympic silver medallist with a world - leading and meeting record time of 1:42.45.

Not exact matches

The four - time Olympic gold medallist has revealed that he has been a Gunners» fan since moving to Britain as a boy, and would love to work for the club, potentially to help deal with fitness.

«Definitely becoming a gold medallist at the Europeans with the U21 Ireland team.

He then scored a good goal and inspired the German to fight back twice and claim a draw with the reigning gold medallists Mexico.

In Amsterdam Ruth Walczak, 2013 World single scull bronze medallist, World U23 gold medallists Brianna Stubbs and Ellie Piggott along with exciting senior debutante Charlotte Taylor will race in a lightweight quad.

Alice secured bronze in the women's competition with a time of 49.33.2; just one second behind the silver medallist!

With some of the sport's most successful athletes ever, including Paralympic medallists Jody Cundy, Darren Kenny, Anthony Kappes, Rik Waddon and Aileen McGlynn, competing, these races have a special attraction which is also due, in no small part, to the unique scoring system.

The multiple global gold medallist delights the London crowds with a winning performance in his last race ahead of the World Championships

Germany's World Cup gold medallist Manuel Neuer has retained his crown with another runaway victory as «The World's Best Goalkeeper» for 2014.

Olympic bronze medallists Ellis and Chris Langridge will go for gold in the men's doubles after dispatching Goh V Shem Goh and Tan Wee Kiong 15 - 21 21 - 16 21 - 15 in their semi-final, while Smith also teamed with Sarah Walker to book a place in the women's doubles final by defeating home favourites Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa 21 - 15 21 - 15.

Thornley was also a World bronze medallist in the eight in 2011 and a European bronze medallist, with Grainger, in the double scull in 2015.

And there have been a couple of all - British battles on the Gold Coast with Wales» Tesni Evans defeating two - time women's singles silver medallist Laura Massaro in the squash.

Elsewhere, not even a broken wrist could stop Katie Archibald from adding World Cup gold to an already - glittering 12 months, the Olympic team pursuit gold medallist and Six Day London champion enjoying UCI Track Cycling World Cup success with Elinor Barker.

Joshua Buatsi smashed his way into the light - heavyweight quarter finals with a knockout victory over third seed and world silver medallist Elshod Rasulov of Uzbekistan.

While world sprint silver medallist Jack Carlin, of Scotland, beat England's Joe Truman in the quarter - finals, with the semi-finals and final to come later in the day.

That left men's doubles Olympic bronze medallists Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis to wrap up the contest 3 - 0 by beating Terry Hee Yong Kai and Danny Bawa Chrisnanta after Ellis and Smith had opened up with a win in the mixed doubles.

Sophie Hitchon was pleased to win another British hammer title but the national record - holder and Olympic bronze medallist was disappointed with her best of 67.58 m. Together with her season's best of 73.97 m from May, it was enough to secure Hitchon's spot for the World Championships, however, as she got gold ahead of Rachel Hunter with 63.27 m and Sarah Holt with 61.53 m.

With Commonwealth Games bronze and silver medals from the double trap already in her collection, shooter Rachel Parish will be looking to complete the set on the Gold Coast, while 2014 silver medallist Matt French and two - time Commonwealth gold medallist Steve Scott are ones to watch in the men's double trap.

There was no perfect finale for Sir Bradley Wiggins in Team Sky colours, but the London 2012 gold medallist insisted he was still content with how his Paris - Roubaix panned out.

And there was more success for our Team GB Olympians in the men's event as London 2012 team bronze medallist Sam Oldham won parallel bars gold, with Tbilisi 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival champion Joe Fraser winning his first all - around title on Saturday.

Olympic bronze medallists Liam Heath and Jon Schofield have booked a shot at an upgrade at Rio 2016 with canoe sprint's men's K2 200m final set for the Lagoa at 13:08 BST.

The men's long jump was won by South Africa's Olympic silver medallist Luvo Manyonga with a PB of 8.48 m.

Pacific Games gold medallists Fiji and reigning Asia - Pacific Womens Sevens champions Papua New Guinea will also feature in the nine team tournament with the top three placed teams qualifying directly for RWC Sevens 2013.

O'Hare and his fellow Scot Jake Wightman form part of a strong field in Birmingham and among their rivals are two previous winners in 2014 champion Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti and 2012 gold medallist Abdalaati Iguider of Morocco, who go into the race ranked fastest with their respective season's bests of 3:35.39 and 3:35.79.

Scotland laid down a marker of intent with a 5 - 0 win over Pakistan with 2014 singles silver medallist Kirsty Gilmour confirming the victory with a straight games over Mahoor Shahzad in the third rubber.

There was little sign of an injury hangover for Olympic bronze medallist Amy Tinkler as she and the rest of the British women's squad followed their male counterparts with strong qualifying displays at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Kenya's world and Olympic 1500m gold medallist Asbel Kiprop ran a meeting record in the Emsley Carr Mile event, his 3:51.89 enough to see him cross the line clear ahead of world indoor 1500m champion Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti with 3:52.07.

Richard Thompson followed up his sub-10 win in Hengelo with a 10.02 clocking for 100m victory in Oslo, the 2008 Olympic silver medallist beating Jimmy Vicaut with 10.04.

Sitting third with one jump remaining, the Colombian secured the overall Diamond League title in style, jumping 14.60 m on her final attempt to leapfrog Ukaraine's world silver medallist Hanna Knyazyeva - Minenko with a best of 14.42 m, also from the sixth round, and Russia's world indoor champion Yekaterina Koneva with 14.37 m.

In the women's event Kelly Simm took the all - around crown, ahead of Rio floor bronze medallist Amy Tinkler, with their individual apparatus finals set for Sunday.

Portland native Rupp is set to contest the final event of Friday's «Distance Night in Eugene» — the 10,000 m. With organisers advising that the Olympic silver medallist has asked for a fast pace, he'll be targeting his own US 10 km track best of 26:48.00.

British record - holder Tiffany Porter clocked 12.81 for fourth, one place ahead of Germany's world silver medallist Cindy Roleder with 12.91.

With her spot on her third Commonwealth Games team confirmed, the 2014 pole vault silver medallist reflects on her Glasgow experience and looks ahead to Gold Coast

World indoor bronze medallist Shaunae Miller of Bahamas went sub-50 seconds for 400m for the first time, clocking 49.92 to beat USA's Olympic champion Sanya Richards - Ross who clocked 51.12 and Jamaica's Novlene Williams - Mills with 51.15.

In the women's 800m, Brenda Martinez got some great scalps as she ran 1:58.84 to beat Lynsey Sharp — the Briton just missing her PB with 1.58.94 — together with Commonwealth gold medallist Eunice Sum of Kenya and European champion Marima Arzamasova of Belarus.

Fresh from a 49.07 PB clocked when finishing as runner up to two - time world silver medallist Javier Culson in Hengelo, he became the first decathlete to win an event at a Diamond League meeting, his 49.16 putting him clearly ahead of fellow American Johnny Dutch with 49.77.

Kenya's Commonwealth champion and world indoor 3000m gold medallist Caleb Ndiku, who returned to action in Lausanne following injury, suffered a fall with around 600m to go, but being at the front meant Farah was ahead of the danger.

Paralympic silver medallist and world T44 200m record - holder Richard Browne of the US goes head - to - head with Germany's newly - crowned European champion Felix Streng over half a lap, while Britain's Mel Nicholls is among those to line up in the women's 400m wheelchair race.

Olympic silver medallist in 2008 Kerron Stewart of Jamaica ran 11.22 to win the women's 100m from France's Myriam Soumaré with 11.25 as Britain's Asha Philip — part of the gold medal - winning GB 4x100m relay team in Zurich — was third with 11.26.

The likes of world bronze medallist Martin Stamper, German Open winner Damon Sansum, Bianca Walkden and Welsh teenager Jade Jones will all be in action at Sportcity from May 3 - 6, along with Dutch Open champion Aaron Cook, who has been training outside the GB Academy fold, but returns to the squad to defend his European title.

With 67.50 m from her third throw the world silver medallist in Beijing turned the tables and won the competition from Cuba's world champion Denia Caballero with 65.7With 67.50 m from her third throw the world silver medallist in Beijing turned the tables and won the competition from Cuba's world champion Denia Caballero with 65.7with 65.77 m.

Having said that, the pace did pick up enough for the winner, Ethiopia's Yenew Alamirew, to clock a world - leading 13:01.57 as Kenya's Caleb Ndiku — winner with a then world lead in Eugene — ran 13:02.15 to cross the line ahead of Olympic silver 10,000 m medallist Rupp with a season's best 13:03.35.

USA's Erik Kynard was second with 2.35 m ahead of Zhang Guowei's 2.32 m. Britain's Olympic bronze and world indoor silver medallist Robbie Grabarz went over 2.29 m for fourth, while British indoor champion Chris Baker was joint fifth with 2.26 m.

Britain's world indoor medallist Lorraine Ugen finished fifth with 6.55 m, having been outside the top four after three jumps and therefore unable to continue in the competition.

The 22 - year - old world silver medallist started off with a slow 76 - second first lap but picked up the pace for a blistering 58.7 final 400m that Dibaba couldn't match, turning the tables on the Ethiopian who had beaten her to the world title 12 months before.

The six - time Paralympic gold medallist hinted at further frustrations with national governing body British Athletics in a series of tweets

Jamaica's world 200m silver medallist Elaine Thompson won the 100m in 11.02 to break the six - year - old meeting record and beat Nigeria's double Commonwealth sprint champion Blessing Okagbare with 11.11 as USA's Carmelita Jeter placed fifth with 11.32.

Ahead of the Diamond League action a great head - to - head battle saw Olympic 200m champion Allyson Felix claim 400m victory in 50.05 from Olympic 400m champion Sanya Richards - Ross with 50.29, while world indoor and outdoor gold medallist Mohammed Aman won the 800m in 1:44.92 from Commonwealth champion Nijel Amos with 1:45.06.

Despite initially sitting second behind Michelle Carter's 19.51 m thrown in the first round of the shot competition, Valerie Adams reasserted her dominance in the fourth round to eventually win with a best of 19.68 m from her fifth throw — the four - time world champion and two - time Olympic gold medallist extending her winning streak to an incredible 50.