Sentences with phrase «of medallists»

Although the proportion of privately educated athletes in Team GB this year was higher than in 2012 — up from 20 to 28 % — the proportion of medallists educated at comprehensives has grown.

More than half of the medallists said that they were now working at a more senior level and more than two thirds had had a pay rise.

Three quarters of medallists who answered the survey also said that CMYA had helped raise their profile within the industry.

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Five - time Olympic medallist Max Whitlock has told Business Insider that he recovers from his intensive training regime by taking two ice baths a day as part of his recovery process.

A Russian Olympic medallist has left the Pyeongchang Winter Games on suspicion of doping, a team official said Monday.

A Russian Olympic medallist has left the Pyeongchang Winter Games on suspicion of doping, a team official said on Monday, in a scandal that has shocked his teammates and could imperil Russia's efforts to regain full Olympic status.

Gold medallist Netherlands» Sanne Wevers at the women's balance beam event final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Therefore, it was of little surprise that the BUCS silver medallist 4 × 400 team of Gundle, Eliot, Morten and McBraida combined to take a convincing relay victory.

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.

Another 2015 bronze medallist, Rachelle Booth, bowed out after losing 15 - 6 to Ruth Gbagbi of Ivory Coast in their round - of - 16 encounter.

Emma Pooley wants to seize a «rare opportunity» after the Olympic silver medallist announced her intentions to come out of retirement and compete at Rio 2016.

Two of Great Britain's medallists from the first day of competition in Apeldoorn were back in action today, as Chris Latham took part in the first new - look men's omnium event of the World Cup programme, while team sprint hero Joe Truman rode in the keirin.

In this section of the website you will find detailed information on each sport, including: history, technical, equipment, rules, Team GB medallists and news.

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

Other notable performances included last year's silver medallist Leonie Periault, who battled hard at the front of the second chase in the bike and then ran a 17:36 split to pull herself up into 12th.

Daley dominated the 10m platform final on Sunday night, totalling 554.05 to finish comfortably clear of China's world record holder Jian Yang (518.75) and Olympic silver medallist Qiu Bo (506.60).

The Olympic bronze medallist and team - mates Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams and Sara Reid beat Russian skip Anna Sidorova's rink to claim their second Grand Slam win of the season - which also earned her the Grand Slam Cup and # 19,000 bonus.

Claire is an Olympic bronze medallist after enjoying success as part of Eve Muirhead's rink at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Earlier Team Velosport's Hayley Simmonds produced a superb ride to take the British women's time - trial title, defying the form book and finishing over a minute ahead of silver medallist Molly Weaver and bronze medallist Dame Sarah Storey.

A competitive first round of the 400m saw Olympic and world gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu among those to miss out on the final.

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.

Commonwealth bronze medallist Holland, on her return from injury, came home ahead of American Katie Zaferes and Olympic champion Nicola Spirig while British team - mates Helen Jenkins and Emma Pallant both secured top ten finishes.

Al five of Great Britain's gold medallists from 2016 — Jason Kenny, Jonathan Dibben, Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish, Laura Kenny (then Trott), are absent for a variety of reasons.

Representing the women is Delhi 2010 silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead who is joined by a strong team of riders including road professionals Emma Pooley and Lucy Garner.

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.

There was disappointment for Olympic silver medallist Gemma Gibbons as she couldn't progress beyond the round of 16.

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.

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The cyclists particularly shone in Australia as Elinor Barker — already an Olympic gold medallist and three - time world champion — confirmed her status as one of the sport's elite by winning the women's point race in the velodrome before turning domestique on the road to help Dani Rowe claim a hard - fought bronze.

... Double Olympic silver medallist David Florence will bid to make it a Games hat - trick on day four of Rio 2016 as Team GB bid to kee...

He will face some tough opposition from some of the best young riders, most notably the defending champion, Sky's Pete Kennaugh and his team - mate Ben Swift, 100 % ME duo of Sam Harrison, last year's bronze medallist, and Mark Christian, the man he beat to that medal.

World bronze medallist James Woods will lead a powerful contingent of six freestyle skiers and will compete in the new slopestyle discipline, alongside Katie Summerhayes, a recent World Cup silver medallist who finished fourth at last year's World Championships.

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.

Olympic silver medallists Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have claimed silver for Great Britain at the 470 World Championships, which concluded today (17 October) in the Israeli port city of Haifa.

In 2015, two - time Olympic medallist Moe Sbihi — champion in the men's four in Rio — smashed Sir Matthew Pinsent's 11 - year British indoor rowing record in a time of 5:41.80.

Finishing second on the day, just ahead of the Italian silver medallists, were Frenchmen Gabriel Skoczek and Yann Rocherieux who won bronze.

Beijing bronze medallist Bryony Shaw struck silver in the RS: X women's windsurfing event after being guaranteed a podium finish heading into the final day of racing.

Double Olympic silver medallist David Florence will bid to make it a Games hat - trick on day four of Rio 2016 as Team GB bid to keep the medal streak going.

Olympic medallist Chris Newton has been assigned the task of unifying Great Britain's women's road squad ahead of the London Olympics.

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

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.

The London 2012 gold medallists will announce the mascot design competition on BBC children's TV show Blue Peter and form part of the judging panel for entries

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.

The women's 3000m steeplechase and mile saw some of the quickest times in the history of the events as Tunisia's Olympic and world silver medallist Habiba Ghribi went to second on the world all - time list for the longer event before Faith Kipyegon, who claimed 1500m silver in Beijing, went to fourth on the mile all - time list.

Something else from which Lake has recently benefited is her promotion to the top tier of British Athletics» World Class Performance Programme for athletes considered to be potential 2020 Olympic Games medallists.

Also out in the field and New Zealand's shot put star Valerie Adams extended her unbeaten streak to 55 competitions, her first throw of 19.96 m her best to claim victory ahead of Germany's Christina Schwanitz, while Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor leapt his best in the final round of the long jump to move from fifth to first and beat Commonwealth silver medallist Zarck Visser of South Africa by just one centimetre — 8.09 m to 8.08 m. Britain's Greg Rutherford — gold medallist ahead of Visser in Glasgow — leapt a best of 8.04 m for fourth as just eight centimetres separated the top five.

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.

The women's 5000m includes world silver medallist Mercy Cherono and world indoor 3000m champ Genzebe Dibaba, while world champion Zuzana Hejnova makes a return to the track in the 400m hurdles and she takes on the likes of this season's world leader Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica.