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FridayINFO - Olimpic games
Why do Team GB and ParalympicsGB run separately?
A positive year for ParalympicsGB, in which they won 124 medals at Paris 2024, ended on a sour note. Should it…
IOC needs to ‘protect female sport’, says Lord Coe
The IOC needs to improve rules on transgender athletes to “protect female sport”, says World Athletics president Lord Coe. BBC…
Canada staff ‘objected’ to drone use before Olympics
Members of Canada women’s coaching staff “objected” to flying drones over training sessions before the scandal at Paris 2024. BBC…
Olympian’s widow appeals for return of stolen medals
Richard Meade’s widow says burglars have stolen two of her husband’s “priceless” gold medals. BBC Sport …
Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years
Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year’s Eve last year. BBC Sport …
A small bear causing big trouble
As Paddington returns to the big screen, catch up with his previous acclaimed adventure BBC Sport …
Government provides 10% funding increase for LA 2028
The government says it will provide a 10% increase in financial support for British Olympic and Paralympic athletes in the funding…
Ten soldiers share their untold stories
Members of the Welsh Guards give unfiltered accounts of the war in Helmand Province in 2009 BBC Sport …
GB athletes may quit before LA 2028 over finances
A survey finds many of Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes may be unable to compete through to the Los Angeles Games…
Olympic great Sir Chris Hoy announces his cancer is terminal
The 48-year-old Scot says doctors have told him he has between two and four years to live. BBC Sport …
