Gb articles
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Team GB’s Paris Olympics kit is short on imagination as function wins out
Promo images show youngsters looking excited – but possibly more for the task ahead than the clothes they are wearingDesigning the kits for Olympic and Paralympic athletes to compete in is hardly a simple task. It’s one that takes in the demands of multiple, wildly different sports, as well as comfort, performance and some kind of unifying aesthetic that shows a gymnast, a sprinter and a breakdancer are on the same team. So it’s no surprise that this level of juggling quite often leads to kits...
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Team GB’s women’s gymnastics head coach leaves before Paris Olympics
David Kenwright oversaw team medal at Tokyo in 2021Coach hails ‘lasting positive impact for our sport’David Kenwright has left his role as the head coach of Great Britain’s women’s gymnastics team less than 100 days before the start of the Paris Olympics.Kenwright’s departure, after seven years in the post, also comes on the eve of the start of the women’s European artistic gymnastics championships in Rimini, Italy. Continue reading
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Helen Glover and Jacob Dawson wins golds as Team GB rowers hit form
This was the mum-of-three’s first major title since returning to the British Rowing Team last year to target a fourth Olympics at Paris 2024.