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Celebrating the power of sport
Nominations are now open for the BBC Power of Sport Award, supported by Sport England – an opportunity to celebrate grassroots sporting projects that have really changed people’s lives. The prestigious award is being contested in all 12 BBC regions […]
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Sibling rivalry
On a blustery, overcast April day in 2003, David and James Livingston raced against each other in the 149th Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, watched by over 8 million people. It was the first time brothers had battled each other in this […]
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Global Drug Reference Online (Global DRO)
British Rowing has recently been informed that UK Sport, in partnership with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) have announced the launch of the Global Drug Reference Online (Global DRO). […]
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Lynn is far from a ‘Pain’
On Friday 9th October The Ramside Hall Hotel hosted The County Durham Sports Awards. The event, in its 6th year, saw people from all over the county represented, along with Durham Amateur Rowing Club’s Lynn Pain. The Contribution to Sport […]
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Redgrave is named ‘2012 Champion’
Five-time gold medal winner Sir Steve Redgrave has been appointed as the Government’s ‘2012 Sports Champion’. Britain’s most successful Olympian, with six medals, will lead the drive to boost participation in sports during the run up to the London Olympics […]
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Construction work starts on time on London 2012 Rowing and Canoe Sprint venue
Construction work is underway to deliver enhanced Rowing and Canoe Sprint facilities for the London 2012 Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today. The Rowing and Canoe Sprint events during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will take […]
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European Surf Rowing Championships 2009
On Saturday the 5th September 2009 the 3rd European Surf Rowing Championships were held on Tolcarne Beach, Newquay, Cornwall and attracted crews from France, Holland and the UK. Surf conditions were perfect with a 3 – 4ft wave giving crews the chance of […]
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Thames RC 150th Anniversary
Thames Rowing Club is holding the second of a series of reunion lunches to mark its forthcoming 150th anniversary. This one is for all those who were active at Thames during the 1980s and 1990s. It will be held on […]
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Return To Action
Olympic champions Mark Hunter, Zac Purchase and Tom James as well as twice Olympic silver medallists Debbie Flood and Frances Houghton have returned to action this week with The GB Rowing Team after a year’s break from the sport. Cox […]
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Rio de Janeiro awarded 2016 Olympics
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge announced on 5th October that the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Rio de Janeiro was victorious following a voting process involving the 106 IOC […]
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