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The World Class Swimming Programme, one of the five aquatic disciplines, within British Swimming is seeking a successful leader to strategically manage the Sports Science and Sports Medicine (SSSM) programme.
Equestrian
Tickets on sale for 2010 World Equestrian Games
September 25 - Tickets today went on sale for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) exactly a year before the start of the event in Kentucky where Britain's Zara Phillips (pictured) hopes to be defending the title she won in 2006.
Whitaker London Olympic place in jeopardy after being found guilty of doping
By Duncan Mackay
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September 24 - Michael Whitaker (pictured), one of Britain's greatest ever show jumpers who has been picked for four Olympics, could miss the London 2012 Games after he was today found guilty of doping and was banned for four months.
Werth expelled from German team after positive doping test
September 23 - The German Equestrian Federation has expelled Isabell Werth (pictured) from the national team for one year after she was suspended for six months following a positive drugs test - but she will not miss the 2010 World Equestrian Games (WEG).Five-time Olympic gold medallist suspended for doping but still allowed to compete in London 2012
September 6 - Equestrian's world governing body (FEI) has suspended five-time Olympic dressage gold medalist Isabell Werth from all competition for six months for allegedly doping a horse but she has avoided the threat of being banned from competing in London 2012. Former Met Police Commissioner wants overhaul of anti-doping in equestrian
September 2 - Lord Stevens (pictured), the former Metropolitan Police's Chief Commissioner, has today published a series of radical recommendations to try to help stamp out the problem of doping that is threatening to plunge equestrian into crisis.
Date set for Whitaker doping hearing
September 2 - Britain's Olympic silver medallist Michael Whitaker (pictured) is to appear in front of an International Equestrian Federation (FEI) disciplinary tribunal in Lausanne next week on doping charges which potentially could wreck his hopes of competing in the 2012 London Games.
Zara Phillips hits out at Greenwich Park as Olympic venue
By Duncan Mackay
March 7 - The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips, the world eventing champion, has today criticised the choice of Royal Park Greenwich Park as the equestrian venue for the 2012 Olympics.
New scoring system investigated by dressage panel
April 28 - A new scoring system based on those used in gymnastics and figure skating could be adopted by dressage in time for the London 2012 Olympics.
Horse Sport Ireland overhauling doping procedures after Beijing embarrassment
By Duncan Mackay
March 6 - Ireland is set to introduce a new set of measures to try to prevent its reputation being damaged again by his equestrian riders after they found themselves at the centre of a doping controversy for the second consecutive Olympics last year.
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- Irish rider banned and fined for Olympic positive drugs test
- British Olympic medallist signs up for new equestrian event
- Hickstead and Dublin announced in new-look Nations Cup
- Ireland equestrian body blasted over role in doping scandal
- Equestrian legend to move to England for London 2012
- British show jumping planning an event that they claim will change the sport
- British Show Jumping make another key appointment
- Top dressage official resigns after pressure from Princess
Last month's Boston Marathon bombings showed just how vulnerable some events can be to terrorist attacks but Helmut Spahn, executive director of the International Centre for Sport Security, claims that sharing information and early planning can help reduce the risk of such incidents in the future
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