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"Mission accomplished" at Medway, says Bartu

By Mike Rowbottom

Jamie_Cooke_running_Medway_July_28_2011August 1 - Britain's performance at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Medway Park, where two of their team earned Olympic qualification places, represented "mission accomplished" as far Jan Bartu, the Pentathlon GB performance director, was concerned.


Work underway to save London 1948 Olympic Velodrome

By Mike Rowbottom

herne_hill_velodrome_track_01-08-11August 1 - Work is underway to repair the dilapidated track at the Herne Hill Velodrome, which hosted the cycling events during the 1948 Olympics in London, with the six-week project being the first major work to be carried out at the site since the recent signing of a 15-year lease between the landowners, The Dulwich Estate, and British Cycling as secure tenant.