Spain and Sweden were crowned winners of the men’s and women’s team golf tournaments as five days of action drew to a close here today.
Following nearly five hours and 20 minutes of swimming just 0.1 second separated the two leading swimmers Italy’s Arianna Bridi prevented Sharon van Rouwendaal from winning a fourth title at Loch Lomond today.
Newly-crowned champions Georgia Hall and Laura Davies will lead Great Britain's charge for medals in the Glasgow 2018 European Championships women's golf team competition at the Gleneagles PGA Centenary Course, where action is due to begin tomorrow.
By Duncan Mackay and Mike Rowbottom in Berlin, and Daniel Etchells and Michael Pavitt in Glasgow
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Croatia’s Martin and Valent Sinković battled to the men’s pair title on the opening day of rowing finals at the European Championships in Glasgow, with Romania proving the most successful team here today.
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Hosts Britain celebrated their first gold medal of the European Championships here as their women’s team pursuit squad stormed to victory.
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By Duncan Mackay, Daniel Etchells and Michael Pavitt in Glasgow
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
Chelsea FC - Head of Performance - Surrey, UK
To co-ordinate the provision of sports science across the women's 1st team, WSLA squad and regional talent club programmes. Manage & lead the development of long-term load & athletic development planning - ensuring injury risk management & performance enhancement. Lead and co-ordinate the MDT support for longer-term injured players, including the management of detailed planning and tracking for such athletes. To liaise closely with national team's medical and performance departments to ensure players medical needs are met during international camps/tournaments.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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