Month End - Number of Posts per Olympic Sport

No news on our tickets from Sportsworld. The Chinese ticket lottery has occured and there was a 1/21 chance for the Opening Ceremony. How that translates to visiting supporters, we don't know. We have to wait and see what we end up with from our list of major requests.

September is a big month, in terms of Olympic qualification with the following events happening in September;

• Rowing World Championships, 26 August-2 September, Munich, Germany
• Equestrian, European Dressage Championships, 27 August-2 September, Turin, Italy.
• Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, 1-9 September, Stuttgart, Germany.
• World Judo Championships, 6-9 September, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• European Baseball Championships, 7-16 September, Barcelona, Spain.
• Equestrian, European Eventing Championships, 13-16 September, Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy.
• AIBA World Boxing Championships, 15-30 September, Moscow, Russia.
• Rythmic Gymnastics World Championships, 19-23 September, Patras, Greece.
• World Canoe Slalom Championships, 19-23 September, Foz Do Iguassu, Brazil.
• World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament, 28-30 September, Manchester, England.

	Archery	9 posts		Athletics	25 posts
	Badminton	7 posts		Baseball	0 posts
	Basketball	3 posts		Beach Volleyball	2 posts
	Boxing	2 posts		Canoe - Kayak Flatwater	8 posts
	Canoe - Kayak Slalom	4 posts		Cycling - BMX	1 post
	Cycling - Mountain Bike	1 post		Cycling - Road Race	5 posts
	Cycling - Track	13 posts		Diving	2 posts
	Equestrian	4 posts		Fencing	1 post
	Football	2 posts		Gymnastics - Artistic	7 posts
	Gymnastics - Rhythmic	2 posts		Gymnastics - Trampoline	0 posts
	Handball	3 posts		Hockey	7 posts
	Judo	6 posts		Modern Pentathlon	4 posts
	Rowing	5 posts		Sailing	11 posts
	Shooting	5 posts		Softball	0 posts
	Swimming	22 posts		Synchronized Swimming	0 posts
	Table Tennis	2 posts		Taekwondo	4 posts
	Tennis	1 post		Triathlon	5 posts
	Volleyball	1 post		Water Polo	2 posts
	Weightlifting	1 post		Wrestling	0 posts

Ohuruogu and Sanders win Women's 400m Gold and Silver

Christine Ohurugu won Women's 400m gold at the Athletics World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Compatriat Nicola Sanders won Silver.

Christine had recently returned from a 12 month ban for missing three drug's tests and is banned from the Olympics by the British Olympic Association. That ban should be lifted, on appeal, following the precedent set in the cases of triathlete Tim Don and judo's Peter Cousins.

The Women's 400m takes place on the 19th August.

Southerton wins World Bronze

Kelly Sotherton won Heptahlon bronze at the Athletics World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Compatriat Jessica Ennis was fourth behind the Olympic and three-time World Champion, Carolina Kluft of Sweden.

The Women's Pentathlon takes place on the 15th and 16th August.

English women secure Olympic qualification with EuroHockey bronze

England women beat Spain 3-2 to win the bronze medal at the EuroHockey Nations Championships, in Manchester, England. The victory secured a place for the Great Britain team in the Beijing hockey competition.

A goal from Mel Clewlow and two from Crista Cullen (2006 Great Britain Hockey Player of the Year) gave England a 3-0 lead but they had to endure a nervy final 10 minutes as Spain mounted a comeback. Ester Termens and captain Silvia Munoz scored in the 61st and 67th minutes but were unable to get a third as England held on for the victory.

Unfortunately the men finished third in their preliminary group, behind Germany and Belgium, and failed to earn a place in Beijing. The men now have one last chance to qualify, by winning one of three six team qualification tournaments to be held in New Zealand, Japan and Chile.

The Women's final classification matches are on the 22nd August.

Six Sailing medals at Olympic test event

Great Britain won six medals at the Olympic Sailing Test Regatta, in Qingdao, China.

• Ben Ainslie won Gold in the men's Finn class
• Paul Goodison won Silver in the Laser class
• Bryony Shaw won Gold in the RS:X (windsurfing) class
• Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson won Gold in the Yngling class
• Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes won Gold in the 49ers class

Ben Ainslee missed the World Sailing Championships due to his America's cup involvement, whilst Bryony Shaw has now established herself amongst the top competitors in her event.

The women's RS:X Windsurfer Medal Race is on 20th August.