The British Olympic Association (BOA) have selected the Synchronised Swimming members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.| Athlete | Event | Final |
| Olivia Allison | Duet | 20 August |
| Jenna Randall |
Wednesday 30 April 2008
Synchronised Swimming Team for Beijing
The British Olympic Association (BOA) have selected the Synchronised Swimming members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Wednesday 23 April 2008
Judo Team for Beijing 2008
The British Olympic Association (BOA) have selected the Judo members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.| Athlete | Event | Final |
| Craig Fallon | Men’s Extra lightweight (-60kg) | 9 August |
| Euan Burton | Men's Half-Middleweight (-81kg) | 12 August |
| Sarah Clark | Women’s Half-Middleweight (-63kg) | |
| Winston Gordon | Men’s Middleweight (-90kg) | 13 August |
| Peter Cousins | Men’s Half-Heavyweight (-100kg) | 14 August |
| Michelle Rogers | Women’s Half-Heavyweight (-78kg) | |
| Karina Bryant | Women’s Heavyweight (+78kg) | 15 August |
Monday 21 April 2008
Synchro pair win Olympic place
Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall were first in the Olympic qualification tournament in Beijing, China.
The Women's Duet is a three day competition with the final section taking place on 20th August 2008.
Clark & Kellogg win European gold
The British pair of Anthony Clark and Donna Kelloggs won the Mixed Doubles Gold Medal at the Badminton European Championships in Herning, Denmark. They beat Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk of Poland, 16-21 22-20 21-15 in the Final.Athens 2004 Olympic Silver Medal winners, Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms, won the Bronze medal.
The Medal matches for the Mixed Doubles is on the 17th August.
Kellogg and Emms win European Silver
The British Women's Doubles pair Britain of Gail Emms and Donna Kellogg lost their European title at the Badminton European Championships in Herning, Denmark.The pair were beaten 21-18 21-18 by the Danish pair of Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Lena Frier Kristiansen, in the Final.
The Medal matches for the Women's Doubles is on the 15th August.
Wednesday 16 April 2008
Four European Taekwondo medals
Tyrone Robinson won a bronze medal in the Men’s -58kg category at the European Taekwondo Championships in Rome, Italy.Caroline Fisher won a silver medal in the -51Kg weight category after losing to Brigitte Yague of Spain by 7-2 in the final.
Louise Mair won a bronze medal in the -47Kg weight category.
Martin Stamper won a silver medal in the -62kg weight category. Stamper lost 4-0 to the experienced German Levent Tuncat in the final.
The Taekwondo Men’s -58kg category takes place on 20th August 2008.
Tuesday 15 April 2008
Swimming Team for Beijing 2008
The British Olympic Association (BOA) have selected the Swimming members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.Superheavyweight Price qualifys for Beijing
Superheavyweight (+91 kg) David Price has qualified for the Olympics at the third and final opportunity. He won the silver medal at the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Athens, Greece. Having secured Olympic qualification, he did not contest the final.He been forced to withdraw, with a broken bone in his hand, from the quarter finals at the AIBA World Boxing Championships and fell short at the first European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Pescara, Italy.
Price advanced to the final with victories over;
- Mahamed Adbusalamau of Belarussia (stopped in Round 3)
- Alen Beganovic of Montenegro (stopped in Round 3)
- Cristian Ciocan (15:6)
The boxing competition takes place throughout the Olympic period. The final of the super-heavyweight division takes place on 24 August 2008.
Monday 14 April 2008
24 Medals at 'home' championships
British Swimmers won 24 medals at the World Short Course Championships in Manchester, England. Although medals will be very much harder to attain in Beijing, this is a stunning performance, particularly with London 2012 in mind. | Kris Gilchrist | Men's 200m Breaststroke | Gold |
| Liam Tancock | Men's 100m Backstroke | Gold |
| Rebecca Adlington | Women's 800m Freestyle | Gold |
| David Davies | Men's 1500m Freestyle | Silver |
| Liam Tancock | Men's 50m Backstroke | Silver |
| Liam Tancock | Men's 200m Individual Medley | Silver |
| Mark Foster | Men's 50m Freestyle | Silver |
| Lizzie Simmonds | Women's 200m Backstroke | Silver |
| Fran Halsall | Women's 100m Freestyle | Silver |
| Kate Haywood | Women's 50m Breaststroke | Silver |
| Renwick, David Carry, Andrew Hunter & Ross Davenport | Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Silver |
| Hannah Miley | Women's 400m Individual Medley | Silver |
| Joanne Jackson, Melanie Marshall, McClatchey & Adlington | Women's 4x200m freestyle | Silver |
| Caitlin McClatchey | Women's 200m Freestyle | Bronze |
| Fran Halsall | Women's 50m Freestyle | Bronze |
| Liam Tancock | Men's 100m Individual Medley | Bronze |
| Jemma Lowe | Women's 100m Butterfly | Bronze |
| Hannah Miley | Women's 200m Individual Medley | Bronze |
| Halsall, McClatchey, Julia Beckett & Marshall | Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Bronze |
| James Goddard | Men's 200m Individual Medley | Bronze |
| Marshall, Kirsty Balfour, Ellen Gandy & McClatchey | Women's 4x100m Medley Relay | Bronze |
| Robbie Renwick | Men's 400m Freestyle | Bronze |
| Jo Jackson | Women's 400m Freestyle | Bronze |
| Jessica Dickons | Women's 100m Freestyle | Bronze |
Sunday 6 April 2008
British Women take World Cup Gold
Charlotte Burgess, Naomi Folkard and Alison Williamson won the Gold Medal in the team event in the first round of the Archery World Cup in Santo Domingo. In low-scoring conditions, the British team beat France 207-204 in the semi-final, before completing a 207-196 victory against Italy in the final.
The semi-finals and medal rounds of the Women's Team Archery competition take place on 10th August 2008.
Friday 4 April 2008
Sailing Team for Beijing
The British Olympic Association (BOA) have selected the the Men's Sailing members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.| Athlete | Event | Final |
| Ben Ainslie | Single-handed Dinghy (Finn) | 16 August |
| Sarah Ayton | Keelboat (Yngling) | |
| Sarah Webb | ||
| Pippa Wilson | ||
| Stevie Morrison | 49er | 17 August |
| Ben Rhodes | ||
| Christina Bassadone | Women's 470 | 18 August |
| Saskia Clark | ||
| Jonathan (Joe) Glanfield | Men's 470 | |
| Nick Rogers | ||
| Paul Goodison | Team/Single-handed Dinghy (Laser) | 19 August |
| Penny Clark | Laser Radial | |
| Nick Dempsey | Men's RS:X (Windsurfing) | 20 August |
| Bryony Shaw | Women's RS:X (Windsurfing) | |
| Will Howden | Tornado (Multihull) | 21 August |
| Leigh McMillan | ||
| Iain Percy | Keelboat (Star) | |
| Andrew Simpson |
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