In their latest UK Sport podcast of Medals and More the UK Sport chair, Dame Katherine Grainger catches up with Team GB’s ‘Chef De Mission’ Mark England
UK Sport confirm funding for elite athletes until March 2021
In their latest UK Sport podcast the UK Sport CEO Sally Munday confirmed that funding for elite athletes was secure until March 2021
IOC warns International Federations on unsustainable ‘entitlement’ relationship
The IOC took a stronger stance with regard to the re-arranged Tokyo 2020 Games over the weekend. In separate interviews both IOC president Thomas Bach and IOC committee member Richard Pound, warned that the re-arrangement will result in “massive” additional…
Athletics reset Olympic Qualification dates
With the rescheduled Tokyo Games likely to continue to be effected by the COVID-19 through most of 2020, World Athletics has reset the Olympic qualifying window.
Team GB – Thinking the Unthinkable!
Some confusion regarding the selection of athletes for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games seems to have been caused by IOC/BOA reports that qualified athletes will not have to re-qualify
Giles Scott . . . Have Finn – Will Travel
Giles Scott will take his Finn dinghy to Auckland, as he did to Cagliari, to maintain his chance of a gold medal at the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games
World Sailing cancel Enoshima World Cup Series Final
World Sailing has confirmed cancellation of the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Final, that was due to be held in Enoshima, Japan from 14-21 June 2020
International sports bodies make way for delayed Tokyo Games
International sports bodies have begun rescheduling next year’s competitions to make way for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympics heading for 23 July 2021 opening
The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee has agreed to the opening of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games on 23 July 2021
Tokyo 2020 postponement task force launched
The task force to oversee the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games held its first meeting on Thursday 26 March
UK Sport statement on Tokyo 2020 postponement
With the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo to be rescheduled to a date in 2021, UK Sport has announced adjustments to Team GB’s funding model
Selected for Tokyo 2020 . . . but for 2021?
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games to – no later than summer 2021 – because of the coronavirus pandemic raises a number of questions for the RYA and Team GB