Posted on April 13, 2019
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Despite being a nation full of gym buffs, when it comes to competitive weightlifting Great Britain’s record is remarkably average. Since the rebirth of the Olympic movement back in 1896 we have won a total of seven medals – the last being a bronze… Continue Reading “#43) Emily Muskett & Zoe Smith”
Category: Olympics, The 52, WeightliftingTags: 1896 Olympic Games, 1984 Olympic Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2012 Olympic Games, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 European Weightlifting Championships, 2015 British Weightlifting Championships, 2016 English Weightlifting Championships, 2016 European Weightlifting Championships, 2016 Olympic Games, 2017 British Weightlifting Championships, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 2019 European Weightlifting CHampionship, 2020 Olympic Games, Aspiration Fund, Athens, Athletics, British Weightlifting, Canada, David Mercer, Emily Muskett, Glasgow 2014, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Hockey, Launceston Elliot, London 2012, Marie-Eve Beauchemin-Nadeau, National Lottery, netball, Olympic Weightlifting, Pole Vault, Rio 2016, Tennis, Tokyo 2020, UK Sport, Weightlifting, Zoe Smith
Posted on December 22, 2018
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This week guest writer Shona McCallin – Team GB Olympic hockey gold medalist – explains why Sport England and the This Girl Can campaign have been crucial in the quest to abolish negative stereotypes surrounding women in sport. What actually makes you sit back… Continue Reading “#28) Sport England/This Girl Can”
Category: Opinion, The 52Tags: Cycling, Fit Got Real, GB Hockey, Great Britain, Hockey, Investec, Kia, Mimi Anderson, National Lottery, Sainsbury's, Shona McCallin, Sport England, Team GB, This Girl Can, Ultra Running, United Kingdom, Victoria Pendleton, Vitality, Women In Sport
Posted on December 1, 2018
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You know women’s sport is on the rise when companies are being formed with specific objectives to help it grow even further. That’s exactly what caytoo – an exciting organisation launched earlier this month by former business intelligence quartet Jeremy Thompson, Alex Burmaster, Ellen… Continue Reading “#25) caytoo”
Category: The 52Tags: Alex Burmaster, Amy Truesdale, BBC, Boxing, BT Sport, caytoo, Cricket, Ellen Thornber, Emma Wilson, England, England Netball, FA WSL, football, Golf, Iona Stephen, ITV, Jeremy Thompson, Lord's, Mark Middlemas, National Lottery, netball, New Zealand, Nielsen, Nike, Norway, Olympics, Para-taekwondo, Red Bull, Red Roses, Rio 2016, Rise In Women's Sport, Rugby Union, Shona McCallin, Simon Shaw, Sky, Stacey Copeland, Tamara Taylor, Team GB, Tom Evans, Tyrrells, Tyrrells Premier 15s, UK, Ultra Running, Vitality, Windsurfing