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Wing swoops on Beijing berth
2:20pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Heathrow Gymnastics Club's Becky Wing celebrated her call-up to the British team bound for the Beijing Olympics with a silver medal in the all-round competition at the Senior National Championships at the weekend.

Olympic stars search for future athletics stars
8:42am Fri 27 Jun 08
Two British sporting legends hit the streets of Grahame Park in a search for the next generation of athletes.

Olympic dream is on for Surbiton six
11:47am Thu 26 Jun 08
There was delight at Surbiton Hockey Club this week when all six of their Olympic hopefuls were selected for Beijing.

Surbiton six celebrate
11:22am Tuesday 24th June 2008
There was delight at Surbiton Hockey Club, based in Long Ditton, when all six of their Olympic hopefuls were selected for Beijing.

Olympic spirit runs high at free festival
8:00am Tue 24 Jun 08
OLYMPIC spirit ran high in the Lee Valley Park when four days of events promoting the games were held during a free festival.

Olympic fair for Sudbury church
9:25am Saturday 21st June 2008
A SUDBURY church is holding an Olympic-themed fair today.

OLYMPICS: Fears over village costs
8:25am Saturday 21st June 2008
Problems with the funding for London's Olympic Village will not force the event to bust its £9.3 billion budget, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has promised.

Cooper wants to go Ol the way to Olympic glory
10:31am Fri 20 Jun 08
A talented South London schoolboy is setting his sights on the Olympics having been selected to represent Great Britain in the 2008 World Sailing Championships.

Mayor backs youth games
5:10pm Tuesday 17th June 2008
Councillor Dave Berry, the Mayor of Kingston, has backed next month's Balfour Beatty London Youth Games, claiming some of this year's stars could take centre stage at the London Olympics in 2012.

REDBRIDGE: Government swimming pledge slammed
8:35am Monday 16th June 2008
Government plans to make swimming free in England by 2012 have been met with scorn by user groups who say well-used facilities are being axed.

Olympic medallist opens regatta
11:14am Saturday 14th June 2008
REGATTA revellers bathed in the sunshine this morning as Marlow's social event of the year kicked off.

Surbiton stars impress
7:29am Wednesday 11th June 2008
Surbiton stars James Tindall and Rob Moore both scored in Spain last week to help earn two morale-boosting draws as Great Britain continued their Olympic preparations with two testing matches last week.

Olympic workshop for businesses
7:02am Wednesday 11th June 2008
A WORKSHOP to help black and minority businesses compete for Olympic contracts is taking place next week.

Boxers' plea for new home
9:59am Monday 9th June 2008
A group of young Watford boxers are desperately searching for a suitable venue where they can train in readiness for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Olympic effort recognised
9:36am Monday 9th June 2008
Sports writer Morley Myers from Rickmansworth was guest of honour at a surprise party in Athens to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his association with the Olympic Games.

Redgrave's furniture honour
6:03pm Sunday 1st June 2008
THE ACHIEVEMENTS of Olympic medallist Steve Redgrave will be celebrated when one of High Wycombe's leading furniture makers builds a chair in his honour.

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