she was in great form racing in the netherlands, winning the 100 metres in a season s best time. confirmation will come at the british athletics championships in manchester at the end of this month. alastair brownlee has conceded he has next to no chance of defending his 0lympic triathlon title after being disqualified from the world series event in leeds. he was ruled to have dunked a rival during the swimming leg. his brotherjonny has already qualified for tokyo and race winner alex yee looks likely to take the other place in tokyo games. i ve really struggled over the last three or four months with an injury and i needed a bit of a miracle today. i ve done everything i can in the last three months. i ve trained as hard as i can, i ve, you know, i ve done all the medical treatment i can, i ve had the best support team i possibly could have. i ve done everything i could, and, eh, i needed a bit of luck today and i didn t get it. that s all the sport for now.
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The video conference replaced the usual face-to-face meet and greet annual gathering at Quay Arts in Newport. It is an annual opportunity for Wightlink to catch up with individuals and representatives from the many groups and charities they support and find out about their achievements and activities. Competitive swimmer Jenny Ball, who is in her 80s, said she has switched her training sessions from the pool to the sea. Steve Davis from Ability Dogs 4 Young People brought along Digby, a two-year old Labrador who is being trained up as a support dog. Champion discus thrower, Nick Percy, retained his British title for the fourth time at the British Athletics Championships, helped in part by a set-up in his garden involving nets and tarpaulins which helped him train during lockdown.
Olympic success is the aim for Newbury hammer thrower Charlotte Payne
18-year-old has been selected for GB Futures Academy programme
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NEWBURY hammer thrower Charlotte Payne has ended the year in fantastic style as she has earned a membership of the Olympic Futures Academy programme for 2021.
The 18-year-old is one of 10 new additions to the programme, with a total of 62 athletes and para-athletes selected.
It’s been a difficult year for Payne, with a lot of competitions cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but she is remaining positive for what the new year will bring.
She said: “The Olympic Futures Academy Programme has been one of my biggest goals for the past couple of years and being selected has been a huge motivational boost to carry me through the rest of my winter training.”
shock scenario and have it look as though you re panicking about it, that s going to reflect badly on us. england s cricketers wrapped up a very comfortable t20 series win over sri lanka thanks largely to an excellent 76 from dawid malan offjust 48 balls. england eventually made 180 6 but then bowled sri lanka out for 91. that means england take the series 3 0 in southampton. there was a chaotic start to this year s tour de france with two big crashes in the last 30 miles the first was caused by a spectator who seem to be trying to get a picture while holding a cardboard sign. the second was inside the last five miles chris froome, making his tour comeback, one of many riders affected. world championjulian alaphilippe won the stage, and will wear the yellow jersey in today s second stage. geraint thomas finished safely in the group behind along with most of the favourites. olympic qualification is on the line at the british athletics championships in manchester this weekend. dina a
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