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Old 15-09-2016, 11:15
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Big event of the weekend is the Triathlon World Series Final in Cozumel, Mexico. Live on the BBC Red Button on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Both the women's and the men's races are going to go to the tape.

Women's preview - Gwen Jorgensen v Fiona Duffy

http://wts.triathlon.org/news/articl..._elite_preview

Men's preview - Jonathan Brownlee v Mario Mola. Basically, any top three for Mola will give him the title.

http://wts.triathlon.org/news/articl...ns_world_title
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Old 15-09-2016, 14:02
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Apparently Alistair Brownlee fancied a crack at the aquathlon for a change, so he entered the elite race (to the surprise of many)...and won.
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Old 18-09-2016, 01:02
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The elite women's WTS is done and dusted...and at the end of it all, God Save The Queen was played twice.

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Old 18-09-2016, 01:42
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The elite women's WTS is done and dusted...and at the end of it all, God Save The Queen was played twice.

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A bit puzzled why the UK media ignore Duffy, she's just as British as the Brownlee Brothers.
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Old 18-09-2016, 13:58
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A bit puzzled why the UK media ignore Duffy, she's just as British as the Brownlee Brothers.
She's from Bermuda
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Old 18-09-2016, 16:55
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Flora was fantastic last night. A superb swim got her into the front group for the cycling and she had two brilliant Brits for company, although I thought Lucy was going to dehydrate. Conttrast with Gwen whose group ended up being caught by the group behind. She couldn't bridge the gap. Flora was never broubled. The gap was huge before the run and huge at the end.

Fantastic Flora is Bermuda's best.
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Old 19-09-2016, 00:28
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Well I've never seen a men's GF like it! It's definitely one for the archives.

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Old 19-09-2016, 01:40
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She's from Bermuda
Which is a British overseas territory and its people British citizens.
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Old 19-09-2016, 09:00
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An update on the men's GF and overall.
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Old 19-09-2016, 13:32
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Glad Jonny is OK. Right decision by the officials not to DQ them, maybe if it had affected the result of the wWorld series crown they would have done but in the circumstances it was a common sense decision. The footage is all over social media so the sport is generating lots of publicity for good reasons with no petty officialdom stories accompanying it.

I think the Brownlees are getting as much coverage today if not more than when they went 1-2 in Rio.

One sour note, Richard Murray not for the 1st time this season acted like a d*** clowning around at the finish whilst Jonny was being treated a couple of feet away.
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Old 19-09-2016, 13:43
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Glad Jonny is OK. Right decision by the officials not to DQ them, maybe if it had affected the result of the wWorld series crown they would have done but in the circumstances it was a common sense decision. .
Seemingly the rule in triathlon is different from athletics in that athletes are allowed to help each other, unlike in a marathon where this would be an automatic DQF. I suppose the rule-writers had in mind technical assistance with getting chains back on bikes etc. though.
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Old 19-09-2016, 15:22
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What a dramatic finish. What would Jonny do without his brother? At least it wasn't as serious as it could have been. It was th e last race of the season, so Jonny can have a good long rest.
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Old 19-09-2016, 19:12
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I was watching the triathlon, last night, was hard to watch when you could see Jonny's body was failing him, it happened so suddenly as well. Incredibly moving the way Alistair helped him out. Just when you think you can't admire someone more, after Rio, they go and do something like this!
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Old 23-09-2016, 11:57
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Final event of the Archery World Cup season are the World Cup Finals from Odense, Denmark. There are live streams all weekend, the non-Olympic Compound bow on Saturday, and the Olympic Recurve bow on Sunday. The main event will be the Recurve finals session at 14:00 Sunday afternoon. Korean robo-archers expected to dominate.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4...jRgKxWX1oqtkzA

Highlights on Eurosport on Monday, and also streamed on the Olympic Channel.

Badminton - The Yonex World Open from Japan, also available for live streaming in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday morning, should you wish to get in some early training for Tokyo 2020.

https://www.youtube.com/user/bwf
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Old 26-09-2016, 17:39
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Next year's Gymnastics World Cup event will move from Glasgow, where it's been for a few years, to the O2 arena in London and will get major-league hype and promotion. Sky Sports will have the live rights, which unfortunately will restrict the audience.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/37474313
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Old 14-10-2016, 14:11
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British Swimming has named its team for the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m). Some of those named are Olympians, a few of whom seek consolation for not claiming Olympic hardware this summer.
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Old 14-10-2016, 14:14
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...a few of whom seek consolation for not claiming Olympic hardware this summer.
Not so much consolation as a continuation of lottery funding, I think.
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Old 14-10-2016, 18:58
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Not so much consolation as a continuation of lottery funding, I think.
I would imagine world short course has very little bearing if at all in that regard.
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Old 14-10-2016, 19:18
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I would imagine world short course has very little bearing if at all in that regard.
Oh, I disagree, you have to show willing. Fortunately we didn't have many flops in Rio, but they are all there.
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Old 14-10-2016, 20:35
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Oh, I disagree, you have to show willing. Fortunately we didn't have many flops in Rio, but they are all there.
We'll agree to disagree on this. Why would they take into account results at World Short Course which I presume are going to be weak fields this year? It would be like athletics taking into account results at World Indoors.

Funding is ultimately aimed at Olympic success and they will also judge on world champs proper where the competition is similar. If someone's funding status is at risk as they performed poorly in Rio then I just cannot see how world short course will make a blind bit of difference.
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Old 20-10-2016, 14:08
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Lots of hockey this weekend on BT Sports, but no British teams involved. They have full coverage of the Asian Champions' Trophy from Malaysia, all matches mid-morning to mid afternoon our time.
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Old 20-10-2016, 16:04
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Also, the European Table Tennis Championships are underway in Budapest, Hungary. Preliminary and qualifying rounds going on already, final rounds live on Eurosport starting on Friday morning. These are the solo competitions, there is a team competition later in the year.

https://tabletennisengland.co.uk/new...and-pitchford/
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Old 21-10-2016, 16:03
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And indeed the few British swimmers who didn't perform in Rio suffer funding cuts.

Commonwealth champion Ross Murdoch has lost his elite British Swimming funding after missing out on a place in the Rio Olympic final...

...Fellow Rio Olympians Robbie Renwick and Keri-anne Payne have lost all funding.


Whilst some of our youngsters get promoted.

Olympic finallists Chloe Tutton, Max Litchfield and Molly Renshaw have all moved up from 'podium potential' funding to the elite level of support following impressive performances throughout this year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/37729458

https://www.britishswimming.org/news...rmance-squads/
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Old 26-10-2016, 19:46
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We'll agree to disagree on this. Why would they take into account results at World Short Course which I presume are going to be weak fields this year? It would be like athletics taking into account results at World Indoors.

Funding is ultimately aimed at Olympic success and they will also judge on world champs proper where the competition is similar. If someone's funding status is at risk as they performed poorly in Rio then I just cannot see how world short course will make a blind bit of difference.
Didn't see this as just now popping into thread. You are right Tiger Rose. Only Long Course Worlds, held every odd year, along with the Olympic Games, the main target, are really the main priority meets that affect funding. Not even Commonwealths or Europeans (both LC meets) have as much impact on funding anymore. The Short Course worlds are viewed by British Swimming and most other countries as a marginal sideshow as much as FINA would like to make it otherwise. To put it into perspective, Indoor Worlds in Athletics are better regarded by national sporting bodies and the sport at large than Short Course Worlds are in global swimming.

The British team is sending a team of 16 to Short Course Worlds. The composition of the team reflects the importance and purpose British Swimming feels is appropriate for the meet. Most countries will probably do similar. It includes mostly youngsters with a few vets.

https://www.britishswimming.org/news...ips-challenge/
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Old 31-10-2016, 10:17
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Just in time for the pre-Tokyo lottery funding review. Team GB get their first Karate World Champion since 2004. Jordan Thomas has had to finance himself up to now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37817847

Hopefully pots of gold will be coming his way in the next couple of weeks.
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