Denmark’s Rio 2016 Laser Radial bronze medallist Anne-Marie Rindom made a perfect start to the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) Vilamoura International Championships in Portugal today as she won both opening races in the green group.
Hungary’s Zsombor Berecz completed a hugely impressive week of sailing today to earn gold at the Finn European Open and Under-23 Championship in Vilamoura.
World Sailing chief executive David Graham has admitted there is a "distinct possibility" the sport will lose its 10th medal event at Paris 2024 if it fails to propose a suitable alternative to mixed offshore to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set a May 26 deadline for World Sailing to propose alternative events to the mixed offshore at Paris 2024 after uncovering concerns with the discipline.
Hungary’s Zsombor Berecz, whose consistent results had returned him to the overall lead before today’s competition at the Finn European Open and Under-23 Championship in Vilamoura, raised his performance to the ultimate level as he won both races, extending his lead to 11 points.
After prodigious back-to-back wins on the previous day’s racing at the Finn European Open and Under-23 Championship in Vilamoura had taken him into the overall lead, Spain’s 22-year-old Joan Cardona became human again today.
Spain’s Joan Cardona offered further evidence of his prodigious talent today as he moved top of the rankings at the 2021 Finn European Open and Under-23 Championships after winning both of today’s races at Vilamoura.
Zsombor Berecz took a first-day lead at the Finn Open and Under-23 European Championships being held at the Portuguese venue of Vilamoura today.
Sailors Linda Fahrni and Maja Siegenthaler have become the latest athletes to be confirmed on the Swiss team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Racing starts tomorrow at the 2021 Open and U23 Finn European Championship in Vilamoura that will serve as a vital warm-up for the final Tokyo 2020 qualification event in Portugal four weeks from now - the Finn Gold Cup in Porto.
The eSail GP Championship is set to return for 2021 as it hopes to build on its inaugural season where more than 146,000 unique players competed with an eye on making the end-of-season finals.
An extra sailing event has been added to the programme for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, bringing the total up to 12.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced the selection of Nia Jerwood and Monique De Vries to its team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the pair set to make their debut in the women's 470 class.
Ireland’s pairing of Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove earned the final European 49er quota place for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in a final blaze of glory at the Lanzarote International Regatta.
Irish pair Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove remain on course to earn their country the last European 49er quota place for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as they remain third at the Lanzarote International Regatta heading into tomorrow’s final day.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Football Association - Insight & Analytics Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George's Park. As the Insight & Analytics Manager you will be part of the Behavioural Insight & Business Analytics (BIBA) team. The primary role of the BIBA team within The FA is to generate insight which inspires, informs and enables evidence-based decision making across the organisation.
The coronavrius pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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