CANOEING… David Florence won bronze in the C1 at the Augsberg World Cup at the weekend – the last in the series. The 24-year-old added another podium finish to the bronze he picked up in the first World Cup in Prague, to finish in second place overall in the series – a personal best. In total Britain achieved seven top ten overall positions. More@ GB Canoeing
DISABILITY CYCLING… Britain has named its largest ever squad for next month's Para-Cycling World Championships, where results will go towards qualification for next year's Paralympic Games. The team is comprised of both experienced cyclists and newcomers, with Jody Cundy, Darren Kenny and Sarah Bailey all included, as well as Melanie Easter - a former swimmer who won gold in Sydney - who will compete on both the track and in the road events. More@ British Cycling
GYMNASTICS… Claire Wright won a record breaking seventh crown at the British Trampoline Championships at the weekend. Wright saw off competition from Jaime Moore and Kat Driscoll to win the title, whilst James Higgins took the men's title ahead of Gary Smith and Gary Short respectively. More@ British Gymnastics
SAILING… The Royal Yachting Association's Olympic Selection Committee this week announced which sailors will represent Skandia Team GBR at the Olympic Test Event in Qingdao, China, next month. Ben Ainslie will compete in the Finn, whilst newly crowned World Champions, Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson, have been chosen in the Yngling Class. "Skandia Team GBR, from established Olympians to our younger champions, put in a great performance at the ISAF World Championships in Cascais," said Chairman of the Olympic Selection Committee, Chris Atkins. "We've a strong squad of dedicated sailors and are looking forward to the challenge of repeating this success in Qingdao." More@ Skandia Team GBR
SHOOTING… Britain won four medals – two silver and two bronze – at the European Championships in Granada. Sharon Lee claimed silver in the women's 50m prone rifle event and Abbey Burton won the same in the junior women's trap. The two bronze medals went to Steve Scott in the senior men's double trap, and Luke Garner in the junior equivalent, whilst Jon Hammond gained a rifle quota place for Britain at the Beijing Games after a fourth place in the men's 50m prone rifle. Elsewhere, Steve Pengelly won an individual bronze in standard pistol at the Europa Cup in Switzerland, before joining Alan Green and Hugh Stewart in coming third in the team event. More@ British Shooting
TAEKWONDO… Sophie Dickson won bronze in the +59kg category for Britain at the European Cadet Championships. The three day competition attracted 38 countries, with participating athletes aged between 11 and 14. "I am very proud of the whole team and the way in which they represented their country, in most cases for the first time," said Joanna Wray, Programme Manager for the BTCB Sport Taekwondo UK Ltd. "There is certainly a great deal of promise within this squad and I think that in years to come we could see some of these youngsters doing very well indeed. With the knowledge that London will be hosting the Olympic Games in 2012 it gives young athletes the added incentive to work hard" More@ Sport Taekwondo UK
TRIATHLON… Britain's Leanda Cave won the World Long Distance title in Lorient, France at the weekend. Cave was second in the 3000m swim before heading into the final discipline, the 20km run, with a commanding lead. Despite the best efforts of Erika Csomor of Hungary, Cave held on to win by two minutes. Britain's Catriona Morrison claimed the bronze medal after riding her way from 13th to second place on the 80km cycle. Despite holding second for most of the run, she was overtaken by Csomor in the final mile. More@ British Triathlon
VOLLEYBALL… Britain's women are playing a series of matches in Denmark this week, with their first match against their hosts going all the way to five sets. Denmark ultimately clinched the match 3-2, winning 25-27, 26-28, 25-20, 25-22, 11-15. Meanwhile, their male counterparts are set to fly out for a week long series in Egypt, whilst Beach Volleyball players Lucy Boulton and Denise Johns fly out next week for the SWATCH FIVB World Championship in Gstaad, Switzerland. More@ Volleyball England
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS… David Phillipson and Gordon Reid are the first British juniors to make the men's Main Draw singles of the British Open Championships. More than 140 players from 22 nations will take part in the event next week - one of four grand slam equivalent tournaments on the NEC Tour. In the Quad singles, British and World number one, Peter Norfolk, has been forced to withdraw with a shoulder injury. More@ The British Tennis Foundation
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