Category Archives: rowing

How will Olympic sport fare in 2013? Questionnaire responses in full

Posted on January 4, 2012 by martingough22

In writing the blog on Olympic sport in 2013, I asked club-level athletes to get in touch, and put the same questions to each, aiming to see whether trends are similar, and whether there are any communal lessons that sports … Continue reading →

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Exciting trials give few clues on Boat Race potential

Posted on December 13, 2011 by martingough22

Two intense Boat Race trial eights races on the Thames on Tuesday demonstrated the strength in depth of both the Oxford and Cambridge squads this season but gave little clue as to who might win the big race on 7 … Continue reading →

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New date for rowing’s British Championships

Posted on November 28, 2011 by martingough22

The senior element of rowing’s British Championships is to move from its traditional slot at the end of July to October in a plan approved by the British Rowing Council on Saturday. The event has struggled to retain its prestige … Continue reading →

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Boat Race in search of new name

Posted on November 24, 2011 by martingough22

The Boat Race challenge only became a public event in the 1970s, when the race was struggling for cash and publicity. Prior to that, as Oxford coach Dan Topolski recalls in his book on the era, rival presidents would swap … Continue reading →

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Women’s sport calls for more support

Posted on November 9, 2011 by martingough22

There were some headline-grabbing statistics on offer when the Commission on the Future of Women’s Sport released a report on commercial investment. Between January 2010 and August 2011, the report says, women’s sport received just 0.5% of all UK sports … Continue reading →

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What to watch at the Fours Head

Posted on November 2, 2011 by martingough22

The Head of the River Fours, which takes place on the Thames on Saturday, is the first big event of the 2011/12 rowing season, with many of the Great Britain squad in competitive action for the first time since the … Continue reading →

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What now for Rebecca Romero?

Posted on October 12, 2011 by martingough22

Is the news this week that Rebecca Romero will not compete on a bike at London 2012 the latest installment in the career of an athlete continually reinventing herself, or the final chapter in the story of someone who never … Continue reading →

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In Olympic rowing, two goes into four

Posted on September 12, 2011 by martingough22

Whether GB Olympic rower Pete Reed was hungover or not on 4 September, the morning after the World Championship pairs final in Bled, the ache was a familiar one. “My medal didn’t change colour overnight,” he said on Twitter. “I’ll … Continue reading →

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