Women rowers catch up with men at the Boat Race
From 2015, for the first time, the women's event will be on the same stretch of river and same day as the men's Good to hear that the women's Boat Race, which takes place at Henley-on-Thames today, is...
View ArticleAnna Watkins: ‘I want to show women we’re not decrepit after having children’...
London 2012’s gold medallist is out of retirement, dreaming of Rio, and is determined that motherhood should provide motivation “I just sat on the rowing machine and that was my little break every day...
View ArticleOlympic double sculls champion Anna Watkins announces she is pregnant
• British gold medallist at London 2012 expects autumn baby • 'Huge implications' for her rowing career, Watkins admits The Olympic double sculls champion Anna Watkins has announced she is pregnant....
View ArticleKatherine Grainger: 'Training for the Olympics was like The Hunger Games...
Olympic double sculls champion Katherine Grainger reflects on her long struggle to succeed at the highest level When rower Katherine Grainger won Olympic gold last summer, it was one of the most...
View ArticleKatherine Grainger unsure if future lies riverside or in homicide
Rowing's golden girl insists being nominated for Sports Personality of the Year is 'a triumph in itself' as she looks beyond Sunday's ceremony Four months on from one of the most warmly received of...
View ArticleBritain's Kat Copeland confirms she plans Olympic title defence in Rio
• Copeland puts university on hold to pursue more gold • 'I'm continuing because I love to row,' says champion The Olympic rowing champion Kat Copeland has put plans to retire on hold and confirmed she...
View ArticleKatherine Grainger: why she should win Sports Personality of the Year – video
Rob Bagchi argues that Olympic gold medal-winning rower Katherine Grainger would be a deserving recipient of the 2012 BBC prize. After a trio of consecutive silvers at Games past, Grainger finally won...
View ArticleAustralian sports minister dons GB kit and rows 1,000m after losing Olympic...
Australian sports minister Kate Lundy rows around the Eton Dorney regatta course in a Team GB kit after losing an Olympic medals bet. Before the Games, Lundy bet Olympic minister Hugh Robertson that...
View ArticleI've been humbled by the post-Games experience | Zac Purchase
Rower has done just about everything but get back in a boat since winning Olympic silver at London 2012 You think the Olympics are over? Think again. It has been 11 weeks since Mark Hunter and I won a...
View ArticleStep aside Olympic rowers: Huddersfield's Steve Brook is sculling for 322 miles
Charity fundraiser finds a new way to get to London: in a rowing boat along canals. Guardian leader writer Tom Clark had a word He's 66, has a penchant for pies and beer and – whisper it, so Sir Steve...
View ArticleAustralian sports minister rows in GB kit after losing Olympic medals bet
Kate Lundy bet British Olympic minister Hugh Robertson that Australia would finish higher in medals table With the strains of Land of Hope and Glory ringing in her ears, the Australian sports minister,...
View ArticleHow much did each Team GB medal cost at London 2012?
An Olympic medal won by Team GB at the London 2012 Games cost an average of just over £4.5 million. Boxing was the most cost-effective sport in terms of funding per medal, with hockey the least • Get...
View ArticleThe best of brick-by-brick – video
As the sporting fortnight draws to a close, we look back at some of the standout moments, including Usain Bolt's dominant 100m , Michael Phelps's record breaking performance in the pool and US gold in...
View ArticleAll hail our Olympic heroines who conquered sexism and the world | Zoe Williams
It's no coincidence that British women excel in combat sports: the press has trivialised or ignored their successes. Until now. The best legacy is that they finally emerge from the shadows I was on...
View ArticleGB men's coxless four defend title with fourth gold in a row – brick-by-brick...
An animated reconstruction of highlights of the final of the men's coxless four, which saw Pete Reed, Andy Triggs Hodge, Tom James and Alex Gregory gloriously retain their title against strongest...
View ArticleLondon 2012: Mark Hunter ponders Olympic rowing redemption in Rio
• Hunter and Purchase devastated after missing out on gold • 'I need some time away to do different things' Mark Hunter's emotions, still raw following the silver medal he won with Zac Purchase on...
View ArticleOlympics 2012: how to get involved in rowing
Good news! You don't have to be posh or a protester to enter the world of rowing. You do have to read this article, says Rachel Holmes The perfect sport for those who adore the lingering odour of damp,...
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