I remember the medal ceremony after I won Finn gold, which took place in front of Sydney Opera House. The 2000 summer Olympics in Sydney was such a great event; the people were so behind it and so friendly. They partied endlessly but I know us Brits can ...
Unlike lots of other campaigns that are guaranteed to surface this year, Dunhill's - starring Matthew Pinsent, Iain Percy and Louis Smith - does not just use Olympians as clothes horses.
After Skandia Sail for Gold in June, the Royal Yachting Association cut the squad down to three teams with Morrison and Rhodes, who competed at Beijing in 2008 joined by Pink and Peacock and Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign. This is the first regatta where ...
This news apart, Team GBR enjoyed one of their best days of the regatta so far after John Pink and Rick Peacock stormed to the top of the 49er leaderboard with a string of impressive performances in a fiercely competitive fleet and Paul Goodison hit his ...
John Pink and Rick Peacock remain in contention in the 49ers trailing leaders Peter Kruger Andersen and Nicolai Thorsell from Denmark ... RYA Olympic Manager Stephen Park said the event was proving challenging for Skandia Team GBR. "It's unfortunate ...
Ainslie, a Telegraph Sport columnist, was named in the Finn class, with Paul Goodison the Laser sailor, Bryony Shaw and Nick Dempsey the sailboarders, Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson the star class and Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark the 470 class. The first ...
British duo Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson could be ruled out of the World Championships after Percy injured his back during the third day of racing. The defending champions led the star class before Percy's injury in race five, while fellow Brit ...
Strong afternoon offshore winds of 20 knots or more proved a challenge for sailors on Day 11 of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, with 10 capsizes in the 49er class and a setback for Star Olympic champions Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson (GBR).
Great Britain suffered a double setback at the World Championships in Perth with Iain Percy suffering a back injury and Ben Rhodes forced to pull out due to a rib problem. Percy was left in agony when his back gave out while he and team-mate Andrew Simpson ...
With British Olympic gold medalists Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson withdrawn from the Star class – Percy’s bad back left him in tears – the leadership reverted to the Brazilian team of Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada. Their individual race results ...
Great Britain suffered a double setback at the World Championships in Perth today with Southampton-born Iain Percy suffering a back injury and Ben Rhodes forced to pull out due to a rib problem. Percy was left in agony when his back gave out while he and ...