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Boxing names Podium and Development Squads for London 2012

By Tom Degun

January 29 – The British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA) has announced a provisional 21-man Podium Squad and an 11-man Development Squad as part of its selection process for the GB Boxing team that will compete at the 2012 Olympics at the ExCeL [pictured] in London.





Planning for rugby sevens Olympic debut officially underway

January 28 - Planning for rugby sevens' debut at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has started in earnest as the International Rugby Board (IRB) President Bernard Lapasset (pictured here with Jacques Rogge) and his team travelled to Lausanne for meetings with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).

UK Athletics declare 2010 Year of the Coach

January 28 - UK Athletics have announced that 2010 will be "Year of the Coach", celebrating, recognising and communicating to and about athletics coaches in the UK to highlight their expertise and hard work to bring success to competitors across the country, so that they receive the kind of recognition that football managers like Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson (pictured) do regularly.