Baku 2015: Haslam and Heatly in perfect sync for success (The British Olympic...
(Source: The British Olympic Association) June 19, 2015 17:27 pm Ross Haslam and James Heatly proved long distance relationships can work as they secured European Games diving silver. Heatly, 18, lives...
View ArticleEuropean Games 2015: Ed McKeever ready for canoe final
Olympic champion Ed McKeever says he has "more to give" after easing into Tuesday's K1 200m final at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 31-year-old Briton will race for gold from lane five at...
View ArticleEuropean Games: First edition opens in Azerbaijan
13 June 2015 From the section Europe On official called the event a "landmark moment" The first European Games has opened in Azerbaijan's capital Baku with a lavish ceremony starring a giant...
View ArticleTeam GB at Baku 2015:Day one preview (The British Olympic Association)
(Source: The British Olympic Association) June 13, 2015 00:55 am Day one of the European Games is here and, after the excitement of the Opening Ceremony last night, the action begins as the first medal...
View ArticleAileen Reid misses out on triathalon medal and automatic Rio spot
For an event that comes in three parts, the women’s triathlon at the European Games proved decidedly one-sided. And Ireland’s Aileen Reid simply ended up on the wrong side of it – finishing in sixth...
View ArticleBaku 2015: Randall and Cowie look to future with confidence (The British...
(Source: The British Olympic Association) June 15, 2015 07:04 am Genevieve Randall is starting to get used to the big stage atmosphere at the European Games in Baku. Randall and partner Jodie Cowie...
View ArticleArmenians shedding blood, sweat, tears inside enemy’s nest at European Games
To paraphrase Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics: “It’s not the winning, but the taking part that counts.” This sentiment is symbolized by the Armenians competing at the...
View ArticleBaku European Games 2015: British trade envoy offered to boost Azerbaijan's...
The Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Azerbaijan offered British coaches and facilities to train Azeri athletes, to improve their medal-winning chances before the controversial European Games. The...
View ArticleBaku Bulletin: Day Seven in Review (The British Olympic Association)
(Source: The British Olympic Association) There was plenty to shout about for Team GB on day seven with Hannah Baughn and Ryan Bartlett clinching bronze for Britain's first gymnastics medal while...
View ArticleFirst medal for Greece in the European Games
Greece earned on Sunday its first medal in the inaugural European Games that...
View ArticleSahinovic kept in coma after surgery
Synchronised swimmer Vanessa Sahinovic is kept in an induced coma after being hit by a bus at the European Games....
View ArticleBaku Bulletin: Day One in Review (The British Olympic Association)
(Source: The British Olympic Association) The opening day of the first ever European Games saw Team GB in action in three sports - water polo, synchronised swimming and triathlon. Here's our review of...
View ArticleBaku Bulletin: Day Three in Review (The British Olympic Association)
(Source: The British Olympic Association) Baku Bulletin: Day three is done and dusted with Olympic champion Ed McKeever in determined mood en route to K1 200m finals while women's water polo team off...
View ArticleBaku Bulletin: Day Four in Review (The British Olympic Association)
(Source: The British Olympic Association) Baku Bulletin: Day four comes to a close with a further three medals for Team GB as Charlie Maddock takes taekwondo gold while Lani Belcher and Ed McKeever...
View ArticleEuropean Games 2015: The Britons to look out for each day
The inaugural European Games get under way in Azerbaijan's capital Baku on 12 June, with Great Britain sending its largest overseas contingent since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. There are 160 British...
View ArticleAt European Games, new-look Azerbaijani Gymnastics team aims for gold...
(Source: International Gymnastics Federation) With one day to go before the Opening Ceremonies of the first ever European Games in Baku (AZE), the largely foreign-born Azerbaijani national Gymnastics...
View ArticleHighlights of the day - 15 June (Baku 2015 European Games)
(Source: Baku 2015 European Games) Russia enjoyed a golden day at the Baku 2015 European Games on Monday, winning both of the gold medals up for grabs in Synchronised Swimming and then repeating the...
View ArticleVanessa Sahinovic has been described as "stable" following a lengthy...
One of three Austrian synchronized swimmers injured after being struck by a bus in the athletes' village at the European Games in Baku on Thursday has been described as "stable" following a lengthy...
View ArticleTeam GB at Baku 2015: Day three preview (The British Olympic Association)
(Source: The British Olympic Association) June 15, 2015 07:15 am Attention turns 250km west of Baku this morning to Mingachevir where Jonathan Boyton and the women's K4 500m team have the chance to...
View ArticleLearn from human rights fallout at European Games, Uefa and F1 told
Campaigners say plans for future motor racing and football tournaments need to be examined in light of controversies at inaugural European Games in Baku ...
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