UEA is fast gaining a good reputation in university sport, but with Norwich’s temperate climate, few would associate it with international snow sports. One student, however, is trying to change that. First year law student Giorgos Kakkouras, 20, is a rising star in the world of Downhill Skiing, and one of UEA’s 36 current Sport…
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Squash Season Preview
Squash is a well-known sport, although unfortunately it is not yet played in the Olympics. Matches are best of 3 or 5 games, where each game is played to 11 points. However, if the score reaches 10-all, the game will continue until one player leads by 2 points. UEA’s Squash team is for the most…
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UK Athletics defends decision to fund Farah
Although it is unlikely that world class marathoner Mo Farah will run for Britain again, UK Athletics have nevertheless decided to financially support the runner by continuing to fund his Performance Programme. This critically acclaimed, famous programme, UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative, included a total of 112 athletes across Olympic Podium, Paralympic Podium Potential…
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UEA swimming club members go for gold in Mexico
2012 was an unforgettable year for British sport. The Olympic Games in London engrossed the nation and seemed to be the number one thing on everyone’s lips during the summer. What few people seemed to anticipate however, was that this buzz the Olympics created would continue on into the Paralympics. It could be said, therefore,…
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Defying gravity with Bryony Page
Over the Summer, Team GB triumphed once again at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio. Bringing home a record number of medals from an overseas Olympic Games, the drive and spirit motivating the athletes was extremely clear to see. I was lucky enough to speak to Bryony Page, the first British trampoline gymnast to…
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Norwich windsurfer makes Olympic history
Nick Dempsey made history at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he became the most decorated male Olympic windsurfer ever. Dempsey, born in Norwich, won silver in the RS:X Class to add to his silver medal in the same class from 2012 and bronze medal in the Mistral One Design Class in 2004. No other male…
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Zika virus and doping overshadow Rio olympics
The upcoming Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro have been overshadowed by talks of moving the event due to the increasingly prevalent Zika virus and whether or not Russian athletes will be permitted to compete in the games after the doping controversy. Over 100 prominent doctors and health experts signed an open letter addressed to…
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Can Brazil shake off corruption in time for Rio 2016?
Dilma Rousseff lost a vote instigating impeachment proceedings against her in the lower house of Brazil’s Congress ten days ago. In a decisive defeat, 367 deputies voted to support her removal, clearing the two- thirds threshold needed to pass the motion. If the Senate confirms the decision of the lower house, as it may do,…
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Outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas
At the beginning of the month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the disease linked to the Zika virus had reached the level of a global emergency. This infection has been linked to cases of microcephaly, a condition where babies are born with underdeveloped brains, causing the head to be smaller in size compared…
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