ISSUE 0212 April 2007
Miley makes her mark
Scottish Institute of Sport supported swimmer Hannah Miley took yet
another Scottish record as she stormed to victory in the 200m
Individual Medley at the British swimming championships (26 March - 1
April) in Manchester on Saturday (31 March). | |
Golden Hoy Scottish Institute of Sport supported athlete Chris Hoy etched his
place in the record books when he landed the kilometre time trial title
at the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (29 March - 1 April)
in Mallorca, Spain for the fourth time. | |
Murray makes 11th Despite a defeat at the Sony Ericsson Open (21 March - 1 April),
Scottish Institute of Sport supported tennis player Andy Murray has had
a highly successful two-month trip to the United States, including
defending a title in San Jose and then his run to the semi-finals of
both Indian Wells and Miami. | |
Smith starts with victory Scotland's Warwick Smith opened his round robin programme at the Men's
World Curling Championships (31 March - 8 April) in Alberta, Canada
with a tight 6 - 5 win over Korea on Saturday (31 March). | |
Balfour hangs on for silver Scottish Institute of Sport supported swimmer Kirsty Balfour delivered a strong finish to claim Great Britain's second medal in the pool at the World Championships in Melbourne.
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Reigning day in Georgia for Ramsay Royal Aberdeen Ace and Scottish Institute of Sport supported golfer Richie Ramsay added another accolade to his CV on Wednesday (28 March), when the University of Stirling student clinched the Georgia Cup Crown, defeating British Amateur Champion Julien Guerrier by 2 & 1. | |
Miley makes history Hannah Miley successfully defended her British 400m Individual Medley title in Manchester after lowering the British record by four seconds in the heats. | |
Dale leads the way The British Championships (26 March - 1 April) are well underway at the Manchester Aquatics Centre with Scottish Institute of Sport supported athletes leading the way. | |
Relay sets new British standard A new British record for the women's s 4x200m Freestyle Relay team was just reward for a brave effort on day five of the World Championships in Melbourne in a final that saw the U.S. set their ninth world record of the 10 already recorded this week.
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Sprint for silver Scotland's Craig MacLean, Ross Edgar and Chris Hoy had to settle for silver in the men's team sprint in the opening day of the World Track Cycling Championships in Mallorca (29 March - 1 April).
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Team GB for Caithness Scottish Institute of Sport supported golfer Krystle Caithness has been named part of the Great Britain team to compete in the Commonwealth Tournament (7-11 May) in South Africa. | |
Buchan holds on for gold In the women's 100m Breaststroke at the British Championships in Manchester, Scottish Institute of Sport supported swimmer Kerry Buchan was challenged into the finish but managed to hold on for gold today (28 March) in 1:09.50. | |
Jenna crowned personality of year Scottish Institute of Sport supported golfer Jenna Wilson was crowned East Kilbride Sports Council Personality of the Year for 2006 at an awards ceremony on Tuesday (March 27). | |
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