Saunders' sights on Beijing

10:24am Monday 29th October 2007

COUNTY Durham fighter Bradley Saunders is just one win away from a place at next year's Olympic Games after winning his final preliminary round fight at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago.

Apprentice electrician selected for Olympics training squad

5:24pm Friday 6th July 2007

A BOXING apprentice electrician is hoping to land a telling combination in and out of the ring.

Olympic hope Carpenter aiming to carve out a career in the polo pool

5:21pm Friday 6th July 2007

Water polo may not enjoy a high profile in this country but it received a huge boost when London were awarded the 2012 Olympics.

Eddie determined to realise her dreams

11:30am Saturday 9th June 2007

Jess Eddie is one of the rising stars of the British rowing squad as they begin to turn their attention to next year’s Olympic Games in Beijing. Chief Sports Writer SCOTT WILSON spoke to the 22- year-old

	Livingston announces arrival in style
	2:32pm Sat 19 May 07
	May has been a big month for three of The Northern Echo's aspiring young Olympians.

	Drinkhall preparing for toughest test of career in Zagreb
	2:18pm Sat 19 May 07
	HIS dominance of the world's junior ranks shows no sign of stopping, but teenage table tennis star Paul Drinkhall has admitted that this month's senior World Championships represent one of the toughest tests of his fledgling career.

Records crash to in-form Lowe

4:27pm Saturday 19th May 2007

JEMMA Lowe has rounded off her domestic season in style by smashing the British short-course record in the 200m butterfly.

The countdown to 2012 starts now for Drinkhall

2:39pm Friday 19th January 2007

Last summer, The Northern Echo launched Dreams of Gold, a six-year project that will follow six NorthEast youngsters as they attempt to win a place at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Drinkhall on a mission to win more cups in China

12:19pm Friday 15th September 2006

GIVEN that he will be in China for most of the next month, it should be no surprise to learn that Paul Drinkhall is on the trail of more cups.

	Heat is on as Livingston faces star line-up
	11:44am Thu 13 Jul 06
	AS if taking on the best modern pentathletes in Europe was not a tough enough task, Redcar's Katy Livingston will also be battling against 40-degree temperatures when she competes in Budapest later today.

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