Olympic games makers and torchbearers from Cornwall will be thanked during a special event organised to celebrate their role in London 2012.
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Event to celebrate Olympic volunteers and torchbearers
Olympic legacy events are planned
Events carried out during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Weymouth and Portland could be repeated this summer.
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New sailing regatta for academy
The host venue of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing events is to launch a new annual event inspired by the Games.
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Ben Ainslie: Four golds, a knighthood – now the America’s Cup
Ben Ainslie, knighted in the Queen's New Year Honours, is now officially Britain's latest great mariner.After coming under pressure for his place in team GB – not to mention the altercation with a photographers' boat at January's World Championsh...
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Equestrian among Devon honours
Devon people recognised in this year's New Year Honours include Olympic medal-winning equestrian Mary King.
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Olympians Ainslie knighted and Glover awarded MBE in Honours List
Former Truro School pupil Ben Ainslie, who won his fourth Olympic sailing gold at Weymouth, has received a Knighthood in the New Year Honours list.Ainslie learnt to sail at Falmouth as a youngster and has since gone on to become one of Britain's greate...
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RAF St Mawgan Flight Lieutenant awarded for Olympic contribution
A FLIGHT Lieutenant based at RAF St Mawgan has been commended for his contribution to security during the London Olympic Games.Nick Thorne received an Air Officer Commanding 1 (Air Combat) Group's Commendation for his "vital contribution" at the 2012 G...
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Ainslie ‘proud’ of Olympic career
BBC Sport's Nick Hope looks back on the career of four-time Olympic champion Ben Ainslie
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Ben Ainslie quits Olympic sailing
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie, who learnt to sail in Cornwall, will not compete at Rio 2016.
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Olympic pressure was huge for Ainslie says coach
BEN Ainslie's coach David Howlett insists thoughts of the four-time Olympic champion competing at Rio 2016 are just that after revealing how he almost crippled under the weight of expectation at London 2012, writes Ryan Bangs of Sportsbeat.Ainslie, who...
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Ben Ainslie is crowned Sailor of the Year
Cornish sailor Ben Ainslie has won the International Sailing Federation's Sailor of the Year award for a fourth time.Ben, 30, who learned to sail in Restronguet, won the coveted title after a season in which he became the world's most successful Olympi...
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Penzance Olympic postbox to stay gold forever
The postbox painted gold in honour of Penzance's own Olympic here Helen Glover will stay gold for ever.
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Olympic postboxes to remain gold
Post boxes in Cornwall painted gold will stay that colour
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Cornwall’s Olympic gold postboxes will stay gold
PENZANCE'S gold postbox in honour of Olympic champion Helen Glover will remain gold permanently, Royal Mail announced today. The sparkling postbox on Quay Street was the first to be painted gold in the UK, to celebrate Helen's victo...
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Couple complete Olympic gold post box tour
The power of dreams won out for Chris and Christine Power when they completed their marathon challenge to visit every Olympic gold post box in the UK.
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Falmouth’s Olympic legend up for ‘World Sailor of the Year’ award
Mylor’s Olympic hero Ben Ainslie, pictured, has been shortlisted for a prestigious world award.
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Falmouth’s Olympic legend up for ‘World Sailor of the Year’ award
Mylor’s Olympic hero Ben Ainslie, pictured, has been shortlisted for a prestigious world award.
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Falmouth’s Olympic legend up for ‘World Sailor of the Year’ award
Mylor’s Olympic hero Ben Ainslie, pictured, has been shortlisted for a prestigious world award.
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Ben Ainslie in the running for World Sailor of the Year award
Mylor’s Olympic hero Ben Ainslie has been shortlisted for a prestigious world award.
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Olympic seal of approval for online challenge
Olympic Gold medal rower and Cornish girl Helen Glover has given the thumbs up in support of an exciting new online challenge, aimed at getting workplaces more active.
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Westcountry conference aims to safeguard Olympic legacy
The long-lasting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics for the South West will be discussed at a major conference later today.There was widespread cynicism about what benefits the Olympics could bring to the region with the sporting focus on the capital.H...
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