Indian shooting star going for gold again
Abhinav Bindra says he’ll never stop trying to repeat his feat in winning a gold medal in Beijing.
Israel's abuse of Palestinians makes it a rogue state | Letters
Nick Cohen condemns Hamas, but ignores the besetting sins of Israel While agreeing with Nick Cohen on many issues, I am always baffled by his pro-Israeli stance (“Sympathise with Israel, but not the blockade” Comment). He goes on about Ba’athists or Iran or Islamists, as if their existence justifies any action of Israel’s. He decries [...]
Firearms laws could cause chaos at 2012 Olympics
• Europeans miss Dorset clay pigeon event over permits • London organisers want accreditation to double as permit London 2012′s shooting event is heading for chaos because of Britain’s draconian firearms legislation for athletes from European countries. Some European teams have been unable to compete at a clay pigeon World Cup event in Dorset this [...]
London 2012 Olympics: Japan's judo world champion Ryoko Tani eyes political gold
Japan’s world judo champion Ryoko Tani plans to run for parliament but was still shooting for gold at the London Games.
Devon shooter claims four medals
Devon pistol shooter Georgina Geikie returns from the 2010 Commonwealth Shooting Championships with four medals.
Letters: Child abuse is not the sole province of the IRA
Nick Cohen’s article (“The IRA’s culture of silence extended to child abuse“, Comment) would have been more powerful had he included the fact that sexual violence against children does not have political allegiances. Surely you cannot be so naive as to imagine the Protestants and their armies have no paedophiles? Nor the police? And that [...]
Walton hopes for success in 2012
Redditch based shooter Stevan Walton remains determined to get to London 2012 despite an uncertain future ahead for GB shooting.
GB shooting 'has not performed'
UK Sport’s head of performance says the British shooting team has been a disappointment as he defends cutting the sport’s funding.
There's a lot of Olympics rows and unrest around just now
There’s been a flurry of Olympics-related unrest over the weekend. Leabank Square blog is unhappy with the way the Media Centre is shaping up: [The ODA] have decided that we must see grey all along this massive building – and as we go into winter – this should make us the happiest bunnies in town. [...]
Boris Johnson's mayoralty is embroiled in many rows
There are frictions in all families, of course. But those that have lately surfacein the GLA “family” and linked institutions are striking nonetheless. Appointments that seemed sure to foster blood loyalties are marked by fractiousness instead. Relationships that looked to have harmony in their DNA are under strain. Perhaps I’m reading too much into recent [...]
