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25 Aug 2009

Blades put Bramall Lane forward to host Olympic football games

Sheffield United have put their Bramall Lane stadium forward to host 2012 Olympic football matches.
12 Aug 2009

Sheffield welcomes Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Team for international training camp

The Canadian Wheelchair Rugby team will visit Sheffield from 10-17th August for an international training camp and will also take part in the first Wheelchair Rugby GB Cup, which is scheduled to take place at the English Institute of Sport from 13-16th August.

The team are amongst the best wheelchair rugby players in the world, after finishing with a Bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
21 Jul 2009

Jessica Ennis supports Sheffield's plans in lead up to London 2012

Heptathlete and London 2012 hopeful Jessica Ennis, joined a line up of speakers at the launch of Sheffield Lighting the Flame for Sport 2009-2012, which showcased Sheffield's plans to make the most of the opportunities presented by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
04 Jun 2009

Sheffield welcomes the Barbados Olympic Committee

A visit to Sheffield by the Barbados Olympic committee last week left them with only one word to describe what they had seen phenomenal.
14 May 2009

SERBIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE LOOKS TO SHEFFIELD IN LEAD UP TO LONDON 2012

The Serbian Olympic Committee has identified Sheffield as an ideal location for its athletes to train in the lead up to London 2012.

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