(Photo credit: Independent) Some of the North East’s finest Olympians and Paralympians took part in a bus parade in Manchester today to celebrate their record-breaking performances in Rio. Olympic star Aly Dixon has hailed the celebration parade for giving athletes the chance to thank the British public for their support in […]
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LISTEN: North East musicians help record unofficial Team Refugee anthem for Olympics
North East musicians are among a group of people who have recorded an unofficial anthem for Team Refugee who are at the Rio Olympics. Bethany Elen Coyle, from Newcastle, and Sinéad Livingston, from Rookhope, travelled to the All Hallows’ Church in Leeds to join more than 200 people from across the […]
Rio 2016 Olympics: Sunderland’s Josh Kelly wins debut match
Sunderland born Josh Kelly dominated his opponent in his debut Olympic match last night. The 22- year-old beat Egypt’s Walid Mohamed by a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) to reach the last 16 of the welterweight division. Three of his GB team mates, Lawrence Okolie, Anthony Fowler and Galal Yafai all lost […]