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Folkard Archery teams miss out on medals

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Men and women of the United Kingdom RECURVE both teams not to the final shake-up on the archery range in the World Cup in Shanghai.

The men of the team of Larry Godfrey, Simon Terry and Alan Wills lost 213-209 in Germany in the first round.

The women’s team Naomi Folkard, Alison Williamson, Charlotte Burgess and a good start with 203-197 victory over Japan through the opening.

But they were then hit by a strong 216-208 Korea page during the last eight.

Jackson sets new freestyle record

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United Kingdom Jo Jackson broke the world record 400 m free short course Grand Prix British Gas in Leeds.

It has from the beginning to win in three minutes 54.92 seconds, Laure Manaudou in 1.17secs mark so far.

Then, Jackson said: “The world was a moment he was in my head.

“I took all my (other) fleet here. My Coach, I want to do, and he said, if the 400 meters, give a good step, it is your last season of swimming.”

Jackson, won two silver and bronze among the youth of the world to Rome, added: “I can be a bit of relaxation and chill-out with my family and friends and then again in training in September and get ready for next year. ”

She is the former world long course, the proprietor of the mark, before returning in March was Federica Pellegrini, Italy.

Previously, it had two stars and colleagues Go Liam Tancock said it welcomed the return of Low-tech bath in 2010.

Welsh pair Richard Vaughan and Sarah Thomas

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Welsh pair Richard Vaughan and Sarah Thomas was beaten in the first round of mixed doubles of the World Cup in India on Tuesday.

A draw against the last seven the number of seeds from Denmark, Thomas Laybourne and Kamilla Juhl rytter saw Thomas Vaughan lost 21-15 and 21-12.

Thomas has also lost in collaboration with sister Rachel Wednesday Ladies Doubles.

Women Welsh seventh seed Wen Hsing Cheng and Yu-Chin Chien of Chinese Taipei 21-9 and lost 21-3

The tournament, the England team, who say they are concerned about security after a terrorist threat.

But Wales and Scotland have chosen the tournament in Hyderabad.

Olympic hopeful opens NZ brothel

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An Olympic hopeful in New Zealand has a brothel in a bid for money for a passion for the glory of Taekwondo in 2012.

Logan Campbell, 23, compete in Beijing in 2008, but now has 14 rooms “Gentlemen’s Club” too tired to seek funding from their parents.

New Zealand decriminalized prostitution, six years ago, brothels and enables it to operate with few restrictions.

But NZ Olympic officials say, Campbell’s Business Venture can be against him when selecting a team of London 2012.

British star Paul Drinkhall

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If the Mayor of London Boris Johnson was the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and called “Ping Pong’s coming home”, he was on the roots of the sport as a game played by the British company “and their new domination of the Chinese players.

During his statement champion ping-pong has appeared in the United Kingdom, UK Sport addresses a blow to the game by reducing its capacity for half of £ 1.2 million in January.

The decision was taken after UK Sport £ 100m suffered in their lack of funding, having not attract private investment.