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"Warrender Baths Club member wins relay silver medal at Rio 2016"

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  1. chdot
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  2. gembo
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    Ratho resident Sally Conway also wins bronze in judo?

    Posted 7 years ago #
  3. chdot
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  4. chdot
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  5. chdot
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    David Florence clinched a third Olympic silver medal with a great run in the C2 final. The performance adds to an already-glorious day for Aberdeen after Katherine Grainger’s silver medal in the double sculls.

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    https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/rio-2016/aberdeens-david-florence-secures-canoeing-silver-alongside-richard-hounslow-rio/

    Or

    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/athletics/olympics-capital-canoeist-david-florence-claims-silver-1-4200758

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    Having been born in Aberdeen, Florence lived in Edinburgh between the ages of 7 and 18 on the same street as future world and Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy.[3] He attended Roseburn Primary School and Stewarts Melville College secondary school.[4] He began canoeing at the age of 14, on the Water of Leith, and was eventually invited to join the Forth Canoe Club, where most of his training was done on the Union Canal.

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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Florence

    Posted 7 years ago #
  6. chdot
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    And from Glasgow -

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    GB's Callum Skinner brings it home for the Brits

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    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/11/team-gb-jason-kenny-rio-olympics-track-cycling-team-sprint-live/

    Posted 7 years ago #
  7. gembo
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    Chris hoy mentioned meadow bank in the commentary

    Posted 7 years ago #
  8. chdot
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    Apparently tr photo shows occasional poster here beating CS!

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    The Racers (@The__Racers)
    11/08/2016, 22:08
    Proud & delighted to see @CallumSkinner riding for Olympic medals tonight #Rio2016 Rider Development,its what we do

    http://pic.twitter.com/ndpz8OrBM5

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    Posted 7 years ago #
  9. shuggiet
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    https://twitter.com/The__Racers/status/763854514290057216

    The photo Chris Hoy mentioned last night...

    Posted 7 years ago #
  10. chdot
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    While the Olympic gold medal winner may not have been the most talented of his peers, he had the strongest determination to succeed

    It was a far cry from his teenage training days at Meadowbank where the wind and rain would beat down as he honed his skills on the velodrome.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/callum-skinner-from-racing-at-meadowbank-to-olympic-glory-1-4202081

    Posted 7 years ago #
  11. chdot
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    Nothing like a bit of geographical consistency -

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    The 23-year-old from Glasgow, one of the revelations of these games, will go home instead with a silver medal to add to the gold that he won in the team sprint alongside Kenny and Phil Hindes. He might yet add another medal, with the keirin still to come.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/curling/callum-skinner-adds-olympic-silver-medal-to-his-gold-1-4202910

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    Olympics: Edinburgh’s Callum Skinner wins cycling team gold

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/athletics/olympics-edinburgh-s-callum-skinner-wins-cycling-sprint-gold-1-4200899

    Posted 7 years ago #
  12. Nelly
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    It confused me too.

    Marchmont / Sciennes CC twitter said he is ex James Gillespies pupil, so perhaps born in Glasgow and moved through here.

    I wonder if we can "unclaim" Michael Gove??

    Posted 7 years ago #
  13. chdot
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    This was great -

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    Never a dull moment where Mark Cavendish is concerned! #Rio2016 #bbcrio2016 http://snpy.tv/2bbpl4F

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    Whole interview even better. Doesn't seem to be online - perhaps because he said what he planned for rest of Omnium!

    Vid clip here -

    http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/uk_57b1cd9ce4b01f97d8f323fe

    Posted 7 years ago #
  14. chdot
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  15. chdot
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    Scottish victors in Rio include city cyclist Callum Skinner, 23, who took gold and silver in the team and individual sprint events, and Warrender Baths Club member Dan Wallace, also 23, who won silver in the 200m freestyle relay.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/plans-unveiled-for-olympic-parade-in-edinburgh-1-4207145

    Posted 7 years ago #
  16. chdot
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    Edinburgh City Council could not confirm whether it would host an open-top bus parade, either for all Scotland’s athletes or only those from across the Lothians.

    A spokesman told the Evening News: “Sportscotland is organising a national homecoming event in Edinburgh, which we are fully supporting.

    “At the same time, plans are being developed for the Lord Provost to congratulate all Edinburgh athletes on their fantastic achievements.”

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/call-more-public-involvement-in-olympic-parade-1-4208138

    Posted 7 years ago #
  17. chdot
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    However, sportscotland has announced that homecoming celebrations for Scotland’s Olympians, Paralympians and support staff at the Games will take place in Oriam, Scotland’s new national performance centre at Heriot-Watt University, in Edinburgh, on 28 September.

    The main hall seats just 400, with the proceedings to be streamed live on sportscotland social media channels to ensure that the wider public has the “opportunity to enjoy proceedings”.

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    http://www.scotsman.com/news/calls-for-scottish-olympians-to-be-honoured-at-public-parade-1-4207730

    Posted 7 years ago #
  18. chdot
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    Sportscotland confirmed on Friday that it would hold a celebration at Oriam, the national sports performance centre, which is based at Heriot-Watt University on the outskirts of the city.

    But its exclusive, limited nature has sparked demands from sports figures and politicians for a grander, more inclusive event such as an open-top bus tour.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/calls-grow-for-public-celebration-of-scotland-s-olympic-success-1-4209112

    Posted 7 years ago #
  19. chdot
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  20. chdot
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    Hopes have risen dramatically that a parade will be held in the Capital to celebrate the success of Scotland’s Olympic athletes.

    Top-level talks are ongoing between council chiefs and sports bosses to make sure the public get a chance to welcome the heroes of Rio.

    It is understood a parade would hail not only Olympians but also Paralympians, such as Libby Clegg, a former pupil at Edinburgh’s Royal Blind School, won gold at the Paralympic 100 metres.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/olympic-parade-in-capital-looks-more-likely-as-talks-under-way-1-4228655

    Posted 7 years ago #
  21. chdot
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    A MASSIVE open-air party is being planned in Edinburgh to celebrate the achievements of Scotland’s Olympic heroes, the Evening News can reveal.

    The public event will take place in Festival Square later this month – with a host of big-name sports stars expected to attend.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/massive-open-air-party-for-edinburgh-to-celebrate-heroes-of-rio-olympics-1-4231928

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  22. chdot
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    OLYMPIC heroes will mingle with fans in the city centre today during a huge public celebration of their Rio success.

    A host of Scottish medal winners, such as Edinburgh’s own cycling champion Callum Skinner and double gold-medal winning para sprinter Libby Clegg, will be in Festival Square from around 3pm.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/city-centre/public-celebrations-planned-for-gb-s-rio-heroes-1-4242492

    Posted 7 years ago #
  23. chdot
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