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King bestows top honour on senior engineer Sir Jim McDonald

The ceremony installing Sir Jim as a Knight of the Order of the Thistle took place in Edinburgh’s St Giles’ Cathedral.

Evening Standard

King appoints composer and engineer as Order of the Thistle members

Professor Jim McDonald and Sir James MacMillan have been honoured.

Evening Standard

Sir Craig Reedie, key London 2012 Olympics figure and former BOA chair, dies aged 84

Sir Craig Reedie, a giant of the Olympic movement, who served as chair of the British Olympic Association for more than a decade and was instrumental in bringing the Games to London in 2012, has died at the age of 84

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Britain ‘risking global reputation’ by not holding enough major sporting events, says Katherine Grainger

Britain’s sporting calendar is looking considerably lighter after 2028

The Independent UK

Katherine Grainger makes history as BOA’s first female chair in 119 years

One of Team GB’s greatest athletes, Dame Katherine Grainger, has become the first female chair of the British Olympic Association in its 119-year history

The Guardian - UK

Dame Katherine Grainger senses ‘incredible hunger’ for more GB Olympic success

The Independent UK

‘Work to do’ on Team GB’s gold medal haul admits UK Sport chair

A return of just 14 gold medals was Team GB’s worst result in 20 years despite an overall medal tally surpassing Tokyo 2020

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UK Sport chair happy with Team GB medals but ‘work to do’ on gold count

British athletes took 65 medals, meeting a key target, but their total of 14 golds was still the worst return since Athens in 2004

The Guardian - UK

Team GB chiefs hail Paris medal tally despite lower rate of golds

The British Olympic Association’s chief executive, Andy Anson, praised the 65-medal tally, saying: ‘Eighteen sports represented on medal table is brilliant’

The Guardian - UK

Olympics 2024: My dramatic quest to chase Team GB's Fantastic Friday gold rush

Standard Sport correspondent recounts his hectic mission to try and catch four British golds in four different events on the same day at Paris Games

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