Florence Almond

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Florence joined insidethgames.biz in August 2018 after graduating from Durham University. Her first trip was to the 2018 World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan where she ran the Live Blog. Florence is an alumnus of the BBC Kick Off internship and worked as a freelancer throughout BBC London. In addition to sport, Florence’s passion is travelling.

Canada's MacLelland qualifies for Men's World Tenpin Bowling Championships semi-finals

Canada's Dan MacLelland topped the third squad qualifying today with a total score of 1,349 points, which sends him through to the World Bowling Men's World Tenpin Bowling Championships last four in Hong Kong.

Dynasty Apparel named official uniform partner of Curling Canada

Canadian clothing company Dynasty Apparel has extended their partnership with Curling Canada to become the official uniform partner until 2022.

World Taekwondo President makes Fujairah Crown Prince honorary black belt

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue presented the Fujairah Crown Prince Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi with an eighth dan taekwondo black belt at the 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final.

Deusser wins as Guerdat extends lead in FEI Jumping World Cup Western European League

Germany’s Daniel Deusser won the 10 horse jump-off to claim his second title of the season in the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup Western European League in Madrid.

Heavy rain postpones play at International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football Asia-Oceania Championships

The International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football Asia-Oceania Championships has been disrupted by heavy rainfall and lightning which has caused play to be postponed in Iran.

Australia top in all categories after day one of Oceania Para-Badminton Championships

Hosts Australia lead in every category being contested at the Oceania Para-Badminton Championships after day one's play concluded in Geelong.

Netherlands win 43rd game in a row to lift FIH Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy

The Netherlands took a decisive seventh title at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy event with a 5-1 victory over Australia in Changzhou Wujin.

Verma secures home victory in men’s singles final at Syed Modi International Badminton Championships

India’s Sameer Verma triumphed in the men’s singles final to the delight of the home fans at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Syed Modi International.

Triple gold for hosts as IJF Osaka Grand Slam concludes in Japan

Japan continued to dominate at their home International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam as the final five weight categories were contested at the Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka.

Olympic champion finishes off podium at home Luge World Cup

Olympic champion David Gleirscher finished off the podium at his home Luge World Cup as Johannes Ludwig won gold in the men's singles event in Innsbruck.

Former SUP surfing world champions qualify for men's main event final in China

Two former world champions will compete in the men's stand-up paddle (SUP) surfing main event final at the World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning in China.

First African Para-shooting competition held in Tunisia

Tunisia’s National Paralympic Committee hosted the Tunis 2018 Shooting Para Sport Open International Competition along with a development course in what was the first event of its type in the region.

King defeats new world number one to claim first PSA Platinum World Tour title in Hong Kong

New Zealand's Joelle King completed a surprise victory over Egypt's soon-to-be world number one Raneem El Welily in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Hong Kong Open women's singles final to claim her first Platinum World Tour title.

More than 100,000 tickets for Krasnoyarsk 2019 go on sale

The main batch of tickets for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk hav gone on sale, with 132,000 now available to buy.

Fiji Airways sponsor Paralympic team ahead of Tokyo 2020

The Fiji Paralympic Committee have signed a two-year sponsorship deal with the national airline as the team prepare for Tokyo 2020.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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