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News Homepage News Home National news Letters John Ball's Diary Steve Lowe on Sunday Videos Business Business News Bedford Jobs Business directory Looking for ... Jobs Homes Motors Directory Places2Stay Sport Sport Home Beijing Olympics 2008 National sport Bedford Blues Bedford Town FC Luton Town FC Leisure Leisure Home At the Movies The Scene Food & Drink Arts & Ent. Leisure Life Travel Crossword Travel Information Local Information Classifieds Dating Announcements RSS Feeds About us How to find us Subscriptions LSN Media Contact us Feedback	Bedford joins in world welcome for 2012 Olympics The Cultural Olympiad of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will launch with hundreds of events taking place across the country, including Bedford's Sporting Heroes Family Day on September ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Pendleton's lead role in Olympic closing ceremony Bedfordshire's gold medal winning cyclist Victoria Pendleton played a leading role in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Coe reflects on Team GB effort Sebastian Coe has thanked Team GB for helping generate excitement for the 2012 games. The London 2012 chairman felt the medal winning performances would help London 2012 to further inspire ... (22/08/2008) [Read More] 'A medal or nothing mentality' says GB cycling chief CYCLING The performance director of British cycling as reflected on his team's 14 medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, including a gold for Bedfordshire's Victoria Pendleton, making Team GB's cyclists ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Victoria's secret: 'My support team' CYCLING Bedfordshire's Olympic Games cycling golden girl Victoria Pendleton has laid the credit for her success firmly at the door of her support team ... (19/08/2008) [Read More] Gold is pay-off for Pendleton's perfect year CYCLING Four-time world sprint champion Victoria Pendleton said it was a "dream come true" after she added an Olympic gold medal to her impressive collection by winning the women's spirnt competition ... (19/08/2008) [Read More] Queen Vic gets gold CYCLING Victoria Pendleton romped to victory in the final of the women's sprint to claim her first Olympic gold medal ... (19/08/2008) [Read More] Paula won't rule out London Olympics MARATHON Paula Radcliffe has not ruled out a final stab at Olympic glory in London 2012 after finishing 23rd in Beijing. A lack of time to recover and prepare after being ... (19/08/2008) [Read More] Hero Radcliffe shows heart to finish marathon MARATHON A brave Paula Radcliffe's Olympics again ended in tears with her limping across the line in the marathon, finishing 23rd as her injuries and lack of preperation took their toll ... (17/08/2008) [Read More] Pendleton breaks record to qualify CYCLING Victoria Pendleton finally got her Olympics off to the best possible start, qualifying in first place with an Olympic record of 10.963 in the individual sprints ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Gail may call it a day following Olympics exit EXCLUSIVE FROM BEIJING Speaking exclusively to the Bedfordshire on Sunday from Beijing badminton star Gail Emms said it is 'highly unlikely' that she will continue with the sport ... (16/08/2008) [Read More] 'Proud' Emms makes tearful exit BADMINTON A disappointed Gail Emms paid an emotional farewell to the Olympics after a quarter-final defeat in the Olympic mixed doubles saw make her last appearance in the Games ... (14/08/2008) [Read More] Bedford's badminton belle bows out of Beijing BADMINTON Gail Emms's Olympic dream is over after her and partner Nathan Robertson were beaten in straight sets by Korean dup Lee Yongdae and Lee Hyojung ... (14/08/2008) [Read More] Paula not 100 per cent but defending champ out MARATHON Paula Radcliffe has received a boost to her dream of winning the Olympic marathon gold after the defending champion was forced to pull out ... (13/08/2008) [Read More] Win was 'for our country' says Emms BADMINTON Athens 2004 silver medallists Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson produced an outstanding performance to knock China's number two seeds out, with the Bedford girl saying: "This is the Olympic Games ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Emms and Robertson through to quarter-finals BADMINTON An incredible comeback by Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson ensured the badminton duo progressed through to the Beijing Olympic quarter finals ... (12/08/2008) [Read More] I wish I had more time - Radcliffe Paula Radcliffe wishes she had more time to recover from the thigh injury she suffered in May but has decided to "give it a go" in Sunday's Beijing Olympics marathon ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] So near yet so far for Emms and Kellog BADMINTON Despite crashing out of Badminton's women's doubles Gail Emms has said that they had the Chinese number three seeds "rattled" ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] British women fall to Chinese BADMINTON Gail Emms and her partner Donna Kellog missed out on the quarter finals of the Olympic women's doubles competition after losing in straight games to the world number three seeds ... (10/08/2008) [Read More] Team GB's Olympic Games by the numbers Over the next 16 days, 312 British athletes will run, swim, fight, ride, jump, row, paddle, sail, dive, shoot, throw, serve, tumble, play and lift their all in the name ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Olympics open in spectacular style Proud flag-bearer Mark Foster led the Team GB contingent including Bedfordshire's Victoria Pendleton, Gails Emms, Paula Radcliffe and Liz Yelling into the impressive Bird's Nest stadium to the cheers of ... (08/08/2008) [Read More] Bedford to celebrate Olympic handover A flag raising ceremony at Bedford International Athletic Stadium is set to mark the hand over of the Olympic Flag to the United Kingdom during the Beijing Games' closing ceremony ... (08/08/2008) [Read More] Radcliffe says she will run in the Olympics Bedford Olympian Paula Radcliffe has said that she will compete in the Beijing marathon on August 17 "unless my leg breaks down" ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] 'The pressure is on them' says Emms Bedford's badminton star Gail Emms and her mixed doubles partner Nathan Robertson say the pressure is all on their Chinese opponents in the opening round of the competition at the ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Badminton pair face tough Chinese challenge Bedford's Olympic stars in Team GB have been given cameras in order to record video diaries throughout the Games in Beijing ... (10/08/2008) [Read More] Radcliffe breathes life on asthma run Bedford's Olympian marathon runner, Paula Radcliffe has called on people from the town to sign up to run for Asthma UK at the first Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Radcliffe to join GB camp Bedford athelte Paula Radcliffe is to travel to Macau, joining up with the Great Britain Olympic team on Sunday. The Bedford and County AC world record marathon holder is still a ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Campbell backing Paula for Olympics BY JAMES CUNLIFFE Former Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell has backed Bedford's Paula Radcliffe to recover from injury in time to make it to next month's Beijing Games ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Beijing-bound runner turns out for children BY SIMONE CORGAN A British athlete is planning to incorporate a Milton Keynes running event into her Olympic warm-up. Liz Yelling, who competes for Great Britain in the 10,000m, cross country, and the marathon, ... (08/08/2008) [Read More] Pendleton peddles into GB Olympic squad CYCLING Bedfordshire's world champion cyclist Victoria Pendleton has today (Tuesday July 8 2008) been selected by Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games ... (08/08/2008) [Read More] Uni students prepare for golden Olympic opportunity Fifteen school and college students have been selected to represent the county at the Beijing Olympics this summer. The University of Bedfordshire, which is working in partnership with the Bedfordshire and ... (08/08/2008) [Read More] Bedford sites hopeful of hosting Olympic teams BY ALEX FINKENRATH Seven sites in north and Mid Bedfordshire have been chosen for the second time to potentially host teams in the buildup to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games ... (08/08/2008) [Read More] Beds belles who are going for Olympic gold BY ALEX FINKENRATH Four Bedfordshire women will carry the hopes of a nation on their shoulders as they represent Great Britain in the Beijing Olympics. While Paula Radcliffe agonises over a final decision as ... (08/08/2008) [Read More]	OLYMPIC BLOGS The world's sport stars are in China ready to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. So are a group of ambassadors from Bedfordshire University, schools and colleges. They have been writing their blogs of their experiences of the Games ... (21/08/2008) [Click here for blogs] Paula Radcliffe MARATHON Paula went some way to atone for her Olympic disappointment at Athens 2004, when she failed to finish, by winning World Championship gold in Helsinki in 2005 ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] Victoria Pendleton CYCLING Victoria arrived on the sprinting scene with a real bang in 2001, with no less than four silver medals in national championships ... (09/08/2008) [Read More] Gail Emms BADMINTON The badminton star won silver in Athens four years ago in the mixed doubles with partner Nathan Robertson and this time round they want to go one better ... (09/08/2008) [Read More] Liz Yelling MARATHON Liz was Team GB's top finisher in the Athens 2004 Marathon where she finished in 25th place. In 2006 she claimed her first major championship medal with bronze in the ... (04/09/2008) [Read More] A celebration of sports success Sport, generally speaking, doesn't really do it for me. People, on the other hand - and their stories - do. The new exhibition at Bedford Museum is all about people. They are ... (08/08/2008) [Read More]