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Monday 11th August
The GB Performance Management Group has selected three 2012 Olympic boxing prospects to attend the Olympic Games in Beijing as part of the a programme designed to enhance athlete medal success at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Fred Evans of Wales, Robert Wright of Scotland and Martin Ward of England will join GB coach Jim Davidson on the trip, which begins on Wednesday 15th August and will include two days at the Macau holding camp and two days where they will have the opportunity to watch their Olympian counterparts take part in the Games in Beijing.
Talented potential team members including approximately 150 athletes and coaches from 33 disciplines will spend time in Macau and Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games, giving them a taste of the Games.
Whilst there, athletes will visit the Team GB preparation camp in Macau, the Olympic Village and the Athletesâ?T Lodge. In addition participants will be given the opportunity to watch two competition
Simon Clegg, Team GB Chef de Mission for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games said: "This programme is unique worldwide and is expected to provide a real competitive edge to the participants. With the BOAâ?Ts aspirational target to finish fourth in the overall medal table in 2012, and research showing that a significantly high percentage of medallists at any Olympic Games have attended previous Olympic Games, this experience can form a vital part of the athletes preparation for Olympic success."
We will be providing detrails of the boxers' experiences, along with photographs, when they return on the 20th August.