Tuesday, February 7, 2012

London 2012: Olympic sport this week


MAJOR EVENTS THIS WEEK

ATHLETICS - Aviva Indoor UK Trials and Championships, EIS Sheffield (11-12 Feb); as well as national titles, assortment for next month's IAAF World Indoor Championships is at stake in Sheffield. Local favorite Jessica Ennis - who will be defensive her pentathlon title at those World Indoor Championships - is taking part in the shot put, high jump, long jump and 60m hurdles this weekend.

BOXING - Bocskai Memorial Tournament, Debrecen, Hungary (7-12 Feb); Team GB boxers Tom Stalker (60kg), Fred Evans (69kg) and Anthony Joshua (91+kg) compete in this elite international competition.

CYCLING - Tour of Qatar (5-10 Feb); Mark Cavendish makes his first exterior of 2012 in this six-stage event in Doha. The world champion, a winner of two stages at the event in 2009, is making his debut for Team Sky.

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