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Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

Gareth A Davies has been a sports journalist for The Daily Telegraph since 1993, reporting on a range of sports around the world at major events, and appears regularly on Radio 5 Live and TalkSport. His portfolio for the Telegraph currently includes correspondent on boxing, polo, junior sport, and Paralympic sport. He also pens sports interviews and features. more »

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  • A NEW PARALYMPIC HEROINE FOR GREAT BRITAIN

    Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 08 08:29

    A new Paralympic heroine for Great Britain hit the headlines a couple of weeks ago. And I'm delighted to say that having interviewed 22-year-old
    Josie Pearson, I can fairly say that she is set to be a new media darling. Articulate, confident, good-looking and a top class sportswoman.
    Josie was...

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  • OSCAR PISTORIUS - VICTORIOUS. THE DOUBLE AMPUTEE SPRINTER IS DANCING A JIG AFTER HIS BAN WAS OVERTURNED

    Posted: Mon 19th May 08 19:49

    Oscar Pistorius - victorious. The double amputee sprinter is dancing a jig after his ban from competing in able-bodied events, imposed by the IAAF, was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne. How so many people will have celebrated. And rightly so. The IAAF have been...

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  • LUCKY SOCKS AND KNICKERS AND A RUN IN WITH A BLACK CAT.....

    Posted: Tue 22nd Apr 08 16:04

    "I wear my lucky socks and knickers and keep a small porcelain black cat in my jacket pocket. I just check it is still there before I start my test." Any guesses who the mystery Paralympian is? No, it's not the wicked witch of the West, it's Nicola Tustain, the brilliant equestrian rider, winner of...

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  • FIRST WAVE OF BRITISH ATHLETES ANNOUNCED FOR THE GB SQUAD

    Posted: Tue 25th Mar 08 16:11

    With the Paralympics Games now less than six months away, the first wave of British athletes have been announced for the GB squad. Given that the Games are being hosted in China, where table tennis is the No 1 sport, little surprise that first out of the hat are the GB table tennis players. It will...

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  • PARALYMPIANS MAKING WORLD NEWS

    Posted: Mon 25th Feb 08 08:45

    Paralympians are making world news at present. All for good reasons. I was in St Petersburg last week with our Paralympic legend Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, and an array of the world's most iconic sports names, who are heavily supportive of the development of disability sport and the Paralympic...

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