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AS 2020 has been a year like no other, we look back at how life unfolded for the town over the past 12 months and revisit some of the top stories from the year. JANUARY brought with it the closure of a much-loved and long-standing staple of the local area – Newman’s shoe shop. The store closed after 126 years serving the town from its home in Crowthorne’s High Street. Owners said it was a sad choice but one made due to many people opting to shop online. The move left many shoppers g...

Americas Olympic and Paralympic rowing qualifier given provisional March dates Thursday, 24 December 2020 New dates in March have been identified for the Americas Olympic and Paralympic Continental Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro. The Tokyo 2020 qualification event, which has twice been delayed, is now set to take place between March 4 and 6, if the health situation allows. Confirmation on whether or not it can go ahead is set to come from World Rowing on January 11. The Organising Com...

Dubi, Estanguet, Infantino : the FrancsJeux podium for 2020 The sporting Francophonie community would no longer be what it was, they say. It would have given way to the growing influence of the Anglo-Saxon world. Perhaps. But francophones are still numerous in the Olympic movement. Many, above all, to influence decisions and the course of history. With the prospect of the Paris Olympics in 2024, then the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in 2026, the trend should strengthen further. A new generation...

Sursa foto: ziare.com Romanian canoeist Simona Radis, gold medalist at this years European Under-23 and Senior Championships, was named "Rising Star" of December by the World Rowing Federation, according to a press release sent to AGERPRES on Wednesday. "Canoeist Simona Geanina Radis, 21, was named The Rising Star of December 2020 by World Rowing Federation. Simona Radis won two gold medals this year in extremely important competitions with her colleague in the womens double rowing boat, Nicole...

Eurovision Sport and World Rowing extend media rights partnership 12/09/20 Eurovision Sport and World Rowing are delighted to announce that they have agreed a four-year renewal of their European media rights agreement, beginning in 2021 and running until 2024. The new agreement, covering Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, extends a partnership dating back to the early 1980s, and will take over from the existing four-year contract which expires this year. Events covered by the agreement...