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Ex-UEL Student Adam Gemili Out Of UK Athletics Program

After a string of poor performance, former UEL scholar, Adam Gemili, has been removed from UK Athletics World-class Program funding level. He was unable to...
Adam Gemili in the 200m final

Former Olympian & UEL Student Loses UK Athletics Funding

Former University of East London student and British Olympian Adam Gemili has been dropped from UK Athletics' funding after refusing orders to leave his...
The Orbit - outside the London Stadium built for the 2012 Olympics

Key Moments In East London’s Sporting History

East London can be considered something of a cultural melting pot in the UK – according to the 2011 census, 37% of the population...

The London 2012 Olympics: A Historic Games, With A Proposed Long-term Benefit for The...

When the area of Stratford is mentioned, what is the first thing that springs to mind? Westfield or Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, right? Well, go...

History of Football at the London Olympics

London has been lucky enough to host three Olympic games, with the most recent being in 2012. Generally speaking, Great Britain has been very successful...

The 2012 Olympics – London’s Missing Legacy?

There can be no doubt that the 2012 Olympic games were a huge success. Hackney were excellent hosts, the venues spectacular and the competition...

Team GB’s Tom Bosworth Reveals The Impact of Olympic Postponement

Last week, many athletes across the globe were hit with the disappointing news that the Tokyo Olympics, due to be staged later this year,...

Athlete Profile – Lawrence Okolie

UEL alumni Lawrence Okolie has notched up a perfect 14-0(11 KO's) since joining the pro ranks in 2017 and has become one of the...

East London Sport Scholar Targeting Olympic Dream

Rising East sat down with East London Sport's Scholar, Korede Awe, to take a look at the promising athlete who's dreaming of competing at...

Profile – Lawrence Okolie

Former UEL sports scholar and current British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight Boxing champion, Lawrence Okolie is one of the sports biggest prospects, he recently spoke...

Squash: An Olympic Future?

East London is filled with reminders of when the London Olympics came to town in 2012. The SportsDock on the Docklands campus was used by...

Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Goes the Distance with UEL Athletes

Having reached the very pinnacle of track and field by taking global medals at both the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, UEL’s athletics Team Manager...

The VeloPark Legacy

Visiting the stunning Lee Valley VeloPark you cannot help but feel like you are stepping back into summer 2012. The London 2012 summer Olympics...

BMX Is Where It’s At In London

London 2012 was a chance for BMX to entice a new audience into a sport that still has a small understanding among many sports...

UEL’s long extended break

By the time UEL play the University of Medway on March 1st, it will have been exactly a month since their last game. There could...

UEL Volleyball Recruits National Team Coaches

Williams is the former Head Coach of the England Senior Women’s side. He went to the London 2012 Olympics as part of the coaching...