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    Published: 29 July 2012
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    Published: 27 July 2012
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    Published: 09 July 2012
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    Published: 05 July 2012
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    Published: 21 June 2012
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    Published: 18 June 2012
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    Published: 14 June 2012
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    Published: 11 June 2012
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    First 'Sporting Giants' selected for Team GB in Rowing

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    Published: 06 June 2012
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    UK Sport's Head of Research and Innovation, Dr Scott Drawer, blogs on marginal gains.
    Published: 11 May 2012
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    Published: 29 March 2012
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    Published: 29 March 2012
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    Published: 21 March 2012
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    Published: 25 January 2012
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