Sportsbite Launch:

Date: 12 September 2006

It's official. News from the world of Olympic sport is now more accessible than ever.

Yesterday Sir Steve hosted the official launch of Sportsbite at Coutts Bank in London. With Lord Coe as guest of honour, the day's events all went smoothly with many voicing both their support for the project and their desire to get involved.

"Sportsbite is rooted in common sense," commented Steve. "It started out as a desire to make it easy for people to find out what is going on in our Olympic sports between the Olympic years. There was no way of getting access to all the different sports in one place. Sportsbite fills that gap. We are really proud of the site and already have over 600 stories up. We are now looking forward to reporting on the progress of our athletes as we look to London 2012."

Apologies for the quality of the photography - it is not great. A problem with the camera not the amateur photographers in attendance - promise! (JA - Ed)

Sir Steve Redgrave presents Sportsbite

Lord Sebastian Coe and Sir Steve Redgrave sign the 1984 Olympic Shirt

Lord Sebastian Coe and Sir Steve Redgrave

Sir Steve Redgrave and Nick Gornall from Coutts

Rachel Quarrell, Sir Steve Redgrave and Jacqueline Alexander

Jacqueline Alexander

Note: For more information on the launch of Sportsbite, please call Jacqueline Alexander on 0771 85 86 885.

Click here to visit the Sportsbite.com web site.

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