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Rebecca Romero, already a world champion in rowing, became the first British woman selected to compete in two different summer sports at the Olympics when she was named yesterday in the cycling team. A rowing silver medallist in Athens, she will now have two chances in Beijing to become the first Briton since 1912 - and the first woman ever - to win a medal in a second sport at a summer Games. The last was Paul Radmilovic, who won in swimming and water polo. Romero, from Twickenham, will be part of what performance director David Brailsford described as 'the strongest and most professional cycling team from Great Britain in living memory'. Romero's two medal chances will come in the individual pursuit, in which she won gold at this year's World Championships, and in the points race. 'Having already been to the Olympics as a... [read full story]
