Next mission: Karriss Artingstall signs professional contract with Boxxer
Former Army gunner Artingstall enters the professional ranks under the BOXXER banner and will make her professional debut later this year.
Former Army gunner Artingstall enters the professional ranks under the BOXXER banner and will make her professional debut later this year.
The message comes after GB's impressive sixth-place result in the four-man bob, with an Army soldier and a Royal Marine involved.
The Army's Nick Gleeson and the RAF's Shanwayne Stephens took part in the two-man bobsleigh's first two runs of the Olympics.
There are three military competitors in Beijing for the Games.
Royal Marine Taylor Lawrence burst on to the international bobsleigh scene in January 2020.
The Army sergeant was aiming to be the first British athlete to compete in three successive Winter Olympics biathlons.
There will be three military stars competing in the bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics in China.
Sgt Amanda Lightfoot competed in Sochi in 2014, Pyeong Chang in 2018, but faces a nervous wait to see if she’ll go to Beijing next month.
Bosnia’s capital city went from hosting the Winter Games in 1984 to the terrors of conflict in just eight years.
Gunner Karriss Artingstall returned home to Macclesfield with her Olympic bronze medal to a hero's welcome.
The Royal Artillery fighter lost out on a chance to fight for gold after a defeat in the semi-final In Tokyo.
The multi-sport event brought together personnel from 14 Allied nations on the outskirts of Paris at the end of the First World War.
The side came back from 2-0 down to score a goal early in the fourth quarter but were beaten 3-1 by India in their quarter final.
The gunner lost narrowly to Japan's Sena Irie in the semi-final on Saturday.
The soldier has already made history by becoming the Armed Forces' first female Olympic boxer.
The Armed Forces have long had a connection with the Olympics reaching the Gold medal pinnacle numerous times throughout its history.