Ebwelle
12th June 2004, 09:21
Thouroughly deserved it is too.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/3798945.stm
"In badminton, there are MBEs for Simon Archer and Joanne Goode, who together won Britain's first ever Olympic medal, a bronze, in the mixed doubles in 2000.
At the time Goode was the only mother playing at the top level on the badminton circuit.
Shortly after that triumph, Archer suffered a serious knee injury which put him out of the game for a year and though he has since recovered, he missed out on a chance to go to this year's Games."
Congetulations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/3798945.stm
"In badminton, there are MBEs for Simon Archer and Joanne Goode, who together won Britain's first ever Olympic medal, a bronze, in the mixed doubles in 2000.
At the time Goode was the only mother playing at the top level on the badminton circuit.
Shortly after that triumph, Archer suffered a serious knee injury which put him out of the game for a year and though he has since recovered, he missed out on a chance to go to this year's Games."
Congetulations.