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Greatest British Olympic Sprinters
Allan Wells ended Britain's 56-year wait for an Olympic 100m title in Moscow, but Linford Christie's positive drugs test ...
Great British Olympians Pre-Second World War
The 1981 movie Chariots of Fire immortalised the achievements of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams at the 1924 Olympics in ...
Rules of Olympic Modern Pentathlon and Triathlon
Triathlon, the ultimate endurance test, was invented in the 1970s, but modern pentathlon was the brainchild of Baron ...
The Olympic Flame
The Olympic flame - part of the ancient Games - was not introduced to the modern Games until 1928, with the first torch ...
Olympic Games: Famous Opening Ceremonies
The opening ceremony must include certain elements of Olympic protocol, but organisers strive to find creative and ...
Olympic Games Award Ceremonies
The wreaths of the ancient Games have been replaced by medals at the modern Olympics, but presentation ceremonies do not ...
The Olympic Games and Violence
The 1972 Games in Munich became synonymous with terror after Palestinian gunmen raided the Olympic Village and murdered ...
The Olympic Games and Politics
Since Adolf Hitler hijacked the Berlin Games to showcase Nazi propaganda, the Olympics have been used to make political ...
Doping at the Olympic Games
Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is the most notorious drug cheat in Olympic history, but others continue to break the rules ...
Greatest Olympic Controversies
South African Zola Budd was controversially granted UK citizenship in time to compete for Britain at the 1984 Games, and ...
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