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Disciplines of Olympic Gymnastics
Gymnastics is one of the defining sports of the Olympics and has been present at every Games. The sport can be traced back to ancient Greece and similar disc...
The History of The Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games, for athletes with a disability, have always been held in the same year as the Olympic Games and since 1988 in Seoul the Paralympics hav...
Rules and Weight Divisions in Olympic Boxing
The noble art of boxing is one of the most illustrious sports at the Olympics and has produced a string of legends, although it is perhaps surprising that a...
Christine Ohuruogu Picks Up Gold in Beijing
For all the success Great Britain had at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, only one British track and field athlete won a gold medal in China. The honour went...
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Funding the 2012 Games
It is not easy to estimate the cost of an event as huge as the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and it is fair to say that in the first instance the...
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad
The Cultural Olympiad is more of a marathon than a sprint. It began in September 2008, aiming to put culture at the heart of the Games, encouraging participa...
The London 2012 Venues
While the 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium will be the centrepiece of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a multitude of smaller venues will host sp...
Legacy of 2012 Games
Organisers believe the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games should not only be remembered for a summer of fantastic sport, but also seen as a catalyst fo...
London 2012 Sustainability Plans
London 2012 has promised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) it will deliver the first sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games. The city’s sustainab...
The London 2012 Ceremonies
Few who witnessed the opening ceremony at the first modern Olympiad, at Athens in 1896, would believe the elaborate and extravagant ceremonies that go hand-i...
Safety at the 2012 Games
The London 2012 Olympics will be the biggest sporting event in the United Kingdom’s history and the sheer scale of the Games will pose significant security...
James DeGale: the Middleweight Title Holder
Not too much was expected of southpaw James DeGale at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The Londoner had been tipped to win gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Ga...
Christine Ohuruogu Picks Up Gold in Beijing
For all the success Great Britain had at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, only one British track and field athlete won a gold medal in China. The honour went...
Winning Cyclist: Nicole Cooke
Welsh cyclist Nicole Cooke was the catalyst for a Great Britain gold rush at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The 25-year-old won a thrilling women’s roa...
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