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Greatest British Olympic Swimmers

There seems to be something about the breaststroke that brings out the best in British swimmers. David Wilkie, Duncan Goodhew and Adrian Moorhouse have all w...

1896 Athens Olympics

King George I of Greece proclaimed the Olympic Games reborn on 6th April 1896, some 1,502 years after Christian Emperor Theodosius I had abolished the ancien...

Rules and Skills in Olympic Shooting and Archery

The bullseye in Olympic archery measures only 12.2 centimetres in diameter and archers have to hit it from 70 metres away. The accuracy required is staggerin...

The Race To Finish The Athens Olympic Stadium

In the run-up to the 2004 Olympic Games, the Athens Olympic stadium was a symbol of the problems that dogged the Greek city’s preparations. An ambitious gl...

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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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