Tough draw handball team France
LONDON, England ● Labelled an “undiscovered gem” by London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe, handball took centre stage on...
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Hungarian running 50 marathons in 50 days to London
BUDAPEST, Hungary ● Run, Norman! Run! Hungarian Norman Varga has begun a quest to run the length of 50...
Fundraising extreme: runner ends marathon in diving suit
LONDON, England ● An extreme fundraiser has completed the Olympic marathon course wearing a 140lb (63.5kg) deep-sea diving...
Derek Redmond, the athlete who broke down
Derek Redmond will forever be remembered as the athlete who broke down in Barcelona and was helped...
Canadian skicrosser Julia Murray retires
WHISTLER, B.C . ● Olympic skicross athlete Julia Murray is retiring from the sport following a long...
Report: Belarus Olympic track team coach arrested
MINSK, Belarus ● State television in Belarus says the head coach of the country’s Olympic track and field team...
Official podiums, costumes and flowers revealed
LONDON, England ● The official London 2012 Victory Ceremonies podiums, ceremonial costumes, make-up and flowers have been...
Olympic Park in lockdown, London 2012 bus tours retire
LONDON, England ● The Olympic Park is now closed to the public until it reopens to welcome athletes, VIPs,...
German Olympic team smallest since reunification
BERLIN, Germany ● Germany will bring its smallest Olympic team since reunification in 1990 to the London Games....
After London no more Dreamteam
NEW YORK, NY ● The NBA is proposing to withdraw its top players from Olympic basketball after the...