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Olympics 2012: torch relay strides through London

Triple jumper Phillips Idowu, former gymnast Nadia Comaneci and ex-basketball star John Amaechi will carry the flame on day 64…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: UK border staff to strike ahead of London Games

Thousands of UK border staff (Home Office) will strike the day before London Olympics open, the Public and Commercial Services…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: athletes and officials are to begin arriving in London

Thousands of Olympic athletes and officials are to begin arriving in London, as questions remain about recruitment of security staff.…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: Kazakh team seeks to bring horsemeat to London

The Kazakh Olympic team is hoping to boost its chances of sporting success at London 2012 with horsemeat sausages. Sports…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to compete in the London Games

International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to compete in the London 2012…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: additional armed forces in stand by for London Olympics

Armed forces in UK are on standby to provide an additional 3,500 troops to help with security at the 2012…

12 years ago

Dutch Olympic athletes face fines for delaying degrees

Dutch Olympic athletes are facing government fines because they delayed finishing their degrees. About 50 of the athletes competing at…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: Danny Boyle apologizes over Olympic ceremony leaks

Danny Boyle, artistic director of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, has apologized to volunteers over "spoilers" appearing in the…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: IOC inquiry into olympic tickets sales on the black market claims

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun an investigation into claims Olympics representatives were willing to sell thousands of tickets…

12 years ago

Volodymyr Gerashchenko, senior Ukrainian Olympic official, suspended after trying to sell tickets to black market

Volodymyr Gerashchenko, a senior Ukrainian Olympic official, has been suspended after a BBC investigation showed he was willing to unofficially…

13 years ago

Olympics 2012: risk of a flu pandemic spreading will increase at Olympic Games

The already "extreme" risk of a flu pandemic spreading in the UK will increase during the Olympics, a report has…

13 years ago