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London 2012: Recycling cyclists as precious metal

Published: 15 April 2007

Athletes are being born again in different disciplines in bid to find potential Olympic medallists

First landmark reached in London 2012 development

Published: 05 April 2007

A key landmark for the 2012 Olympic Park was reached yesterday when the first underground tunnels on the 500-acre site in Stratford, east London, were completed, paving the way for building to begin next summer. Clearing and cleaning the site is the first of 10 targets which the Olympic Delivery Authority had set to be achieved by the start of the 2008 Games. The other targets include:

Blade Runner: One man's amazing race to take part in the Olympics

Published: 21 March 2007

Although Oscar Pistorius had both his legs amputated when he was a year old, he can run as fast as many of the quickest able-bodied sprinters - thanks to a pair of prosthetic limbs. But his bid to compete in Beijing may be frustrated by the sporting establishment. By Mike Rowbottom

Inaction replay: Wembley was a fiasco. Will 2012 be the same?

Published: 18 March 2007

The elegant but hugely expensive new stadium opened its doors yesterday. So what lessons can be learnt to fight the soaring price of the Olympics?

Watchdog 'impressed' with London 2012 budget

Published: 02 March 2007

The head of the International Committee's watchdog for the London 2012 Games has expressed his satisfaction after a two-day review of progress.

Tanni the great: Retirement of a sporting icon

Published: 01 March 2007

She has been in a wheelchair since the age of eight, but that did not prevent Tanni Grey-Thompson from becoming one of Britain's finest ever athletes. As she prepares for her last race, Mike Rowbottom salutes a sportswoman who changed perceptions

Pioneering athlete Dame Tanni retires from world stage

Published: 01 March 2007

Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Britain's most successful Paralympian, has announced her retirement from international competition. The 37-year-old will bow out after the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester in May.

London 2012: In the land of the giants

Published: 28 February 2007

Are you a fit 6ft 3in man or a 5ft 11in woman? Then you could be competing for Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics in London. Just tick the box marked 'very tall' and gold medal glory beckons

Putin's plan: play Games the Blair way

Published: 25 February 2007

Winter Olympics: Russians follow the London route of legacy and glad-handing in IOC's corridors of power

Kenny gears up to be first on the road to London

Published: 23 February 2007

Youngster is an important spoke in British Cycling's Olympic wheel of fortune. Mike Rowbottom reports

Athletics: Olympic flame burns bright for Turner

Published: 13 February 2007

Andy Turner has a job in the emergency services waiting but the 60m hurdler's ambitions are kindled by London 2012

Injured Iraq veterans recruited to compete in the Paralympics

Published: 10 February 2007

Britain's Olympic coaches are to recruit injured veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in an attempt to boost the host nation's medal haul at the 2012 Games in London.

Wave dancer: Jenna has it all to swim for as Britain play catch-up on synchro

Published: 21 January 2007

Presenting the first of a new group of potential medal-winners for the 2012 Olympic Games

London 2012: 'Olympics need a full-time minister'

Published: 07 January 2007

Tory shadow turns screw on Government as he calls for transparency over rising Games costs

12 for 2012: No 12 Sally Conway, judo player

Published: 17 December 2006

Our series on potential medal-winners at the London Games in six years' time ends 2006 with a wee marvel of the mat - and hears how her mentor prepared for the greatest show on earth

Ervin Zador: Blood on the water

Published: 02 December 2006

Fifty years after the brutal event, Mike Rowbottom talks to Hungary's pool hero who defied the Soviet Union

IOC plays down London budget fears

Published: 30 November 2006

The International Olympic Committee has come to the defence of the organisers of the London Games, saying it is "very happy" with current progress and "not unduly concerned" about the budget.

London unveils £75m 'stingray' design

Published: 28 November 2006

A stunning, stingray-shaped swimming complex which will straddle the entrance to the 2012 Olympics Park was unveiled by the eminent architect Zaha Hadid yesterday.

12 for 2012: No 11 Simon Mantell, hockey player

Published: 26 November 2006

Our monthly series presenting potential medal-winners at the London Games in six years' time turns to a young hockey striker - and hears how his mentor prepared for the greatest show on earth

The Big Question: How much will it cost for London to stage the 2012 Olympics?

Published: 23 November 2006

Why is the cost of the Olympics in the news?

Cost of Olympics rises as Jowell forced to rework sums

Published: 22 November 2006

The Government finally came clean on the cost of the London Olympics yesterday, admitting the bill had already risen by £900m

Cost of staging Games could be twice original estimate

Published: 16 November 2006

Planners of the 2012 London Olympics have admitted for the first time that the cost of staging the Games would be "significantly higher" than previous estimates

Landfill charges could reach £80m

Published: 16 November 2006

The cost of removing hazardous waste from the Olympic site in the East End site could be as much as £80m.

World Cup warning as stadium row deepens

Published: 05 November 2006

England's hopes of hosting the 2018 football World Cup, said to be the dream of putative premier Gordon Brown, may rest on the future of the stadium in east London which will be built for the Olympic Games six years earlier. Not because it could become a venue for any of the matches - but because it must never be one.

Olympics head quit because of 'politics'

Published: 01 November 2006

The American engineer tasked with building the London Olympics has admitted he resigned due to political interference.

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