London 2012
IOC impressed by London Olympics
The International Olympic Committee says London has raised the bar on how to deliver a lasting legacy in its preparations for the 2012 Games.
Olympic hopeful Josh Taylor wins a silver medal at the Feliks Stamm tournament in Poland.
Nick Dempsey finishes second at the Windsurfing World Championships as high winds cancel the final two days' racing.
Headlines
- Tennis Federer 'super excited' by Games
- Cycling Hoy ready to repeat Beijing medal feat
- Scotland Cyclist Millar seeks forgiveness
- Taekwondo Cook returns to GB fold for Euros
- Football United States miss out on Olympics
- Boxing Boxers tipped for London medals
- Fans help Greene buy tickets
- Malcolm wants Chambers at London
- Cycling Armitstead claims second 2012 win
- Fencing Kruse grabs last-gasp Games place
- Handball GB women lose crucial Euro qualifier
- Cycling GB riders to 'prioritise' events
- Diving Further medals for British pair
- Cycling Millar set for collarbone surgery
Video & Audio
Olympic Sports
- ARCHERY Peart not in 2012 for 'T-shirt'
- ATHLETICS Athletes praise 2012 Team GB kit
- BADMINTON Adcock and Bankier out in semis
- BASKETBALL Magic Johnson to buy LA Dodgers
- BOXING Warren urges Harrison to get help
- CANOEING Home advantage vital for Quinn
- CYCLING Cavendish drops out of Milan race
- DIVING Daley wins silver at World Series
- EQUESTRIAN Phillips win revives Olympic hope
- FENCING Fencing's game of bluff
- FOOTBALL AC Milan 0-0 Barcelona
- GYMNASTICS Rhythmic gymnasts win 2012 appeal
- HANDBALL GB handball women lose to Poland
- HOCKEY The other hockey-playing Kate
- JUDO Oates wants more frequent medals
- MODERN PENTATHLON GB's Spence wins World Cup silver
- ROWING Louloudis targets Olympic place
- SAILING Ainslie cleared to fight for gold
- SHOOTING Scott admits to Olympic pressure
- SWIMMING Thorpe fails to make London 2012
- TABLE TENNIS GB table tennis battle hots up
- TAEKWONDO Stevenson promises Olympic return
- TENNIS Ill Murray through to Miami semi
- TRIATHLON Brownlee aims to be fit for Games
- VOLLEYBALL GB coach looking for 2012 legacy
- WEIGHTLIFTING Kirkbride eyes injury-free 2012
- WRESTLING Angle locked in for Olympics?
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Olympic sport this week: 26 Mar-1 Apr
Everything you need to know, in brief
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Track Cycling Worlds, Melbourne: 4-8 Apr
Best in world clash one last time before London 2012
British Olympic Dreams
Life with Britain's leading Olympic hopefuls
In this episode: David Davies, Kate Walsh, sprint canoeists, Sarah Storey and Helen Glover
2012 Contenders
Phillips Idowu targets perfect jump in London
Triple jumper Phillips Idowu tells BBC Sport his best days are still ahead of him
World Olympic Dreams
Matthew Pinsent follows aspiring Olympians
Meet the athletes from around the globe who are hoping to make their mark at London 2012
Archive: Beijing 2008
Relive the 2008 Beijing Olympics
From Usain Bolt's thrilling world-record runs to a superb golden haul for Team GB, reports and analysis from the last Olympics
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Comment & Analysis
Show all blogsLatest features explained by team developing BBC's London 2012 website
Despite Downing Street's love-in with the IOC this week, London 2012 chiefs have much to do, says sports editor David Bond.
BBC athletics commentator Steve Cram compares today's cutting-edge Team GB Olympic kit with his old wardrobe.
Manchester will have a major role to play in promoting the future of basketball in the UK, according to the head of marketing at the NBA.
See Alistair Brownlee on his underwater treadmill as his physio says an Achilles injury won't jeopardise his hopes
Female beach volleyball players can now wear shorts and sleeved tops instead of bikinis at the Olympics in London
Windsurfers battle for Olympic selection in Cadiz, plus everything else coming up in Olympic sport this week
Sports Editor David Bond on whether commercial demands are harming Team GB's chances of medals at London 2012
Chief sports writer Tom Fordyce tries out the new online system where athletes let drugs testers know their every move