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London Olympics 2012
Olympic bottle thrower found guilty
Ashley Gill-Webb found guilty of two public order offences -
Boxing news
Team GB captain Stalker turns pro
Ready to appear on March card under Tony Bellew -
Festive Fundown
Golden moments that lit up London
Festive Fundown: Vote for your top Olympic memory -
Rio 2016
Ben Ainslie won't seek fifth gold
Champion sailor calls time on his Olympic career
FEATURES
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An emotional farewell
Week in Pictures: The football world says goodbye to Jamie Carragher, David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson
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Into the melting pot for Barca
Week in Words: QPR make a point to Jose Bosingwa, Arsene Wenger finds a man as happy as he is, and Barca lose their cool
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A Masters curse
Ask Steven: Our resident expert answers your burning questions, including a par-three teaser regarding The Masters
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Eriksson won't copy Van Commenee
UKA head coach to have different approach to predecessor -
Eriksson named as UKA head coach
Swede will fill Charles van Commenee's shoes -
Farah ponders heroic Rio double
Brit may attempt marathon-10,000m double in 2016 -
Ennis won't turn back on heptathlon
Olympic champion not ready to focus solely on hurdles -
FA: No GB team for Rio 2016
'We play as England and we are proud to play as England' -
European recognition for Farah
Double Olympic champion named European athlete of the year
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Zara Phillips reins in High Kingdom
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Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams pose with their medals
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About
2012 London Olympics:
The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London, making the capital city the first to host the Games three times, with the summer spectacular getting underway with the opening ceremony on July 27. The first Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. Emperor Theodosius brought an end to 12 centuries of sport dedicated to the Olympian gods in 393 when he decreed that all such "pagan cults" be banned. It was not until 1894 that the movement, the modern Olympics as they are known, was revived. It was somewhat appropriate that the first event, in 1896, took place in Athens. The event has grown enormously, from an initial 245 athletes in 1896 to over 10,000 from 205 nations for the Beijing games in 2008 and there will be 26 sports on show in 2012.
