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Egypt has pulled out of hosting the African football qualifying matches for London 2012, citing security fears
Egypt Football Association (EFA) spokesman Azmy Megahed revealed on Monday that Egypt…

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Chicago, USA – Liliya Shobukhova has only lost two marathons of the six she has run, but both of them were in London. With her 2:18:20 win in Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, an IAAF Gold…

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The big question for British sports fans is: do you want people who have cheated, lied, sneakily pumped themselves full of drugs, not just once as a mistaken error, but in a systemised, deliberate…

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See what has been happening at London 2012 this week…

This week the Hadleigh Farm Mountain Bike International, a test event for the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike event and part of the London Prepares series, took place under sunny skies in Essex. A sold out crowd of over five thousand saw reigning Olympic champion Julien Absalon (pictured) win the men’s race by over a minute. The test events give the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) a chance to test out key elements of their operations ahead of Games time. 

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Paralympian Elizabeth Simpkin holds the European short-course record in 100m backstroke and butterfly.

Name: Elizabeth Simpkin (Paralympic swimming)
Date of birth: 10.8.94
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Ben Ainslie: IT HAS been almost two months since the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta ended back in June.

In that time I have been focused on training down in the Weymouth and Portland Olympic Venue…

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Platform diver Megan Sylvester came 4th at World Junior Championships in 2008 and is improving steadily in the run-up to the London Games.

Name: Megan Sylvester (Diving)
Date of birth: 4.7.94
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World junior champion is aiming “to be the fastest, strongest and most determined triathlete in the world and to win gold at the Olympics”.

Name: Hollie Avil (Triathlon)
Date of birth: 12.04.90
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Gymnast Daniel Keatings is making a name for himself, having already competed at Beijing.

Name: Daniel Keatings (Gymnastics)
Date of birth: 04.01.90
Home town: Corby
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 10st…

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THERE may be less than a year to go but there’s still plenty of time for London 2012 Olympic dreams to be realised or dashed. Cruelly ended or delightfully and unexpectedly secured.
Veteran of 76…

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