Olympic Games 2012
Legacy of London 2012 is one that has sold Britain’s fitness short | Barney Ronay
The 2012 Games were over budget while existing stadiums like Crystal Palace have been allowed to become dilapidated relics
Barney Ronay
18, Jun, 2022 @7:00 AM
‘Ponzi-style’ conman jailed for failing to repay victims of £72m fraud
London magistrates sentence Michael Strubel to more than six years for failing to pay compensation
Rupert Neate
27, May, 2022 @2:29 PM
Sir Mo Farah: ‘I would have loved to play for Arsenal’
The athlete, 38, tells Rich Pelley about winning the Olympics in London, jogging down the Thames, his strict training regime and how often he shaves his head
Rich Pelley
22, Jan, 2022 @2:00 PM
Six key points from the McLaren Olympic boxing investigation
Richard McLaren’s report details bribes made to fix Olympic fights, an official threatened in his hotel room, and a thwarted cash-for-medals deal
Sean Ingle
30, Sep, 2021 @9:21 PM
Judges ‘used signals’ to fix Olympic boxing bouts, McLaren report finds
An investigation into boxing at the 2016 Rio Olympics has found widespread evidence of corruption in the sport from the top down
Sean Ingle
30, Sep, 2021 @6:14 PM
The Observer view on the Tokyo Olympic Games | Editorial
From the courage of Simone Biles to Tom Daley’s knitted medal cosies, the spirit of these uniting Games has shone bright
Observer editorial
08, Aug, 2021 @5:30 AM
Olympic antihero: how Michael Gove trashed the legacy of London 2012 | Letter
Letters: Chris Dunne on the successful school sport partnership scheme that the Conservatives dismantled in 2010 – and on why good coaching is the crucial factor at any level of sport
Letters
30, Jul, 2021 @3:52 PM
Gold medals are illusory, world-class public facilities should be the goal | Barney Ronay
Watering the soil of cultural participation would leave a greater legacy than any number of British Olympic champions
Barney Ronay in Tokyo
23, Jul, 2021 @3:12 PM
The Dirty Games: how London 2012 became tainted | Andy Bull
It was supposed to be the ‘cleanest ever’ Games, yet more than 100 athletes – and dozens of medallists – cheated the system
Andy Bull
17, Jul, 2021 @7:00 AM
UK Athletics set for legal action over July jamboree at London Stadium
UK Athletics is planning legal action after being barred from staging the Anniversary Games at the London Stadium in July
Exclusive by Sean Ingle
22, Apr, 2021 @5:39 PM
Olympics ‘gave each Londoner a £900 feelgood factor’
Critics balked at the price tag, but it turns out the 2012 Games paid dividends for the city’s wellbeing
Jamie Doward
05, Apr, 2020 @6:54 AM
BBC to broadcast summer of sport nostalgia during coronavirus crisis
The BBC is preparing to unleash the power of nostalgia in a bid to help self-isolating fans through a summer of no sport
Paul MacInnes
02, Apr, 2020 @4:30 PM
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