Olympics
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The Russian Athletics Federation may take legal action after German TV alleged widespread doping and cover-ups among the country’s track and field competitors
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From Robbie Fowler’s ‘support the dockers’ T-shirt to Andy Flower and Henry Olonga sacrificing their international careers
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The organising committee for Rio de Janeiro 2016 unveil the Olympic and Paralympics mascots in an animated cartoon on national television
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Olympic mascots from previous games arrive in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to excited crowds
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As a former professional cyclist and a vice president of the UCI, Gaudry can change women’s cycling for the better. How is she using that influence and will the future be brighter for the sport?
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Moves are afoot to make it cheaper and easier to bid for Olympic Games with added flexibility for venues
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Nearly 40% of people in Newham take no exercise at all, suggesting Games failed to inspire people to take part in sport
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Critics deplore Leni Riefenstahl footage of Hitler games in official video – as ministry stresses mistake should not detract from Greek tourism success
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Architecture and design blog Zaha Hadid's Tokyo Olympic stadium slammed as a 'monumental mistake' and a 'disgrace to future generations'
Oliver Wainwright: The 2020 Olympic stadium has faced two years of widespread criticism and budget cuts. Now prominent Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has launched a blistering attack on the designs
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UK Sporthas said it is prepared to consider changing its medal-focused criteria for funding elite sport
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Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, has promised to overhaul the process of bidding to host the games
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Other lives: Physiotherapist who attended the London Olympics in 1948 and 2012, and whose clients included stars of stage and screen
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Caty Enders: Woe betide the athlete who wins Olympic gold, for he shall have gifs of himself, half-naked and screaming, played to eternity whenever he steps out of line, for the rest of his life
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British gymnast said he is aiming to defeat Max Whitlock and Olympic champion Krisztian Berki in pommel horse showdown in China
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Expensive sports stadiums in cities around the world lie unused and decaying, the remnants of ambitious urban building projects. Share your photos of them – and ideas for their reuse
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Tim Jonze: Usain Bolt wouldn’t sprint around the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury, so why are big-name acts like the Foo Fighters closing sporting events?
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Oscar Pistorius would be free to compete for South Africa again, as long as his running did not go against the ruling of the judge
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The graphic designer, who died last week, aged 82, sprinkled her distinctive brand like sugary confetti across America, from the Willy Wonka-esque 1984 LA Olympics to Disney World
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In the buildup to the 2016 Olympics, the RFU has announced it will offer central contracts to 20 women players
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Sprinter Jonnie Peacock is hoping to end a barren spell at the IPC Athletic European Championships in Swansea as rival Richard Browne is absent
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GuardianWitness blog Weekly highlights: gay rights, social services in the UK and outrageously decorated cakes
We’ve been getting such great contributions from our readers that we want to share them on our blog. Here are some of this week’s highlights
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You told us what the Olympic-led transformation has really been like for you in London’s East End, from cherished public parks to £5 cappuccinos and accusations of social cleansing
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A decade after Greece hosted the world’s greatest sporting extravaganza, many of its once-gleaming Olympic venues now lie abandoned
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Two years on from the Olympics, how have you experienced the changes in Stratford?
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A gold medal at the European Championships in Zurich and taking up the bob skeleton alongside long-jumping are Greg Rutherford’s new ambitions
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When Nicola Adams was growing up, women weren't allowed to be boxers. Now she's won Olympic and Commonwealth gold. Here she talks to Homa Khaleeli about making history against the odds – and why she still won't call herself a feminist
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With construction limiting public services and investors cashing in on ‘the Olympic effect’, Stratford’s residents are wondering whether hosting the games was really worth it, says Tom Wilkinson
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Australia’s Olympic chef de mission insists a top-five finish is a realistic goal at Rio 2016, despite the team’s 10th place at London 2012
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Agreement, which is reportedly worth less than $200m, will also include rights to 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang
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The most-decorated Olympian of them all wants more medals in 2016. His training base, however, is far from glamorous
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Ten British athletes whose performances at the Commonwealth Games suggest they could be medal contenders at the Olympics in Brazil in 2016
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Officials stress quality of Commonwealth Games tournament, but deep divisions in the US mean it lacks a key growth area
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Weightlifter who played a key role in apartheid South Africa's expulsion from the Olympics
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Lyn Gardner: The London 2012 Paralympics Opening Ceremony marked a moment when disability arts came of age in the UK. Two years on, cuts to Access to Work threaten all that has been achieved
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The organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympics have labelled criticism of their preparations by a senior IOC figure “as ill-informed and wrong” and said they are now on course to meet their targets