London 2012
Athletes arriving for Olympics
Thousands of athletes and officials begin arriving in London for the Olympic Games, as questions remain about security recruitment.
All medallists to be drugs tested
London 2012 is expected to see the biggest anti-doping operation in the history of the Olympics.
GB basketball women beat France
Great Britain's women enjoy a huge confidence boost ahead of the Olympics with victory over France, ranked eighth in the world.
Headlines
- Basketball GB claim second win over Portugal
- Athletics Sayers & Ohuruogu shine at Palace
- Athletics Dunn quits Games after drugs test
- Athletics London Grand Prix as it happened
- Athletics Idowu pulls out of London meeting
- Basketball GB basketball women suffer defeat
- Wales Greene upbeat on Olympic chances
- Athletics Shakes-Drayton powers to victory
- Rowing Gallery GB's rowing squad in graphics
- Basketball Freeland seals Portland NBA move
- Middle East Saudi women to compete in Games
- Wales Captain Greene ready for gold bid
- Athletics Gemili storms to junior 100m gold
- Equestrian Phillips aims to end Olympic jinx
- Athletics GB's Idowu denies injury reports
- Middle East Saudis 'seeking women Olympians'
Team USA Headlines
Video and Audio Interviews & Reaction
Olympics 2012 Tweets
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Good luck with that, Sam. [GB gymnast] RT @Oldham93: Uchimura not having a great session on high bar! there's hope for us all @BBCSport_Ollie 1 hour ago -
Two big Usain Bolt documentaries tonight/tomorrow. @tomfordyce previews by asking: how big is Bolt's pre-Games panic? http://t.co/QOIuaPNJ @BBCSport_Ollie 1 hour ago
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Anyone? RT @SusannahSutton: @BBCSport_Ollie here's a random question, how many Olympians have parents who were Olympians? Is it genetic? @BBCSport_Ollie 1 hour ago
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How have sprint world records changed? Men's 100m/200m world records over time, in graphics http://t.co/GIS8PprI @BBCSport_Ollie 1 hour ago
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You might've missed these, but they're handy: Guides in graphics to GB rowing team http://t.co/kAIaNHqN and GB sailors http://t.co/XC4LxLzL @BBCSport_Ollie 1 hour ago
Olympic Sports
- London 2012: Archery could learn from darts - Alan Wills
- London 2012: All medallists to be drugs tested at Olympics
- Nathan Robertson to 'stay in' badminton after retirement
- London 2012: GB basketball women beat France
- London 2012: Zara Dampney and Shauna Mullin selected for Games
- London 2012: Cuban boxers hope to strike Olympic gold
- London 2012: David Florence on London, rivalry & astronaut suits
- GB's Heath & Schofield win gold in Canoe Sprint Euro Championships
- London 2012: Liam Phillips wants Olympic medal despite crash
- London 2012: Sir Chris Hoy leads strong GB team for London
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Photo Galleries
2012 around the BBC
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America's adopted athletes
The Olympic athletes who immigrated to the USA.
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China accuses US of Olympic hypocrisy
The BBC's Damian Grammaticas reports on the 'Made in China' row.
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Gallery Athletes touch down
Olympic athletes from more than 50 countries have been arriving at Heathrow.
36 Olympic Sports
304 Events
- Archery 4 Events First Event: 27th July
- Athletics 47 Events First Event: 3rd August
- Badminton 5 Events First Event: 28th July
- Basketball 2 Events First Event: 28th July
- Beach Volleyball 2 Events First Event: 28th July
- Boxing 13 Events First Event: 28th July
- Canoe - Slalom 4 Events First Event: 29th July
- Canoe - Sprint 12 Events First Event: 6th August
- Cycling - BMX 2 Events First Event: 8th August
- Cycling - Mountain Bike 2 Events First Event: 11th August
- Cycling - Road 4 Events First Event: 28th July
- Cycling - Track 10 Events First Event: 2nd August
- Diving 8 Events First Event: 29th July
- Equestrian 6 Events First Event: 28th July
- Fencing 10 Events First Event: 28th July
- Football 2 Events First Event: 25th July
- Gymnastics - Artistic 16 Events First Event: 28th July
- Gymnastics - Rhythmic 2 Events First Event: 9th August
- Gymnastics - Trampoline 2 Events First Event: 3rd August
- Handball 2 Events First Event: 28th July
- Hockey 2 Events First Event: 29th July
- Judo 14 Events First Event: 28th July
- Modern Pentathlon 2 Events First Event: 11th August
- Rowing 14 Events First Event: 28th July
- Sailing 10 Events First Event: 29th July
- Shooting 15 Events First Event: 28th July
- Swimming 34 Events First Event: 28th July
- Synchronised Swimming 2 Events First Event: 5th August
- Table Tennis 4 Events First Event: 28th July
- Taekwondo 8 Events First Event: 8th August
- Tennis 5 Events First Event: 28th July
- Triathlon 2 Events First Event: 4th August
- Volleyball 2 Events First Event: 28th July
- Water-polo 2 Events First Event: 29th July
- Weightlifting 15 Events First Event: 28th July
- Wrestling 18 Events First Event: 5th August
London 2012 - 11 days to go
Bolt faces questions for the first time
Usain Bolt heads to the Olympics dealing with a new experience - doubt, says Tom Fordyce
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
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Comment & Analysis
Show all blogsCuban boxers look to prove their potential at London 2012 after winning no gold medals at last Olympics.
Tough tests for GB football and basketball teams, and Wiggins chases historic Tour win.
Where were the Germans? That famous line from the Seoul 1988 men's hockey final is Barry Davies' sixth memorable Olympic moment.
BBC Sport traces teenage British sprinter Adam Gemili's rise from lower league football to Olympic medal prospect
Get to know your RS:X from your Laser Radial and find out more about Ben Ainslie with our visual guide to the GB sailing team
Iain Percy says he is prepared to go through "agony" chasing sailing gold with Star partner Andrew Simpson.
Two-time Olympic champion James Cracknell says Great Britain's female rowers will lead the medal challenge at Dorney Lake
BBC sports editor David Bond says the long-term benefits after the Olympics are hard to know for sure
Britain has track cycling and sailing, but which sports do other nations consider bankers for medals? Here's our full guide