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Olympic Stadium in London 2012
13/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

London 2012 Olympics sets the standard for a generation

The 2012 London Games was the extravaganza nobody seemed to want and finished as the event that redefined a nation.

A member of the Pet Shop Boys plays a saxophone during the closing ceremony of the London
13/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

Brit pop sounds the final beat of London Olympics

Among the five things we learned during the last day of the Olympics were, British pop musicians spanning two decades entertained millions around the world in the closing ceremony.

12/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

Longtime friends Mo Farah and Usain Bolt exchange victory salutes

Among the five things we learned from the penultimate day at the Olympics are that an official tried and failed to take the relay baton away from Usian Bolt following the Jamaican's world ...

11/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

'Living legend' Usain bolts into Olympic history

A towering, ultra-musculed athlete surged his way into legend on a balmy Thursday evening in east London.

10/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

Bolt the legend, Rudisha - it runs in the family

Five things we learned from day 13 of the London Olympics;

09/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

Felix strikes gold, China's pitiless ping-pong and why is beach volleyball so popular?

Five things we learned on day 12 of the London Olympics.

08/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

Brownlees are well hard but Liu crashes on London Olympics day 11

Five things we learned about Tuesday’s day 11 at the Olympics.

06/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

Usain Bolt - showman, sprinter and (almost) gastronome

Usain Bolt is the showman incarnate. He played up for pre-race TV cameras as they rolled past and acknowledged the crowd with a few more gestures as his name was announced over the loudspeakers.

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes during round 1 of the men's 400m heats, 4 August, 2012
05/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

Oscar Pistorius becomes first double amputee to compete in Olympics

Today is the ninth day of the London 2012 Olympic Games. RFI's Paul Myers is there and here are his observations of the day's events.

Michael Phelps as he swims his men's 100m butterfly semi-final at the Aquatics Centre, 2 August , 2012
05/08/2012 - Report: London Olympic Games 2012

Michael Phelps' golden Olympic legacy

Back in 1972, Mark Spitz wowed the Olympic Games in Munich with his seven gold medals. Thirty six years later Michael Phelps says he wanted to surpass that feat.

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