I would site the incredible response of Britain's communities to the Olympic Torch relay and their response to the 8000 torchbearers, as further evidence of its success. Furthermore, The Games have again shown the unique ability of bringing people together regardless of faith or race, as I saw in the passing of the Olympic Flame from a Sikh to a Muslim and onto a Christian.

It was Wednesday the sixth of July, 2005 - and as I recall, overcast but warm. "The International Olympic Committee has the honour of announcing", he said. "That the Games of the 30th Olympiad in 2012 are awarded to the city of...LONDON!"

Yohan Blake stunned athletics on Friday night, beating the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, at the Jamaican Olympic trials. Blake, who won the Worl...

Laura Robson strikes me as centred, sorted and secure sportswoman capable of taking criticism in her athletic stride. Sadly, there is a body of evidence suggesting that ill-judged remarks only add unwanted and unbearable pressure to the strain of competition for other female athletes.

David Beckham's London 2012 Olympic Games dream is over after Stuart Pearce cut him from Team GB's final 23-man football squad. Despite winning six...

David Beckham's dreams of participating at the London 2012 Olympic Games are over after Stuart Pearce omitted him from the Team GB football squad. ...

Mark Spitz wore no cap, no goggles and sported a moustache at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Forty years on at London 2012, it is unlikely someone will eme...

The Prince of Wales christened an Olympic sailing boat today as he made a surprise visit to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Cha...

It was only 300 metres but for Ben Parkinson, the most seriously wounded soldier to survive the war in Afghanistan, it must have seemed like a maratho...

With just over a month to go, I know it's going to be a tough but rewarding couple of weeks but I'm beyond excited to be included in this historic sporting event especially in my home city in London. In the meantime I hope I can inspire others out there to make changes in their lives and not just in a sporting way.

Plans for a London Formula One Grand Prix on a track running in and around the Olympic Stadium is among the bids being considered for London 2012’s ...

The anti-doping laboratory at the 2012 Olympics will work around the clock to test over half the competitors for drugs. Its task in future years, however, may become more challenging, with a new threat to the integrity of competitive sport on the horizon: gene doping.