Olympics 2012
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Mo Farah may wait for switch to marathon
Britain’s Olympic hero Mo Farah believes his coach will tell him to concentrate on track success instead of chasing marathon riches. Farah, who won the 10,000 and 5,000 metres at London 2012, had previously said he would switch to the marathon in...
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Ostapchuk stripped of gold for doping
Belarus’s Nadezhda Ostapchuk has been stripped of the women’s Olympic shot put title after failing a drugs test, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in a statement yesterday. The 31-year-old, who provided two urine samples which contained...
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GB’s Daley calls time on Chinese diving supremacy
Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley believes China will no longer be the dominant force of diving by the next Games in Rio de Janeiro. China won six of the eight titles on offer in London but failed to secure their target of a clean sweep, as they...
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Bolt rules Twitter during the Games
Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt dominated Twitter during the Olympics, the social networking site has revealed, with his gold in the 200 metres inspiring a staggering 80,000 tweets per minute. He followed it up with more than 74,000 messages posted...
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End of an era for Hungary
The army of fans cheered and chanted just as loud, and there was no holding back with the flags and facepaints, but the Hungarian waterpolo fans were not watching the gold medal match they could be forgiven for expecting, but a clash to decide who...
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Sorry Obama, her majesty is most golden head of state
US President Barack Obama might have rested soundly on Sunday in the knowledge his country topped the medals table at the London Games, but he might be slightly put out to discover that as a head of state he still comes second to Britain’s...
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GB looks back with pride
London nursed a collective hangover yesterday as it bade farewell to the Olympics and to thousands of athletes heading home. The triumphant newspaper headlines were in stark contrast to the sense of foreboding in the build-up to the 17-day...
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Farah may wait for marathon switch
Britain's Olympic hero Mo Farah believes his coach will tell him to concentrate on track success instead of chasing marathon riches. Farah, who won the 10,000 and 5,000 metres at London 2012, had previously said he would switch to the marathon in...
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Moments which defined the games
From Michael Phelps's golden farewell to the exploits of Usain Bolt, AFPTV looks back the some of the moments that defined the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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Britain basks in Olympic glory, but for how long?
Britain basked Sunday in the feelgood factor of its most successful ever Olympics performance in a Games that it organised to widespread acclaim, but the time to capitalise on it could be short. When Mo Farah crossed the line on Saturday to complete...
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Party in London as Olympics close
For the last 16 days the sport has been hard fought and serious, but tonight it was party time in the Olympic Stadium in London. As the world bade farewell to London 2012, the host city put on the concert of a lifetime, a stunning musical...
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Croatia too strong for Italy in final
Croatia won their first Olympic Games gold medal in the men’s waterpolo with an 8-6 win over Italy in the final in London, yesterday. Croatia remained unbeaten in the tournament to go one better than their silver medal at Atlanta in 1996 when they...
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US NBA stars beat Spain
The US Dream Team of NBA stars captured their second Olympic men’s basketball gold medal in a row and the 14th overall for America by beating Spain 107-100 in yesterday’s champion-ship game in London. The line-up of NBA elite claimed their fifth...
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Kulhavy edges Schurter in mountain bike
Czech Jaroslav Kulhavy (picture) won the men’s Olympic mountain bike gold after an epic seven-lap race which left Swiss Nino Schurter in a close second place yesterday. Italian Marco Fontana finished third to take the bronze at 25 seconds behind...
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Britain’s Joshua claims super heavyweight title
Britain’s Anthony Joshua won the men’s Olympic super heavyweight (+91kgs) gold on count-back against defending champion Roberto Cammarelle, of Italy, after their bout finished 18-all yesterday. Italy appealed the decision in vain after Joshua...
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Kiprotich stuns Kenyans to claim marathon title
Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich stunned a strong Kenyan team to win the men’s Olympic marathon yesterday, handing his east African nation a rare gold medal. Kiprotich timed 2hr 08min 01sec on the spectacular course around the streets of central London,...
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Celebrations as Olympic curtain comes down
London bid a triumphant farewell to the Olympics last night as the curtain came down on its widely acclaimed staging of the global sporting spectacular. A star-studded closing ceremony was staged in front of 80,000 spectators, packed into the...
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Olympics round-up
Rogge on the defensive: IOC president Jacques Rogge attempted to defuse a rumbling row with Usain Bolt by describing him as “an active performance legend” and the best sprinter of all time. Rogge said last week that Bolt had to do yet more to be...
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Spectacular Olympic Games closing ceremony under way
Big Ben's chimes rang out across the Olympic Stadium to mark the start of a spectacular London 2012 closing ceremony tonight. The stage was set with paper sculptures of the capital's landmarks, including the London Eye, Big Ben and Tower Bridge,...
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Oldest surviving Olympic medalist remembers pre-war match against Malta
If you think the Olympic spirit is nonsense, talk to Sandor Tarics, who won gold in Nazi Germany nearly eight decades ago and, at 98, is the oldest surviving Olympic champion. "What I have done in my life was tremendously affected by the Olympic ...
