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Jacques Rogge applauds London but warns of hidden dangers

29.10.09
Jacques Rogge has declared himself happy with London's progress ahead of the 2012 Games but warned organisers to be ready for the unexpected... more

All Olympic athletes face bedroom raids in anti-doping crackdown

16.10.09
Athletes competing at the London Olympics face regular bedroom raids by anti-doping officials, ministers said... more

Coca-Cola's £20m Games money at risk from other sponsor deals

13.10.09
Coca-Cola is at war with London Olympics chiefs over proposals for a £20million sponsorship deal with a major British supermarket chain.... more

Tiger Woods targets gold in Rio as golf gets Olympic go-ahead

09.10.09
The prospect of Tiger Woods shooting for a gold medal in the Olympics became a reality today when golf, along with rugby sevens, was admitted to the Summer Games for 2016... more

Sport fans to get best 2012 seats so stands stay full

09.10.09
Sports fanatics will get priority for front row seats at the 2012 Games, with Olympics chiefs wanting a good atmosphere and to avoid the embarrassment of empty stadiums... more

Olympic sports chiefs fly in to break venue deadlock

08.10.09
Top officials from two sports will fly to London next week as 2012 chiefs seek to resolve a deadlock over Olympic venues... more

It was the Obama factor that lost it for Chicago

05.10.09
Not long before Barack Obama addressed the International Olympic Committee to persuade them to give the 2016 Olympics to his home town of Chicago, a gridlock created by his presence in Copenhagen saw a bus carrying IOC members held up for an hour and half... more

Michelle Obama's olympic bid

01.10.09
Michelle Obama was today turning on a charm offensive as she attempted to win the Olympics for her home town of Chicago... more

Olympic road lanes not essential, says IOC chief

01.10.09
London can do away with controversial Olympic road lanes at the 2012 Games if other traffic control measures can be proved to cut congestion, says IOC chief... more

Handset lets sports fans keep tabs on medal winners

18.08.09
Wireless handsets providing information and updates about the 2012 Olympics could be introduced to sports fans at the Games... more

IOC set to decide on new sports for 2016 Olympics

13.08.09
International Olympic Committee leaders are meeting to decide which two sports to recommend for inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games... more

Women boxers to throw first punch at London Games

13.08.09
Women's boxing will make its full Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games after the International Olympic Committee agreed to allow women boxers... more

Games chiefs admit they can't meet travel times for athletes

10.12.08
London Olympics chiefs have been forced to admit that it will be impossible to transport athletes around the capital as quickly as planned in a retreat from the original Games blueprint... more

Moving Olympic media centre would save £100m

28.11.08
Cost-cutting proposals to move part of the 2012 media centre from Hackney to Stratford City have taken a step forward... more

Basketball bosses angered by switch of Games venue

10.10.08
Olympics chiefs have become embroiled in a spat with the head of world basketball over moves to cut costs on the sport's 2012 Games venue... more

IOC retest samples

08.10.08
The International Olympic Committee will retest 5,000 doping samples from the Beijing Games to check for traces of a new bloodbooster drug... more

IOC say empty seats and apathy are Beijing's only black marks

13.08.08
Empty seats at too many venues is the biggest let-down of the Beijing Olympic Games so far... more

IOC shocked by blocking of websites

31.07.08
The International Olympic Committee have admitted they were wrong to tell journalists that they would have free internet access during the Games... more

Comment: London's legacy stuck on starting blocks

24.07.08
For five years, the architects of the London Olympics have been claiming that the event has the power to turn Britain into a sporting nation... more

Scale down the Games - and we'll all be winners

19.06.08
The rising bill for 2012 is a strain on the new Mayor's budget. Cut out the extravagances and sideshows - and give us the new austerity Olympics, says one columnist ... more

Olympic village is delayed by funding problems

17.06.08
Olympic chiefs have been warned about a year-long delay in the financing of the 2012 athletes' village caused by the credit crunch... more

Opera House to host Olympic gala

23.05.08
The Royal Opera House has been chosen for a key role in the London Olympics... more

Key Olympic venues face major building delays

22.05.08
Two important venues in the Olympic Park have been hit by months of delays, the Standard can reveal... more

Cameron invites Games chiefs to Westminster

20.05.08
Conservative leader David Cameron will hold talks for the first time with the International Olympic Committee tomorrow... more

2012 chiefs face village costs grilling

09.05.08
Concerns over the mounting costs of the athletes' village are to be raised during an inspection of the 2012 project by the IOC... more

Comment: the shaming of London: part one

07.04.08
Today the Government and the Metropolitan Police are left to reflect on the shambles of the passage of the Olympic torch through London yesterday... more

Beijing protest dampens plan for 2012 torch relay

27.03.08
The Olympic torch relay could be scaled down for the London Olympics amid concerns that it has become a magnet for protesters... more

Greens ask 2012 VIPs to steer clear of free cars

25.03.08
Hundreds of VIPs at the London Olympics are being urged to contribute to the "greenest Games ever" by shunning a free car service... more

Olympic chiefs chauffeured by 3,000 cars for 'green' Games

06.03.08
London's plans to hold a green Olympics have been undermined by demands for dignitaries to be chauffeur-driven to the Games every day... more

IOC sponsorship to hit $1 billion

25.02.08
The International Olympic Committee is set to make over $1 billion in sponsorship in the run-up to the 2012 Games... more

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