12/04/2013
The tables have turned for the 21-year-old swimming sensation Chad Le Clos. From being a teenager with a dream inspired by Michael Phelps, to a five-time medallist at the Youth Olympic Games in Singap...
21/12/2012
London 2012 was truly a spectacle of sporting achievement that took over the British capital earlier this summer, uniting the whole world for two weeks and inspiring youngsters everywhere. The excitem...
06/12/2012
New Zealand men's Pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray smashed the world's best time, previously held by Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell on the first day of Rowing at London 2012. Murray and Bond won...
Russia's women saw off a spirited fightback from Angola to register a 30-27 victory in the opening Handball match of London 2012 at the Copper Box. The Europeans, who were silver medallists at the Be...
04/12/2012
On 5 December, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) joins the international community in celebrating International Volunteer Day. Volunteerism is the very foundation, and also one of the core val...
30/11/2012
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday honoured broadcasters for their outstanding coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the biennial Olympic Golden Rings awards in Lausanne. En...
21/11/2012
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Debriefing of the London 2012 Games wrapped up today in Rio de Janeiro, bringing a close to a week-long transfer of knowledge between organisers of the Game...
By Jacques Rogge The final Olympic Games of my 12-year term as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were received with great fanfare this summer in London. Evidence of their success ...
20/11/2012
As with any good relationship, the more you put into those with Olympic marketing partners, the more you’ll get out. That’s a key message the IOC’s Managing Director of Television and Marketing Servi...
19/11/2012
It’s often said that athletes are the heart of the Olympic Movement. It makes perfect sense, then, for future organisers of the Games to turn to Olympians for advice when preparing to stage the bigges...
London 2012 - The British ska band Madness perform their hit Our House during the closing ceremony in Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - The saxophonist from the band Madness performs his solo while flying through Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - Ray Davies of the Kinks sings “Waterloo Sunset,” a love letter to London, at the closing ceremony on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - Acrobats, dancers, and performers give the eye much to behold in Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - Motor scooters from London's mid-60's mod subculture deliver Ricky Wilson to the stage to sing The Who's "Pinball Wizard" during the closing ceremony.
London 2012 - As the David Bowie hit "Fashion" plays aloud, a parade enters of British supermodels sporting haute couture designs during the closing ceremony.
YOG curler and rising star Sarah Anderson joins Team USA’s curling elite
Judo builds bridges in Burundi
Sochi 2014: The final countdown
Sochi 2014: A lasting resort
A day in the life of Swiss biathlete Aita Gasparin