They call Guor Marial an athlete without a country, but that couldn’t be further from the truth – he is running for South Sudan
For some female athletes, “counting the days” to their Olympic event may have a double meaning. These Olympians may be worried about “what time of the month” it is going to be when they are expected to deliver their best sporting performance ever.
From a drug-use control perspective, the 2012 London Olympic Games (LOG) will be the “biggest ever”. Since the Ben Johnson…
Years of tough restrictions on doping appear to be bearing fruit, with fewer scandals every time the Olympics are held. In Athens in 2004 26 athletes were caught; in Beijing in 2008, only 14 athletes and 6 horses. However, this may mean that athletes are just outsmarting the IOC.
The BBC has shown the world how to broadcast a huge sporting event whilst NBC fails to deliver in the US