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Olympics Contents:  Beijing 2008

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IPC Intellectual disability ban ends
Athletes with intellectual disabilities will once again be able to compete at the Paralympics from 2012.

Usain Bolt Top sprinters set for showdowns
Sprinters Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell will go head-to-head in the new IAAF Diamond League series.

The British women lost by just over a second in Melbourne Houvenaghel adds silver to gold
Wendy Houvenaghel is part of the Great Britain women's team pursuit outfit that claims silver on the final day of the track World Cup event in Melbourne.



Yates to join Team Sky as coach
Sean Yates agrees to join British squad Team Sky as sports director from the start of next year.

Origin lose opening Trophy semi
Britain's Team Origin suffer defeat to Azzurra in their first Louis Vuitton Trophy semi-final but a drop in the wind sees the remaining races postponed.

Team pursuit brings sole GB medal
Great Britain take team pursuit silver on a disappointing second day in the track World Cup event in Melbourne.

Semenya tests not complete - IAAF
Gender tests on South African athlete Caster Semenya are yet to be completed, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) reveal.

Houvenaghel wins Melbourne event
Wendy Houvenaghel wins her second successive World Cup individual pursuit to take gold for Great Britain in the Melbourne leg of the track series.

Don't axe Adlington event - coach
British head coach Dennis Pursley hits out at suggestions Rebecca Adlington's favoured 800m freestyle event could be dropped from the Olympics.

GB shooting 'has not performed'
UK Sport's head of performance says the British shooting team has been a disappointment as he defends cutting the sport's funding.

GB star Cook backs rule changes
British taekwondo star Aaron Cook says a raft of changes to the sport's rules will help boost its popularity.

New coach wants long-term outlook
British archery's new coach Lloyd Brown outlines plans to develop the squad "well beyond" the London Olympics in 2012.

GB trampoline on the up - Higgins
Britain's James Higgins, who finished seventh at the World Championships earlier this month, believes GB's male trampolinists can reach new heights.

Venue guide
Clickable guide to all the sites for the London Games


Features and comment

Young Sports Personality: Top 10
Check out who has made the shortlist for this year's award

Campbell eyes big prize
Luke Campbell sets his sights on the 2012 London Olympics


ARCHERY

Archery GB recruit top US coach
Britain's archers will be led to London 2012 by American coach Lloyd Brown.


ATHLETICS

Ramzi stripped of Olympic title
Bahrain's Olympic 1500m champion Rashid Ramzi is stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for doping at the 2008 Beijing Games.


BADMINTON

Egelstaff reaches quarter-finals
Susan Egelstaff reaches the quarter-finals of the Bank of Scotland International Badminton Championships in Glasgow.


BASKETBALL

GB's Mensah-Bonsu rejoins Raptors
British forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu has rejoined the NBA's Toronto Raptors after being released by Houston.


BOXING

Brit Munroe retains European belt
Britain's Rendall Munroe overcomes a slow start to retain his European super-bantamweight title on Friday with a points win over Simone Maludrottu.


CANOEING

Neave adds bronze to medal haul
Lizzie Neave wins an individual bronze as Great Britain keep up their impressive form at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spain.


CYCLING

Wiggins keen for Team Sky switch
Bradley Wiggins tells his Garmin-Slipstream team that he would like to join Team Sky.


DIVING

'Genius' Daley tipped to dominate
Teenager Tom Daley could dominate the sport of diving in years to come, according to the British team's performance director.


EQUESTRIAN

Townend wraps up Classic series
Britain's Oliver Townend secures the HSBC FEI Classic series with one day still remaining after securing an unassailable lead in the final event.


FENCING

Halsted cruises to British title
European bronze medallist Laurence Halsted wins his first men's foil title at the British Fencing Championships.


GYMNASTICS

Gymnast Ryazanov killed in crash
Russia's Yury Ryazanov dies in a car crash five days after winning bronze at the World Championships in London.


HANDBALL

GB handball team boosted by grant
Great Britain's men's handball team are to receive up to £60,000 from the International Olympic Committee.


HOCKEY

Wales & Scotland miss World Cup
The Welsh and Scottish men's hockey teams will not compete at the 2010 World Cup after failing to make it through qualifying.


JUDO

Burton leads British gold charge
Euan Burton takes gold in an all-British final of the Under 81kg category at the Judo World Cup in Birmingham.


MODERN PENTATHLON

Britons miss out on relay medals
Britain's Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale finish fourth in the men's relay at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships


ROWING

Facebook row duo in Oxford squad
American twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who sued the founder of Facebook, are named as part of this year's Oxford Boat Race squad.


SAILING

Origin miss out on Trophy final
Team Origin lose in the decisive Louis Vuitton Trophy semi-final race against Italian outfit Azzurra in Nice.


SHOOTING

Brekke inspires shooters to gold
Johanne Brekke leads the way as Britain's women's prone team win gold at the European shooting championships.


SWIMMING

Phelps struggles again in Berlin
Michael Phelps takes 200m individual medley silver at the short-course World Cup but fails to qualify for the 200m freestyle.


TABLE TENNIS

Bates aims for 2012 Olympic glory
Lincolnshire table tennis sensation Emily Bates sets her sights on a place at the 2012 Olympic Games.


TAEKWONDO

Cook delight after beating champ
Teenage taekwondo star Aaron Cook labels his win over former Olympic champion Steven Lopez as the greatest of his career.


TRIATHLON

Wellington is sportswoman of year
Record-breaking triathlete Chrissie Wellington is named the Sunday Times sportswoman of the year for 2009.


VOLLEYBALL

GB coach agrees Greek club deal
Britain's men's coach Harry Brokking signs a two-year deal at Greek A League club Iraklis to help the British Volleyball Federation's finances.


WRESTLING

Rattigan wins national gold medal
Bristol's Leon Rattigan continues to show his potential by winning gold at the British Senior Championships.


WEIGHTLIFTING

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