Multi-Sport Events

Paralympians the upholders of Olympic ideal

30 Aug 2012

If professionalism and nationalism pose a challenge to the ideals of the Olympic Games, the Paralympics can be said to uphold them. Contested by the physically disabled and mentally impaired,...

2:36AM

'London delivered on its promise'

13 Aug 2012

The London Games succeeded in refreshing the Olympic brand by injecting enthusiasm as organisers delivered on their promise to create an event tailor-made for athletes, Jacques Rogge said last...

9:59PM

Ditch corporate excess for the democratic Games

1 Aug 2012

Before its start, the London Olympics was billed as the Austerity Games, given the scraping together of coppers from the UK's collective piggy bank to stage the 30th Olympiad during the global...

10:42PM

Olympic spirit goes beyond the Games

28 Jul 2012

There is no stage as grand or symbolically important as the Olympic Games. Those who awoke early today to watch London's impressive opening ceremony got a taste of that and will better appreciate...

10:27PM

Naked truth about need for security

26 Jul 2012

Napoleon's soldiers discovered the Rosetta Stone, the key to unlocking the ancient Egyptian language. It was bigger than I had expected and is one of the most popular artefacts at the British...

10:18PM

Beeb runs rings round rival

24 Jul 2012

BBC Olympics vs London 2012
Both free
Rating 9/10 for BBC Olympics, 5/10 for London 2012

10:06PM

Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

3:55AM

Olympic evolution

With the Olympics only nine days away, athletes from around the world are arriving in London to take part in over 300 events. But not all these events have stood the test of time since the birth...

9:38PM

HK key to winning place in Olympics

Hong Kong, with its dramatic harbour backdrop, has been chosen to showcase squash and the sport's bid to enter the Olympic Games in 2020.

4:22PM

Big Cash boost for elite athletes

The Hong Kong Sports Institute hopes to double its number of full-time athletes to more than 350 at the redeveloped elite academy after the government increased its funding by 32 per cent to HK$...

2:23PM

China target top-three medals tally

China are targeting a place in the top three of the medals table at the London Olympics, though their squad of over 380 athletes will be considerably down on the number that represented the...

12:52PM

Extending studies fires medal hopes

There are no short cuts to winning medals, but the time investment needed to produce champions has been a major problem for teenagers aiming to become Hong Kong athletes. How can they focus on...

1:35PM

A sporting chance

There are no short cuts to winning medals, but the time investment needed to produce champions has been a major millstone around the necks of Hong Kong athletes, who are caught on the horns of a...

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