Category Archives: 2012 Olympics

£300 for a night seeing Usain Bolt disappear into the distance

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

FLASH HARRY, our tame wideboy in the double-breasted suit with a ticket for every event, paid through the nose to catch a glimpse of the world’s greatest sprinter last weekend. He was not impressed. Usain Bolt runs his last ever … Continue reading →

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Major athletics events set to return to Crystal Palace stadium

Posted on December 17, 2016 by

The future of Crystal Palace stadium as a training and competition venue seems secure, for a while at least, with the track which was the home of British athletics for half a century set to stage some important regional meetings … Continue reading →

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Bittersweet for Rooney as he is declared an Olympic medallist

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

Croydon Harrier Martyn Rooney is an Olympic medallist, eight years after he’d finished his race. Rooney, along with his team mates from Great Britain’s 4×400 metres relay squad who finished fourth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, have been promoted to … Continue reading →

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Okoye goes on the offensive to save his American dream

Posted on November 25, 2015 by

Three years ago, he was a poster boy of the London Olympics. National record-holder in the discus in his first senior season, and qualifying for the final of a throws event at the 2012 Games, with a scholarship to study … Continue reading →

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Coe has been backing Baku while Crystal Palace crumbles

Posted on June 25, 2015 by

Sebastian Coe’s attempts to run a mile from being associated with recommendations to bulldoze Crystal Palace athletics stadium and other south London sports facilities which were to be part of the “Olympic legacy” promised by the 2012 London Games looks … Continue reading →

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Croydon cycle race crash that could have ended in tragedy

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

Tuesday night’s cycle race in central Croydon narrowly avoided tragedy, according to one of Britain’s most respected Paralympic champions. Sarah Storey, the winner of 11 Paralympic gold medals across two sports at four separate Games, was sent crashing as a … Continue reading →

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Coe’s Olympic legacy promises left in ruins at Crystal Palace

Posted on May 28, 2015 by

In all the furore surrounding corruption at FIFA, the world governing body of football, one name that has barely been mentioned is Sebastian Coe. Lord Coe spent almost two years as the chairman of FIFA’s ethics committee. He was appointed … Continue reading →

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