Olympic Spotlight

Swimming: New wave surfaces as Phelps signs off

2012-08-12 14:46:53

He did not set any world records and won only half as many gold medals as he did in Beijing four years ago but Michael Phelps still stole the show in the swimming events at the London Olympics.

Victory and spirit

2012-08-12 09:07:33

The London 2012 Olympics brought joy and pain. This page remembers some of the more significant and emotional episodes.

Bolt reignites Lewis feud following double

2012-08-11 09:49:47

Sprint king Usain Bolt said he had lost all respect for Carl Lewis after the US sprint legend restated his concerns over the toughness of Jamaica's drug-testing policy.

London Olympics: No pains, no gains

2012-08-10 12:05:14

Injuries in London Olympics

Final medal chances on Olympic day 14

2012-08-10 11:01:32

China has just three crowning chances out of 17 medal events on Olympic day 14.

Gold medal moment: Day 13

2012-08-10 10:08:33

Gold medal moment: Day 13

Imperious Bolt blazes to sprint double-double

2012-08-10 07:21:49

Jamaican Usain Bolt etched his name further into Olympic folklore by completing an unprecedented and sensational sprint double-double with a smooth 200 metres victory in the joint fourth fastest time ever run on Thursday.

A very special medal and flower bearer

2012-08-09 15:23:11

Steve Tarrant, a medal and flower bearer who is in a wheelchair after losing his right leg in an accident, holds a bunch of flowers during an Olympic victory ceremony in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, on Aug 7, 2012.