Olympic Games

Ex-Olympic champion Rand dies aged 86
Mary Rand, the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics, dies at the age of 86.
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Olympic Games
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1 day ago
Olympic women's sport limited to biological females
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Olympic Games
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2 days ago
McEvoy breaks long-standing 50m freestyle world record
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Swimming
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20 March
LA in sights, but Edinburgh on agenda first for Dean
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Swimming
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12 March
Wasserman to reportedly sell talent agency after Epstein fallout
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US & Canada
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14 February
Khelif willing to take sex test for 2028 Olympics
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Boxing
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4 February
LA opens ticket draw for 2028 Olympics - with seats starting at $28
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US & Canada
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14 January

'Nearly severed my spine' - Olympic hopeful's journey back to judo
One-time Olympic judo hopeful Eric Ham says he refused to give up on his sporting career after fracturing his back falling from a bridge.
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Judo
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15 January
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Rowing Ireland to 'review all aspects' after welfare concerns
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Rowing
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30 January
'Completely incapacitated' Olympian targets Worlds return
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Sailing
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15 January
GB athletes need to harness AI for future success - UK Sport chief
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Olympic Games
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30 December 2025
Torvill & Dean and Wiegman recognised in New Year Honours
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Winter Sports
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30 December 2025
I've realised I can make a difference - Hoy
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Cycling
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18 December 2025
'Helping daddy regrow' - how Hoy family found strength amid cancer diagnosis. Video, 00:01:54
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Olympic Games
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15 December 2025

IOC wants Russia & Belarus youth athlete ban lifted
Youth athletes from Russia and Belarus should be allowed to compete for their countries at international events again, says the International Olympic Committee.
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Olympic Games
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11 December 2025
Seven-time Olympic medallist Oleksiak banned for two years
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News
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26 November 2025
British athletes given AI-based online abuse help
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Olympic Games
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4 December 2025
Women's 100m final on day one at LA 2028 Olympics
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Olympic Games
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12 November 2025
Summer sports would 'dilute' Winter Olympics
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Winter Olympics
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14 November 2025
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IOC closer to ban on trans women in female events
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10 November 2025
Canoeist banned for 'explicit' social media post
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Canoeing
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31 October 2025

Liverpool to bid for 2030 World Gymnastic Championships
British Gymnastics plans to bid for the 2030 World Championships to be hosted at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
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Gymnastics
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22 October 2025
IOC to tell members not to host events in Indonesia
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Olympic Games
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22 October 2025
Boycott of Israel gymnasts sets 'dangerous precedent'
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Gymnastics
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15 October 2025
Four-time Olympic medallist Carlin retires after losing 'spark'
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Olympic Games
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15 October 2025
Australian Olympic swim star Titmus retires at 25
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Swimming
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16 October 2025
Wales' Jack Tottem 'living the dream' as GB women's eight cox
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Rowing
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24 September 2025
IOC sets up working group 'to protect women's sport'
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Olympic Games
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5 September 2025

Olympic cricket places decided by continents and play-offs
ECB chair Richard Thompson says that qualification for the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 will be decided geographically, with one play-off match, as opposed to by rankings.
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Olympic Games
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31 July 2025
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Peaty targets four gold medals at 2028 Olympics
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Swimming
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29 July 2025
Olympic cricket at LA 2028 set for 9am start times
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Cricket
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15 July 2025
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Irish sporting pioneer Kyle dies aged 96
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Athletics
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23 July 2025
Back-to-back world titles would top Olympic gold - Wiffen
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Olympic Games
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25 June 2025
GB's Cullen and Shriever collect World Cup wins
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22 June 2025
GB top Para-canoe medal table at Euro Championships
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Disability Sport
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22 June 2025

The Olympics on BBC Sounds

The Somerset cricket team still Olympic champions. BBC Radio Somerset. Audio, 00:11:22
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BBC Radio Somerset
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1 August 2024
5 Live Sport: All About... The Sebastian Coe one. Audio, 35 minutes
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BBC Radio 5 Live
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5 Live Sport: All About... The Dame Denise Lewis one. Audio, 37 minutes
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BBC Radio 5 Live
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The Olympics on BBC World Service

How a street dance made it to the Olympics. Audio, 24 minutes
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BBC World Service
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Witness History: The 1924 Paris Olympics. Audio, 9 minutes
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BBC World Service
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What in the World. How South Sudan's basketball team is making history at the Paris Olympics. Audio, 14 minutes
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BBC World Service
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The gay activists who won an Olympic-sized battle
How do I become an Olympian? Audio, 13 minutes
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BBC World Service
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