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Rifle passion drives female Kuwaiti shooter

2012-05-31 14:40:34

Mariam Erzouqi grips her German-made air rifle with carefully-manicured hands, steadies her footing, eyes the target and slowly pulls the trigger until a soft crack echoes through Kuwait's cavernous shooting range.

London organizers promising a tasty Games

2012-05-31 14:40:27

Toasted tea cakes dripping in Yorkshire butter for breakfast, cod and chips, or maybe a pole and line caught tuna salad washed down with a glass of London 2012 red wine for lunch - spectators at this year's Olympics will not be going hungry.

LOCOG promises to serve best food during Olympics

2012-05-31 09:25:26

The LOCOG on Wednesday revealed details of the food and drink that will be served to the millions of spectators and thousands of athletes during the Games this summer.

Axed rower Savage to appeal loss of London berth

2012-05-30 17:10:03

Philippa Savage has been dumped from the Australian rowing team for the London Olympics after falling out with her team mates, Rowing Australia (RA) has said.

BOA seeks clarification over taekwondo squad

2012-05-30 16:23:17

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has asked British Taekwondo to clarify its decision not to include European champion Aaron Cook in its squad for this year's London Games, the BOA said on Tuesday.

Poonia has medal to win and promise to keep

2012-05-30 15:30:15

Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia has no problem buying a T-shirt for her 10-year-old son Lakshya Raj, but the message he wants emblazoned on it gives her pause for thought.

Technology puts viewers in charge at Games

2012-05-30 15:29:28

Advances in technology will allow sports fans on both sides of the Atlantic to see more Olympic action than ever this summer without being chained to the television screen.

BOA tells British wrestling to get a grip

2012-05-30 15:27:33

Britain will have just one female wrestler at the London Olympics in a further blow for a sport mired in controversy for imported talent, dubbed 'Plastic Brits', and a failed dope test by its top male medal hope.

Panama's Saladino eyes gold medal repeat in London

2012-05-30 12:54:45

Reigning Olympic long jump champion Irving Saladino is training for the upcoming London Summer Games with an eye toward silencing his doubters.

London echoes to Dickensian footsteps

2012-05-30 12:52:19

Not far from the Olympic Park, a pub called The Grapes leans over the River Thames like "a faint-hearted diver who has paused so long on the brink that he will never go in at all."

Argentine rowers bridge the distance for London

2012-05-30 12:46:30

Ariel Suarez trains in Buenos Aires and Cristian Rosso 400 kilometres away in Mar del Plata but the Argentine rowers hope hard work and a helping hand from their French rivals will overcome the difficulties of training apart and let them shine at the London Olympics.

Tears, tantrums as French women blow Olympic hopes

2012-05-30 10:40:05

There were tears and tantrums from Alize Cornet and Pauline Parmentier as their hopes of representing France at the London Olympics vanished following first-round defeats at Roland Garros.