Olympic Spotlight

Clash of the Olympic diving titans

2012-07-30 15:34:43

China will continue its run on the diving gold medals today as Team GB's Olympic poster boy Tom Daley will battle world champion Qiu Bo in the men's 10m synchronized platform medal final at 10 pm Monday evening.

Gold medal moments: Day Two

2012-07-30 15:04:51

China's Guo Wenjun poses with her gold medal at the victory ceremony for the women's 10m Air Pistol competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich in London July 29, 2012.

Opening ceremony skydiving Queen revealed to be a man

2012-07-29 21:44:31

One of the highlights of Friday's ceremony was a filmed segment in which James Bond met the Queen Elizabeth II and the pair boarded a helicopter, supposedly en-route to the Olympic Stadium.

Mystery woman gatecrashed India march past

2012-07-29 15:18:45

A mystery woman gatecrashed India's march past at the Olympic opening ceremony and the delegation are seeking an apology from the London organisers, an Indian newspaper reported on Sunday.

LOCOG apologizes after flag blunder

2012-07-28 13:33:40

The organizers of 2012 London Olympic Games has issued a statement of apology after mistakingly using the national flag of ROK for the DPRK team before an Olympics group match of women's football.

First world record

2012-07-28 10:45:00

Legally blind archer Im Dong-hyun set the first world record of the London Olympics on Friday and then added another as South Korea broke the team record.

Husband, coach, punching bag

2012-07-27 23:51:02

Perhaps Jiang Shan's most important role is corralling wife Li Na's infamously volatile temper.

China's historic road to Olympics

2012-07-27 14:54:20

China's road to the Olympics is full of twists and turns, but the Chinese people have never stopped their desire for Olympic glory.

British royal family welcomes Olympic Games

2012-07-26 17:29:18

The British royal family has been fully engaged in the London 2012 Olympic Games as bidders, planners, spectators and even the players.

London, the city to host the most Olympics

2012-07-25 17:08:54

The city of London will now host its 3rd Games, giving it another historic achievement as the city to host the most Olympics.

Olympic torch designers reveal design secrets

2012-07-23 19:31:27

One of the iconic images of any post-war Olympic Games is the Olympic torch, and the London Olympics like many before it has come up with a design that says something about these 2012 Games.

A gathering of official Olympic uniforms

2012-07-23 17:11:39

As the London Summer Olympics draws near, all the participating countries and regions have released their official Olympic team uniforms for the opening ceremony.