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A fabulous Games – but what is the legacy?
A major element of London’s bid to host the Games was a commitment to a lasting legacy. Channel 4 News looks at what we will have to help us remember what Jacques Rogge called a “fabulous” Olympics.
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Kate Bush tipped to star in Olympics closing ceremony
The reclusive star is rumoured to be performing at the Olympics closing ceremony along with dozens of famous acts including the Spice Girls, Tinie Tempah and The Who.
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London 2012: was this the women’s Olympics?
After boxing and taekwondo were contested by women for the first time and women’s football pulled in record crowds, Channel 4 News asks if London 2012 was a turning point for women’s sport.
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LIVE BLOG: London 2012 Olympic Games finale
• Ed McKeever wins Gold in 200m Canoe Sprint • Team GB wins bronze in women’s hockey • Anthony Ogogo loses boxing semi-final • Shanaze Reade qualifies for BMX final • Lutalo Muhammad fails to make the taekwondo semi-finals • Luke Campbell wins bantum boxing semi-final by nine points to five • Daniel Fogg finishes…
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Adams punches her way into boxing history
Yorkshire’s Nicola Adams makes history by winning flyweight gold in the first ever women’s boxing final, overcoming her Chinese arch-rival Ren Cancan.
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Is golf in a rut?
The Olympics have left everything in their shadow since the Queen uttered: “Good evening Mr Bond”, not least other sports.
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Concerns grow over securing Olympic legacy
As athletes and sports stars urge the government to invest in “patchy” school sports funding, Channel 4 News reveals that 38 per cent of 2012 British medallists so far went to independent schools.
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Pendleton thought Games ‘would be one for the girls’
Victoria Pendleton says she thought the 2012 Olympics “would be one for the girls” and that sport should be taken more seriously in our schools.
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Keri-Anne Payne loses out on marathon swim medal
Beijing silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne finishes fourth in the gruelling women’s 10k swimming competition, which was won by Eva Ristov of Hungary.
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Can 10km swimmer Payne add gold to Beijing silver?
The women’s 10km swim, around London’s Serpentine, may not carry the glamour of other swimming events. But Britain’s Keri-Anne Payne, who took silver in Beijing, is tipped to go one better in 2012.
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FactCheck: how good a sport is the PM?
David Cameron says £1bn is being spent on sports in schools. FactCheck’s looked, but we can’t find it.
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LIVE BLOG: Updates from the Olympic Games
Latest updates from the Olympic Games in London.
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Sir Chris Hoy: ‘I thought nothing could top Beijing’
Sir Chris Hoy tells Channel 4 News that winning two golds in London to become the country’s most successful Olympian has been “phenomenal” and that he is proud to be both British and Scottish.
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Yorkshire continues rise in Olympic medals table
Alistair Brownlee’s triathlon victory means Yorkshire leapfrogs Hungary, North Korea and the Netherlands in the London 2012 medal rankings.
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Pendleton on track for another cycling gold
Victoria Pendleton makes her final appearance in competitive cycling on the last day of action from the velodrome, as Britain looks to make London 2012 its most successful Olympics since 1908.