Search results for ‘London Olympics 2012 special report’
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Somalia’s athletes brave war to train for the Olympics
Most athletes coming to the London Olympics are thinking of medals, writes Jamal Osman. But for Mohamed and Samsam, their greatest achievement was reaching here safely.
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London 2012 – ‘As bad as the Bank of England!’
For the first entry in his Olympics Scrapbook, Paraic O’Brien meets US comedian/activist the Reverend Billy Talen as he rails against the Olympics – “as bad as the Bank of England!”
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Sir Chris Hoy to carry flag at Olympics opening
Triple gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy is chosen to carry Team GB’s flag at the London 2012 opening ceremony as the countdown continues to the Games.
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Olympics sexism row: Men fly business, women fly economy
Women have expressed outrage as female athletes from Japan’s football team and Australia’s basketball team fly economy to the Olympics while their male counterparts travelled business class.
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Olympians greeted by reports of 32-mile queues
With today’s opening of the M4’s “Games lane” to accommodate an influx of Olympic athletes, motorists faced morning rush hour queues reportedly up to 32 miles long.
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Millar named in GB Olympics cycling squad
Cyclist David Millar, who was banned for two years after admitting taking performance enhancing drugs, is picked for Team GB’s Olympics cycling squad alongside Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton.
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No Go Britain puts Olympics travel to the test
As a former accessible travel advisor tells Channel 4 News that travel for disabled people could be “impossible” during the Games we follow four London journeys to put disabled transport to the test.
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What London 2012 Olympic tickets are left?
As more tickets go on sale for the London 2012 Olympics, Channel 4 News looks at what’s left and what’s not.
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1948 Olympics ‘no big deal’ says veteran
One vest, one pair of shorts, a travel pass and some photos – 1948 Olympic basketball player Lionel Price shows Channel 4 News his games memorabilia and says playing in those days “was no big deal”.
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Istanbul: the London 2012 dress rehearsal
Channel 4 News Sports Reporter Keme Nzerem is in Istanbul to report on how Team GB is looking, ahead of London’s Olympics this summer.
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Olympics strike threat ‘unpatriotic’ says No 10
As the leader of Britain’s biggest union warns that strikes against government cuts could be timed to disrupt the Olympics, a Downing St spokesman condemns the idea as “unpatriotic”.
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Terror tests begin for London 2012 Olympics
Sports fans will face airport-style security at the 2012 Olympic Games say police, as they start testing London’s venues against potential terror threats.
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‘No Olympics tickets for Libya while Gaddafi remains’
Libya will not be given tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games, despite organisers saying earlier that it had been allocated several hundred.
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Paralympic cyclists gear up for London Olympics
Channel 4 News reporter Katie Razzall gains exclusive access to the hi-tech training ground of Britain’s Paralympic handcycling team as they race towards gold in London 2012.
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Pistorius, the adored superstar, goes on trial for murder
Oscar Pistorius had transcended disability to become a sporting superstar. Now he stands trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Debora Patta sets the scene for South Africa’s trial of the century.