Paraic O’Brien’s Olympics scrapbook

Olympic champion and 800m world record holder David Rudisha tells Channel 4 News reporter Paraic O’Brien that an Irish priest who trained him is “more than a father”.

It’s all happening at the Aquatics Centre – or rather, outside it – as embattled Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt shakes hands with News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch. Channel 4 News’s Paraic O’Brien looks on.

Earlier this week, Bradley Wiggins became the Briton to win the most Olympic medals ever. But his record was quickly overtaken by Sir Chris Hoy. So what makes the cyclists so individually special?

Ever wondered what sports journalists do when they cease their unrelenting pursuit of Olympic truth? They sit at desks, they eat food and they unwind in a place called the “quiet room”.

As anger mounts over empty seats at the London 2012 Olympics, Channel 4 News’s Paraic O’Brien offers Lord Coe photographic evidence of vacant blocks at the men’s gymnastics event.

Is it the torch relay or is it Eddie and Patsy with a bottle of champagne and a large cigarette lighter? Channel 4 News reporter Paraic O’Brien meets the stars of AbFab.

Channel 4 News reporter Paraic O’Brien uses the power of video to show the side of the Olympics you might not otherwise see…

The Home Office has said that it will go to court to seek an injunction preventing a strike by border staff which has been called for the eve of the Olympic Games.

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!”

Got a ticket for the Games? Then you’ll want to know whether or not to brush down your beloved Pepsi T-shirt and wear it to London 2012. Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson has the answer.