Does the 'Olympic spirit' still exist, or has it been swallowed up by commercialisation? I was delighted to be invited to a debate with a star-studded panel exploring this very issue, which took place yesterday at the Institut français du Royaume
place finish at the Berlin Marathon in 2:10:55.The former 5,000 and 10,000m track runner had met the Olympic A standard, secured his slot in London 2012 and burst onto the scene as a shining new British marathon talent.With less than six months until his
’s only one Richard Whitehead – and I’ll put money on him bringing home a shiny Team GB gold this summer.Richard Whitehead was in Sheffield to launch the new Powerade Olympic Games Sports Bottle, which will be used to hydrate athletes at the London 2012
forget Kelly Holmes's amazing double gold exploits at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.But I discovered this week just how much more there is to Kelly's legacy than a cupboard full of silverware. Before heading to Athens, Kelly had already lined up a
Gebrselassie the running legend he is today.Over one of the most successful running careers of all time, Gebrselassie amassed 27 world records, two Olympic medals and eight world titles. We've trawled the archives to find some of the career highs and lows faced
Just two years ago sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis considered giving up on running altogether after an Achilles injury forced him to take a year out. The World Junior Champion and Olympic gold relay medallist found the strength to continue after teaming
's really important to me.Oscar Pistorius has been very vocal in saying he wants compete in the 2012 Olympics. Do you share the same ambition to compete against able-bodied athletes?I already train with able-bodied athletes and in the winter I'm thinking
Distance: Olympic 1500m/ 40K/ 10K & Sprint 750m/ 20K/ 5KWhere: ValenciaWhen: September 11, 2011First man: Xavier Llobet 2:11:02 (Olympic distance)First woman: Fátima Maestre 2:34:59 (Olympic distance)Valencia has come up trumps with the perfect end
. It's second to the Olympics when it comes to multi-sports championships games.What are you hoping to achieve at the Commonwealth Games?I've medalled in pretty much all the Commonwealth Games I've taken part in, so I'd like to be coming home
Some see it as an anachronism, a hangover from the British Empire. But for sports fans, the Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport fiesta, the perfect preparation for the Olympics and an introduction to a new wave of British sporting talent
