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The Independent, 15.12.08 16:31 UTC

Hoy puts retirement on hold for 2012

Chris Hoy has admitted the lure of cycling in front of a passionate home crowd at the London 2012 Olympics prevented him from retiring at the top of his sport. Hoy, named BBC sports personality of ...

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The Independent, 15.12.08 16:02 UTC

Hoy put retirement on hold for 2012

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Times Online Sport, 03.12.08 00:04 UTC

Government spends final £50m on Games

A new funding deal for London 2012 athletes was announced last night as the Government gave warning that it had “reached the very limit” of public investment in Olympic sport. An ...

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Telegraph, 09.10.08 21:30 UTC

Olympians Sarah Ayton and Nick Dempsey get married

Olympic gold medal winning sailor Sarah Ayton has married fellow Olympian, windsurfer Nick Dempsey.

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International Herald Tribune, 09.10.08 00:34 UTC

Olympic blood samples to be retested

The International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday that it would retest blood samples collected from athletes at the Beijing Games to check for a new blood-boosting drug most often used by ...

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Times Online Sport, 01.10.08 22:33 UTC

Paula Radcliffe targets New York Marathon return

Barely six weeks after she cut a crushed figure in Beijing as her Olympic dream turned sour once more, Paula Radcliffe will take to the streets again in the New York City Marathon next month. ...

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International Herald Tribune, 12.09.08 02:32 UTC

Pistorius's star continues to rise at Paralympics

BEIJING : It took Oscar Pistorius more than an hour to navigate the news media interview gantlet after the 100-meter semifinal at the Bird's Nest on Monday night. Most Paralympic athletes are ...

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Telegraph, 06.09.08 18:31 UTC

Beijing Paralympics: Chinese ballet girl who lost a leg in Sichuan earthquake performs

A moving performance by an 11-year-old ballet student who lost a leg in the Sichuan earthquake in May set the tone for a breathtaking and sometimes emotional Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony.