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Cyclist from London 1948 still cycles eight miles a day

IT IS a safe bet that the athletes at this summer’s Olympians will be chauffeured around in luxury, living in five-star accommodation and feasting on carefully tailored nutritional diets.Read

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From swimming on a family holiday to Olympic bronze

SHE was to become an Olympic medallist just eight years later, but when Margaret Edwards first tried to join a swimming club as a nine-year-old in 1948 she was turned away.Read

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Coach missed Linford's golden moment in Barcelona

IT MAY be 20 years old – but here is a world exclusive. The man who took Linford Christie to Olympic gold has finally revealed he didn’t actually see the race.Read

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The athlete who made David Coleman forget himself

“AND who cares who’s third – it doesn’t matter,” screamed a delirious David Coleman as Great Britain claimed its solitary athletics gold in the 1968 Olympics.Read

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Bradley Wiggins not just a Tour De France hero

TO DESCRIBE an Olympic gold medal as just another ‘high profile training run’ seems incredibly modest – but that is what the best in cycling do – provided they have the right people whispering in their ear.Read

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The Hayes hod carrier who ended Britain's boxing drought

HER Majesty whispered in Chris Finnegan's ear she had stayed up late to see him win Great Britain's first Olympic boxing gold in 14 years.Read

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Sly's silver took second billing to Budd-Decker clash

WHEN folk discover Wendy Sly is an Olympic silver medallist it’s easier if she tells them she was in the famous Zola Budd-Mary Decker final.Read

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'Mighty Mouse' struck gold in a barren year for Britain

THE reason Don Thompson MBE is famous is because the bespectacled clerk had the good luck to win an Olympic gold for Britain when no one else did.Read

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Tommie Smith inspires next generation in West London

AS the countdown to London 2012 reaches its climax, we take a look at West London's Olympic legacy - whether through Olympians from the area, or those who have had a lasting impact on it. Today, with 10 days left, Paul Warburton looks at how a former Olympic legend is helping the next generation of West Londoners fulfil their athletic potential.Read

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How DeGale ripped up the form book to win Olympic gold

SO HOW was it than the 80-1 outsider won the 2008 Olympic middleweight gold medal?Read

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Pietri was hero of original London Olympics

THERE is no doubt that sometimes the gallant loser lives longer in the memory.Read

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Hard work pays off as Fairbrother makes GB squad

SIX years of hard work finally paid off for Kelsi Fairbrother last week when the Hillingdon handball star found out she would be part of Team GB at this summer’s Olympics.Read

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Double Olympic joy for Bleasdale

JULIA Bleasdale’s Olympic dream came true when she sealed her place at the London 2012 Games last week.Read

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Lapthorne gears up for London 2012 at the British Open

EASTCOTE'S Andrew Lapthorne is gearing up to his Paralympic dream by taking part in the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships next week.Read

Tennis

Wimbledon: Murray won the heart of a nation

He may have lost a tennis match but Andy Murray's heroic effort to win Wimbledon has at last won him a place in the hearts of the nation, even though his efforts over more than three and half hours led to a four set defeat by the greatest tennis player ever in Roger Federer.Read

Wimbledon: Serena's extraordianry comeback

Serena Williams capped an extraordinary comeback - virtually from her deathbed - when winning a topsy-turvy Women's Final at Wimbledon yesterday. In a curate's egg of a match what looked like being a humiliation of her opponent Agnieszka Radwanska turned into a nailbiter of a FinalRead

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Wimbledon: Naked power from Serena

An exhibition of naked power never before seen on a tennis court in a women's match propelled Serena Williams to the Wimbledon final yesterday, leaving her Belarussian opponent Victoria Azarenka shattered and querying whether she should really be the world's official number one player.Read

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Win tickets to summer sports camps

WOULD you like to win tickets to Andrew Flintoff's Cricket Academy, Brendan Coles' Dance Academy or a Netball Roadshow camp?Read

Tennis

Wimbledon: Murray's four hour marathon

Andy Murray's fourth Wimbledon semi-final was achieved against The Wall, Spain's David Ferrer, with all the suspense and tension of a Tim Henman visit to the Centre Court.Read

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McCarroll relishing Wimbledon debut

ICKENHAM'S Marc McCarroll is relishing the prospect of making Wimbledon debut in Wimbledon with partner Gordon Reid.Read