London's Olympic stadium helps athletes go faster by power of little toes
Runners are smashing personal bests on London 2012 track thanks to new technology harnessing energy from side of footRobert Booth guardian.co.uk, Friday 3 August 2...

U.S. Seeks to Lift Athletes After Management Missteps
By SARA GERMANO, JOHN CARREYROU and SCOTT CACCIOLA
LONDON—America's track and field team enters the London Games in a funk.
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Athletics Olympians with Collegiate Ties Number 350


Courtesy: Tom Lewis, USTFCCCA...

COMMENTARY
Athletes aren’t thanking the IOC
Officials illustrate greed by not letting the show’s stars display appreciation to their sponsors.

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The United States has sent more than 500 Olympians to London. Ranging from 15 to 54 years of age, they'll compete in almost every Olympic sport.

We all know that their red, white, and blue uniforms come from China, but where do the athletes themselve...

Relight our fire: Stunning Olympic flame doused, relocated and relit in new home... but this time there weren't a billion people watching

Cauldron is put out temporarily as it is moved from the centre of the stadium
Austin Playfoot, 82, relights th...

London Press Conference Excerpts


7/30/2012
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U.S. athletes stage Twitter protest over ad rules
By Keith Weir

LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - A group of U.S. athletes protested on Twitter on Sunday over curbs on appearing in commercials during the Olympics in what looked like a concerted challenge ...

Rochester Hills' Desiree Davila bows out of Olympics with hip injury
 
1:43 PM, July 29, 2012

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MURRAY READY TO REPLACE AILING RADCLIFFE IN OLYMPIC MARATHONBy David Monti(c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - Used with permission.LONDON (29-Jul) -- The big shoes left empty by the ailing Paula Radcliffe at next Sunday's Olympic Women'...