Evening Standard - Olympics

West Ham to call 2012 stadium home after Games

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:31:53 GMT

West Ham will call the Olympic Stadium home after the 2012 Games, as an independent investigation upheld the decision to award the grounds to the London football club

The Olympic super brands take over London

Mihir Bose — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:12:01 GMT

Feature: London 2012 will be a new experience for one volunteer. Urvasi Naidu, who has been a volunteer for every Olympics since the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, always carries some masking tape in her handbag

BMX battle: our top rider takes on world's toughest course

Matthew Beard, Sports News Correspondent — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:50:08 GMT

The world's top riders battled it out in the inaugural BMX race at the Olympic Park as the 'terrifying' track was put to the test

Craig Fallon is back after lean times because judo is in his blood

Matt Majendie — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:15:48 GMT

But dreams of Olympic glory played no part in former world champion's decision

Paralympian cyclist critically hurt in 'hit and run with van'

Miranda Bryant — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:55:13 GMT

A gold medal-winning Paralympic cyclist has had his dreams of competing in the London 2012 Games shattered after he was knocked down in an alleged hit-and-run crash with a van

Bank staff told to work from home to avoid 2012 travel chaos

Simon English and Matthew Beard — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:36:08 GMT

Tens of thousands of staff at London's top banks will be told to work from home or do flexitime during the Olympics

Court judgment: London 2012 Basketball Arena is a winner

Henry Swarbrick — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:16:36 GMT

Despite limit on fans at first Olympic Park test event, signs are the atmosphere will be great next year

Canary Wharf leads the flexi revolution

Simon English — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:21:31 GMT

Feature: Top banks have say that staff will not have to be in the office during the Olympic fortnight and Canary Wharf already has a plan in place to cope in the Games

Andy Hunt pleased with Olympic preparations

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:34:43 GMT

Team GB chef de mission Hunt believes preparations for the Olympics have "moved up another gear" despite the recent rioting in London

Olympic Challenge No. 6: Basketball with Daniel Clark and Drew Sullivan

Bella Blissett — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:14:02 GMT

As part of our quest to test all Olympic disciplines before 2012, Bella Blissett tries to learn a few tricks as she steps onto court

Basketball players hope Games will inspire a generation of fans

Miranda Bryant — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:06:54 GMT

British basketball players tell of their hopes that London 2012 can help make the sport as popular as football

Road cycling is an odd sport... no wonder the French find it so enjoyable

Dan Jones — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:20:34 GMT

It is often said that London's cyclists think they own the bloody road. Never was it truer than Sunday morning

Drivers fume as cycling test event leads to 'gridlock' across London

Mark Prigg and Matthew Beard — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:37:23 GMT

Transport for London admits there were 'lessons to be learned' after an Olympic test event led to traffic problems across London

Olympic Village sold to Qatari firm for £557m

Ross Lydall — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:36:36 GMT

The Olympic Village is sold to a Middle Eastern developer for £557 million in a deal that leaves UK taxpayers about £175 million out of pocket

Call in Army to keep Games safe, says ex-Para who became MP

Craig Woodhouse, Political Reporter — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:04:46 GMT

Interview: The military will be needed to help protect next year's Olympics from terrorism, says MP and former Army officer Dan Jarvis

Hurdler William Sharman: The real-life gladiator

Lucy Fry — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:33:17 GMT

He could have been a pianist or a banker but Sharman's focus now is solely on Olympic glory

Road shutdown for Olympic cycle race test

Mark Prigg, Science and Technology Editor — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:52:15 GMT

Large parts of the road network in central and south London will be closed on Sunday for the biggest 2012 test event yet in the capital

Lifesize wire sculptures greet guests at Heathrow

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:43:27 GMT

A lifesize wire sculpture of Tom Daley in full flow now greets tourists at Heathrow's Terminal 5

Young British swimmers to take the plunge on world stage in Hyde Park

Miranda Bryant — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:38:16 GMT

Two British swimmers are to make their debut on the world stage at the Olympic test event for marathon swimming in Hyde Park

Londoner's get fit in run up to Olympics

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:28:44 GMT

With the Olympics coming, Londoners are keener than ever to exercise but can't find the time. Bella Blissett tests some new equipment that may make it easier to stay fit

Early triumph for the Olympics as London test events sell out

Ross Lydall — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:05:26 GMT

Olympics fever hits London a year before the Games begin, with a series of test events selling out

The making of Team Bryony

Bryony Shaw — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:15:32 GMT

Feature: No Olympic athlete gets to the Games alone. Meet the people behind top windsurfer Bryony Shaw

Soccer coach's goal to carry Games torch

Mark Blunden — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:48:47 GMT

Former soldier who served in Afghanistan and now coaches deprived children in football calls for Londoners to nominate the 'unsung heroes' in their communities to carry the 2012 Olympic torch

Why we're the best

Oliver Poole — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:30:31 GMT

Feature: Culture, environment and genes are all cited as reasons for sporting success. But it is practice that really makes perfect, reports Oliver Poole

Londoners warned to avoid games gridlock

Dick Murray and Ross Lydall — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:00:11 GMT

Transport for London begins its biggest-yet campaign to prevent gridlock on the Tube and roads during the Olympics