All about: Olympics
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Sir Steve Redgrave held up by mugger on beach in Rio
By Ceri Roberts, Mar 17, 2013
Five-time gold Olympic medallist Sir Steve Redgrave has been mugged on the beach in Rio de Janeiro - the city that will host the 2016 Olympics. The Daily Mail reports that rowing hero Sir...
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A weekend in... Beijing
By Sam Parker, Jan 15, 2013
Travel to China is on the increase. And since the summer Olympics, British people may well feel an added affinity with our distant friends in Beijing. After all, they went through it too in...
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Revealed! First pictures of Rio's Olympic Stadium
By Katy Holland, Sep 19, 2012
The completed designs of the Olympic Park in Rio have just been released, including the first pictures of how it will look. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO. The 300 acre park, in Barra da Tijuca, will...
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Watch: A day in Rio de Janeiro
By Katy Holland, Sep 03, 2012
With its annual carnival as well as the 2014 World Cup and the upcoming Olympics in 2016, Rio is well and truly in the spotlight, and his video shows off some of its beauty. Shot from funiculars...
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More sunshine for Britain with 27C heat before Olympics closing ceremony
By Roshina Jowaheer, Aug 11, 2012
Forecasters have predicted another warm weekend after Thursday saw the hottest day of the Olympics with the capital basking in 27C heat. After a hot Saturday, there will be heavy showers...
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Jessica Ennis plans holiday 'to read Fifty Shades of Grey'
By Ruth Doherty, Aug 09, 2012
She might be a gold medal-winning heptathlon Olympics champion, but Jessica Ennis proved she's just like the rest of us really - by revealing plans to read Fifty Shades of Grey on a...
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Jodie Marsh celebrates Team GB's wins with gold bikini in the Caribbean
By Roshina Jowaheer, Aug 02, 2012
She may be sunning herself a thousand miles away from the Olympics but Jodie Marsh showed her support for Team GB by celebrating their gold medal win in a tiny gold bikini. The body builder...
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German tourist 'tout' arrested with £23k worth of Olympics tickets
By Ruth Doherty, Aug 01, 2012
A German tourist tout has been arrested in London with Olympics tickets worth more than £23,000. Wolfgang Menzel was caught by police after they spotted him selling opening ceremony...
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