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article 12 August 2012 UK
A great British summer - Team GB ends with 65 Olympic medals
A magnificent performance by Team GB sees them finish the Olympic Games with 29 gold medals, putting Britain third in London 2012's overall standings

A magnificent performance by Team GB sees them finish the Olympic Games with 29 gold medals, putting Britain third in London 2012's overall standings

article 08 September 2012 UK
For the London 2012 Games makers, it is forever Games Time
Games maker with giant finger (reuters)
by Felicity Spector

The purple outfits are being folded away, the giant sponge fingers consigned to storage. But what was it like for the 70,000 volunteers who made the London 2012 experience quite so special?

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article 04 June 2013 World, South Africa
Pistorius in court charged with murder. (Getty)
Pistorius in court as murder trial postponed to August

"Blade Runner" athlete Oscar Pistorius appears briefly at a pre-trial hearing in Pretoria, where the magistrate sets 19 August as the date for his trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.

video 19 February 2013 World, South Africa

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Pistorius tragedy 'will not hit Paralympic sport'

International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven tells Jon Snow the memory of what happened at London 2012 will not be affected by what has happened to Oscar Pistorius.

article 12 February 2013 UK
G4S has lost £85m on its London 2012 contract after failing to provide enough security staff (picture: Reuters)
G4S takes £85m hit for bungled Olympic contract

G4S pays a higher-than-expected £85m on its London 2012 contract as the government cuts its fee and forces the security company to pay the costs of military and police support.

video 22 December 2012 UK

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Olympics and Paralympics: bouncing back from fourth place

In sport it's usually the winning that counts - but what about those who have to bounce back from finishing fourth in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games? Keme Nzerem meets two such athletes.

article 10 September 2012 UK
The party's over: How to deal with post-Olympic depression (Reuters)
by Jennifer Rigby The party's over: How to deal with post-Olympic depression

It has been an amazing party - but now the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are over, and the nation is facing a hefty hangover. What next? Let Channel 4 News be your guide.

article 25 August 2012 UK
Members of Team GB's gold-winning men's four rowing team will be honoured (pic: Reuters)
Heroes' return for Olympic rowers

Olympic medallists will parade through Henley-on-Thames in an open-top bus on Saturday in a homecoming parade, including members of the town's elite Leander rowing club.

article 17 August 2012 UK
Speaking on her return to her home town of Sheffield, London 2012 golden girl Jessica Ennis tells Channel 4 News she is
I'm just enjoying this moment, says Jessica Ennis

Speaking on her return to her home town of Sheffield, London 2012 golden girl Jessica Ennis tells Channel 4 News she is "enjoying every minute" of her Olympic triumph.

article 15 August 2012 UK
The sailing team won one gold and four silvers at London 2012 (Getty).
Team GB athletes receive heroes' homecoming

Carnivals and parties are happening across the UK as more Olympians return home after one of Team GB's best medal hauls in the Olympic Games' modern era.