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Team Rwanda: from genocide to the Olympics
10 May 2013
Twenty years after the genocide, Adrien Niyonshuti became the first Rwandan cyclist to compete in the Olympics. He tells Channel 4 News about his journey and his part in a new film about the team.
Giro d'Italia: a new challenge for Sir Bradley Wiggins
04 May 2013
As the Giro d'Italia begins, Sir Bradley Wiggins hopes to repeat his success in the Tour de France and London Olympics. But the Giro is a very different beast.
G4S takes £85m hit for bungled Olympic contract
12 February 2013
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.
Mo Farah stopped at customs? He's not alone
02 January 2013
Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah was detained by US border guards over Christmas. Our reporter Jamal Osman, a British Somali journalist, says it's a common experience - and tells his story.
Honours 2013: Have Paralympians been treated fairly?
30 December 2012
Following the announcement of the new year honours list on Saturday, accusations are made that Paralympians have to achieve more than their Olympic counterparts in order to receive titles.
Honour roll? Who capped off 2012 with a place on the New Year's Honours list?
29 December 2012
From Olympic gold medalists to eminent scientists - the successes of 2012 are rewarded in the New Year's Honours list.
Arise Sir Bradley! New year's honours revealed
29 December 2012
Bradley Wiggins is knighted in the Queen's new year's honours list, leading a host of Olympic and Paralympic athletes who made their names at London 2012.
Bradley Wiggins: sports personality, style icon - video
17 December 2012
Tour de France and Olympic gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins scooped the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award on Sunday - but he has also become something of a style icon.
Sit skier Josh Dueck reaches new heights in The Freedom Chair
25 November 2012
Extreme skier Josh Dueck is the man behind the first ever wheelchair ski backflip. And his film The Freedom Chair is changing the face of the sport.
Olympian Wiggins released from hospital
08 November 2012
Britain's Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins is released from hospital after a collision with a vehicle in Lancashire.
