London Olympics 2012: special report

Remember the summer of 2012? That heady month of the London Olympics when the sport seemed so clean and pure? Well, an official investigation into Russian doping practices revealed that the country’s Olympic team “corrupted the London Games on an unprecedented scale”.

It’s a potential treat for people missing the Olympic thrill. Two of the world’s top runners, sprinter Usain Bolt and long-distance champion Mo Farah, hint they would be up for a race over 600 metres.

The spirit of London 2012 is in the air again as the Anniversary Games remind us of those golden days a year ago, writes Sports Reporter Jordan Jarrett-Bryan.

A year ago crowds flocked to the Olympic Park to see the world’s finest athletes in action. But are those inspired by the Paralympic Games involved in sport today – or watching from the stands?

The Mayor of London speaks to Channel 4 News from the Olympic Park about the legacy of the games.

Lord Coe and wheelchair users chat to Jon Snow about how the Olympics have helped disabled transport and what more can be done.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.