London 2012: Summer Olympics

The Games of the 30th Olympiad got under way in July after a spectacular celebration of Britain and global sport at London’s brand new Olympic Stadium. Since then more than two hundred nations have been striving to bring home gold, silver and bronze.

The World’s coverage of London 2012 includes features and interviews, including ongoing reporting from the Games by correspondent Alex Gallafent.

Plenty of Olympic Gold Still Up for Grabs in London

The 2012 Summer Games draw to a close this weekend, but there are still many medals up for grabs. More >>

When the 2012 Party is Over

This summer Britons have feasted on national celebrations including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and London’s Olympic Games. When the Paralympic Games conclude in a few weeks, Britain will have to get back to reality. And that might not be easy. More >>

Italian Fails Doping Test and British Cycling Star Breaks Gold Medal Record

Anchor Lisa Mullins gets a round-up of news from the Olympic Games from The World’s Alex Gallafent in London. Italy’s Olympic 50km race walk champion Alex Schwazer failed a doping test ahead of his arrival in London and a British knight of the realm wins a record-breaking gold medal at the Velodrome. More >>

Debate Over China’s Win-At-All Cost Philosophy

China places a lot of pressure on its Olympic athletes to bring home the gold as winning is considered a metaphor for the country’s success and power. More >>

How Yorkshire Athletes Boost the British Olympic Team

If the English county of Yorkshire were a nation in its own right, it’d be near the top end of the current Olympic medal table. Athletes from Yorkshire are responsible for much of Britain’s current success at London 2012. More >>

Katie Taylor: Ireland’s Knock-Out

Taylor is Ireland’s top gold medal hope and was the country’s flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. More >>

Celebrating the Amateur Athlete in Poetry

Anchor Aaron Schachter talks with The World’s Alex Gallafent about the race to determine the world’s fastest man; the London Games of 1908; and poetry to celebrate the amateur athlete. More >>

London Mayor Boris Johnson and his Olympic City

The World’s Alex Gallafent reports on events in London, including the death of a cyclist hit by a bus outside the Olympic Park. Plus a look at the growing political clout of London Mayor Boris Johnson. More >>

Pie, Mash, And Liquor in the Olympic City

The World’s Alex Gallafent takes us to a traditional business in the East End of London: a pie and liquor shop. More >>

Is China Getting Bad Press at the London Games?

Orville Schell, a long-time China observer, notices that the country has been receiving a lot of bad press. He argues that’s partly because of its bravado. More >>

How to Kill Time Between Olympic Events

Anchor Aaron Schachter gets an update on the talk at the Olympics from The World’s Alex Gallafent in London. Beyond the sporting news, Alex also takes a brief shopping trip to the ‘official department store provider’ to the 2012 London games. More >>

Ye Shiwen Row: China Reacts to Doping Allegation

Chinese social media websites have been busy with an outpouring of anger at the doping allegation against swimmer Ye Shiwen. More >>

Account Suspension Prompts Olympic Twitter Debacle

The hashtag #twitterfail is trending today above #NBCfail, after Twitter suspended the account of an outspoken critic of NBC’s coverage for more than 48 hours. Twitter and NBC have a partnership agreement for the Olympic Games. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with media writer, blogger and teacher, Dan Gillmor. More >>

Olympic Outrage: Why So Many Empty Seats?

Host Aaron Schachter has been watching the Olympic coverage and is troubled by one thing: “Why are there so many empty seats?” Aaron talks with Mihir Bose who’s covering the Olympics for the Evening Standard. More >>

Excitement Mounts, Athletes Protest, and Poetry

Olympic Round-Up: Anchor Aaron Schachter talks with The World’s Alex Gallafent in London about the latest news from Olympics; how the city is still buzzing, and how some athletes are protesting sponsorship restrictions, and explores Olympic poetry. More >>

Olympic Dreams in Times of Austerity

A nation suffering major economic stress right now is still bidding for the 2020 Games. More >>

London’s Summer Olympics Get Under Way

On Friday, a global TV audience witnessed a spectacular and idiosyncratically British opening ceremony at Olympic Stadium. The World’s Alex Gallafent spoke with visitors from around the globe ahead of London’s big night. More >>

Families of the Victims of 1972 Munich Massacre Call for Minute of Silence

Families of the Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Munich Games continue to press for an official moment of silence at Friday’s opening ceremony in London. But Olympic officials say the launch of London 2012 is not the appropriate forum for such a remembrance. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports. More >>

An Olympic Task: Catching Drug Cheats at the London Games

The London Summer Olympics are already over for some athletes. Bans for nine track and field athletes were announced this week after the athletes failed drug tests. More >>

Former Olympian David Moorcroft Recalls Doping Controversies of Games Past

The practice of doping is believed to have been at its peak during the 1970s and 80s, and back then testing for drugs was less reliable. More >>

Reflecting on London 1948: The Austerity Olympics

London last hosted the Olympic Games in 1948, a time of post-war austerity in Britain. The success of those Games augers well for London 2012; the current Games take place against a backdrop of economic gloom. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports. More >>

BBC Journalist Who Lost Leg in Iraq Carries Olympic Torch

The Olympic torch arrived in London this week, ahead of the opening ceremony on Friday. One man who carried the torch part of the way was BBC producer Stuart Hughes who lost his lower leg in 2003 while covering the war in Iraq. More >>

US Olympic Table Tennis Team Trains the Chinese Way

The US table tennis team is made up of players who are American-born, but all of Chinese descent. More >>

40 Years Ago, Soviet Gymnast Olga Korbut Dazzled the World

Forty years ago in Munich, Olga Korbut changed the way Americans watched the Olympics. And the tiny pig-tailed athlete inspired girls around the world to take up gymnastics. More >>

Former Olympic Cyclist Tommy Godwin Remembers 1948 London Games

London’s Herne Hill Velodrome is a vestige of London’s other Olympic Games in 1948. Reporter Laura Lynch speaks with cyclist Tommy Godwin who competed in those games. The Bronze medalist is now 91, but he still gets on the bike. More >>

Can’t use the Olympic Rings? Try a British Flag

The International Olympic Committee doesn’t like businesses using the Olympics logo, or words like gold, to market their products. But, as The World’s Alex Gallafent reports, Britons are finding ways around the rules. More >>

Male Athletes Fly First Class, Heathrow Strike, and More

The World’s Alex Gallafent is about to board his flight to London to cover the Games and anchor Marco Werman gets an update on this week’s stories. More >>

Pickpockets Target London Games

The British police say they’ve received intelligence that organized gangs from South America and Eastern Europe are planning a crime blitz during the Summer Olympic Games. More >>

Traffic Jams, Bad Weather, Security Concerns: It Must Be The Olympics

London’s Olympic Games are about to begin, but British bellyaching about weather and traffic is already in full swing, reports The World’s Alex Gallafent. More >>

Judo Athlete Not Allowed to Represent Kosovo in Olympics

Kosovo’s contested statehood has made the International Olympic Committee not allow Majlinda Kelmendi to represent her country at London 2012. More >>

Meb Keflezighi Eyes Gold at London 2012

Meb Keflezighi is the oldest man to win the US Olympian marathon trials. More >>

London 2012: Dreary Weather, Security, and Chaos on the Subway

British newspapers are full of complaints about the dreary weather, security costs, and chaos on the roads and subway. More >>

Getting Ready for the London 2012 Summer Olympics

The London Olympic Games are only three weeks away and there is much excitement in the British Capital. But The World’s Alex Gallafent tells Marco Werman that there are also concerns about security – and, of course, that English summer weather. More >>

London Olympics: Tube Trouble and Anti-Aircraft Missiles

London is slowly, but surely giving itself away to the great, grand and possibly overwhelming spectacle of the Summer Olympics. We who live here are being told to be ready to welcome the world. But we are also being warned it could be more than a little inconvenient. More >>