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    Welcome to our special section for all things related to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Here you will find the latest news, athlete interviews and profiles, guides to all the sports and our blog from inside the games.

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    London 2012: Bluffer’s guide to fencing

    By lflint | Published: 20.06.12

    Fencing is a fast, tense sport that takes place on an area called a piste, 14 metres long and between 1.5m and 2m wide.

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    NewsAnchor_pink6London 2012: Hannah England risks her place on Team GB

    By lflint | Published: 20.06.12

    World 1500m silver medallist Hannah England admits she is risking a place at the Olympics after confirming she is to miss this weekend’s Team GB trials.

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    London 2012: Bluffer’s guide to indoor volleyball

    By lflint | Published: 19.06.12

    Initially called ‘Mintonette’, the sport changed its name when a spectator commented that the game involved a lot of volleying the ball back and forth, so this would be a more appropriate name.

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    Cycling: Wendy Houvenaghel is set to quit at end of 2012

    By lflint | Published: 19.06.12

    Track cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel has said that she is ready to quit the sport at the end of this year.

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    London 2012: Elena Baltacha hopes rest on wildcard

    By lflint | Published: 19.06.12

    GB tennis player Elena Baltacha is anxiously waiting to find out whether Team GB are granted a second wildcard for the Olympics.

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    London 2012: Wheelchair tennis players are selected for ParalympicsGB

    By lflint | Published: 19.06.12

    Ten of Britain’s top Wheelchair Tennis players are celebrating their selection to ParalympicsGB, as the British Paralympic Association (BPA) today confirmed the ten athletes who will compete at Eton Manor at the Olympic Park in just over 70 days time.

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    NewsAnchor_green6Athletics: Tasha Danvers announces retirement

    By lflint | Published: 18.06.12

    One of Britain’s longest serving athletes and Olympic bronze medallist, Tasha Danvers has announced her retirement from the sport just weeks before the London Olympic Games.

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    London 2012: Bluffer’s guide to judo

    By lflint | Published: 15.06.12

    Judo may mean ‘the gentle way’ and reflect a moral code which demands politeness, courage, self-control and respect, but the four minutes bouts (five for men) can be as physically demanding as boxing and wrestling.

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    NewsAnchor_green6London 2012: Nine sprint canoeists are selected for Team GB

    By lflint | Published: 15.06.12

    The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced the nine athletes selected to represent Team GB in the flat-water Canoe Sprint at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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    London 2012: Bluffer's guide to track cyclingLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to track cycling

    By lflint | Published: 14.06.12

    One of the hottest tickets at the Olympics, the GB track cycling team will have the weight of the nation of their shoulders after their record breaking performances in Beijing has helped to put cycling firmly in the spotlight.

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