The Olympics
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The Olympics
Will Perry, Eleanor Oldroyd and the BBC Radio 5 live team bring you the stories from London 2012 and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Victoria Pendleton, David Weir and the original Blade Runner - Marlon Shirley
A glorious summer of sport has finally drawn to a close, leaving much of the country feeling inspired. BBC 5 Live caught up with David Weir at the Ath...
David Smith, the Athletes’ Parade and Paralympic jokes
As the London 2012 Games drew to a close, thousands lined the streets of London to cheer on the Athletes' Parade, including a very excited BBC reporte...
Oscar Pistorius’ outburst, Aled Davies and Philip Craven
Ellie Simmonds stormed to victory after winning two titles and setting two world records. Among her supporters was Steve Simmons, her father who told...
John Harris, Stefanie Reid and “boosting” at the Paralympics
The London Paralympic Games are looking set to be the greatest in the history of the movement but it was a very different story at the first Paralympi...
The Paralympians touch down...and the secrets of the running blades.
Over 2,000 athletes landed in the UK this week for the Paralympic Games including the Canadian wheelchair rugby player David Willsie and New Zealand s...
The Father of the Paralympics, Greg Rutherford and Usain Bolt jealousy.
A week before the biggest Paralympic Games ever, Eva Loeffler speaks to Radio 4 about her father Dr Ludwig Guttmann, a German Jewish refugee who start...
Olympic Homecomings, Gemma Gibbons, and David Roberts
Judo Olympians, silver medallist Gemma Gibbons and her partner Euan Burton, tell Victoria Derbyshire about the public reaction to their victory and lo...
The Olympic Aftermath : Katherine Grainger, Oscar Pistorius and Lee Pearson
As London 2012 draws to a close, has the Olympic experience changed the United Kingdom? Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson tells Richard Bacon about the last...
Nicola Adams, the Brownlee brothers and making sense of the medal table.
Nicola Adams describes the sacrifices she made to make history and win the first Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing. Alistair and Jonny Brownlee tal...
Mo Farah, Andy Murray and Jessica Ennis
Team GB’s Mo Farah, gold medallist in the 10,000m, receives a surprise phone call from his school PE teacher on Victoria Derbyshire’s 5 Live show and...
Sir Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins and Topping the Medal Table
Rowing pair Heather Stanning and Helen Glover end Great Britain’s five-day wait for Olympic gold while BBC Radio 2’s Simon Mayo gets carried away chee...
Opening Ceremony, Rebecca Adlington and Olympic sex tests.
Comedians Rhod Gilbert and Lloyd Langford reflect on the Opening Ceremony of the London Games while singer Alex Trimble speaks about performing during...
Michael Johnson, Shanaze Reade and David Quantick and...the Games begin!
Can David Rudisha dominate the 800 metres and finally achieve Olympic gold after missing out on Beijing through injury. Richard Bacon is joined by Oly...
Emma Pooley, Jeremy Hunt and fasting during the Olympics.
After Bradley Wiggins’ historic win of the Tour de France, Team GB cyclist Emma Pooley speaks about going for gold. BBC World Service investigates how...
USA Dream Team, Steve Backley and Olympic Village life
The Olympic Village will be home to 16,000 athletes and officials during the course of the Games but is it all work and no play? Eleanor Oldroyd finds...
Olympic security, Zara Phillips and 95 medals for Team GB?
Lord Seb Coe, London 2012 chairman tells BBC 5 Live that Olympic security will not be compromised despite the contractor G4S’s failure to provide suff...
Olympic superstars are in town : Michael Johnson, Sally Pearson & Liu Xiang
Among the host of international athletes making their final preparations at the Aviva London Grand Prix is one of the hottest favourites for Olympic g...
Jonty Clarke, Jordanne Whiley and missiles in the East End.
Andy Murray and Jonathan Marray weren’t the only British finalists at Wimbledon, Jordanne Whiley also made history as part of the first all-British wh...
Olympic heroes : Radmilovic, Bannister and Bolt
After the announcement of the Team GB Athletics squad, 18-year old sprinter Adam Gemili spoke his joy and surprise at his inclusion; 800m runner Lynse...
Stuart Pearce on the England football squad, Christian Malcolm and the Olympic gardens
Spain maybe European Champions but Britain is looking forward to securing an Olympic gold in the football at the London Games. Team GB manager Stuart...
Michael Phelps, Rachel Brown and the Cultural Olympiad
As the US Olympic swimming trials get underway, the legendary Michael Phelps speaks about his comeback and rivalry with fellow American Ryan Lochte. E...
Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis & Martine Wright
After years of training, last weekend the UK Olympic trials for track and field took place in Birmingham. BBC 5 Live's Sonja McLaughlan was trackside...
Sir Chris Hoy, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Miles Jupp
After four years of intensive training, this weekend’s Aviva 2012 athletic trials will decide which track and field athletes will make Team GB. The co...
Greg Searle, David Florence and Olympic motivation
Great Britain's rowers enjoyed mixed fortunes in the last competition before the Olympics, winning three golds but seeing two leading hopes beaten. Jo...
Dai Greene, Aaron Cook and the torch in Scotland
As the Olympic torch tours the beautiful cities, highlands and islands of Scotland, Bryan Burnett marvels at the joyous atmosphere surrounding the tor...
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Daley Thompson and Tom Daley
Team GB diver and European Champion Tom Daley speaks to Radio 2’s Steve Wright about his physical and mental preparation going into the London Games....
Sir Steve Redgrave, Venus Williams and Olympic Flame in Northern Ireland
This week, additional tickets to London 2012 went on sale amidst slow ticket sales, Paul Deighton Chief Executive of LOCOG spoke to 5 Live Breakfast t...
Christine Ohuruogu, Jessica Ennis and Olympic Flame in Wales
This week, showjumper Tim Stockdale speaks about his amazing recovery just seven months after he broke his neck in a riding accident. Team GB Taekwond...
The Olympic cauldron is lit, Liam Phillips, Oscar Pistorius, Hollie Avil and Tom Daley
In a week where Olympic excitement finally arrived in Great Britain, we hear from a gripped BBC Devon as the Olympic cauldron is lit for the first tim...
Princess Anne, Jessica Ennis and Anish Kapoor
This week, the Olympic flame began its 70-day relay around the UK. BBC Sports Editor David Bond discussed the build-up to the Games with former Olympi...
Olympians on the new Olympic venues, Alex Partridge, Mhairi Spence and Jonny Brownlee
This week, the Triathlon World Series gets underway in San Diego, 5 Live’s Alistair Bruce-Ball spoke to Jonny Brownlee about his preparations and comp...
Nathan Robertson, Amanda McGrory and Liam Tancock
This week, the final round of test events have been taking place at the Olympic Park in Stratford. At the Riverside Arena, the Great Britain men and w...
Victor Conte, Natalie Perdue and Gary Lineker
Next week, the British Olympic Association finds out if the World Anti-Doping Agency has succeeded in lifting the lifetime Olympic ban for British dru...
Sir Chris Hoy, Andy Hunt and Charles van Commenee
A look ahead to London 2012 with a selection of Olympic stories from across BBC local, national and World Service Radio.
With the London Olympi...
Darren Campbell, James Cracknell, Laura Trott and Richard Kruse
In this edition, Olympic gold medallists Darren Campbell and James Cracknell discuss the role of food supplements in athlete's training regimes and th...
Peter Keen, David Millar and Danny Baker
In this edition, Director of Performance at UK Sport Peter Keen discusses Mission 2012, the traffic light system by which all Olympic sports are judge...
Luol Deng, Shanaze Reade and Andrew Willis
A look ahead to London 2012 with a selection of Olympic stories from across BBC local, national and World Service Radio.
In this edition, Britis...
Stella McCartney, Kriss Akabusi & Colin Jackson, Aimee Willmott
A look ahead to London 2012 with a selection of Olympic stories from across BBC local, national and World Service Radio.
In this edition, forme...
Matthew Pinsent, Danny Crates and Nicola Adams
A look ahead to London 2012 with a selection of Olympic stories from across BBC local, national and World Service Radio.
In this edition, we he...
Steve Cram, Judo star Kate Walker and Phillips Idowu
A look ahead to London 2012 with a selection of Olympic stories from across BBC local, national and World Service Radio.
In this edition, we he...