Olympic Games

Olympic cricket places decided by continents and play-offs
ECB chief executive Richard Thompson says that qualification for the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 will be decided geographically, with one play-off match, as opposed to by rankings.
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Peaty targets four gold medals at 2028 Olympics
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Swimming
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1 day ago
Irish sporting pioneer Kyle dies aged 96
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Athletics
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23 July
Olympic cricket at LA 2028 set for 9am start times
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Cricket
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15 July
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We have to protect the female category - IOC's Coventry
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Olympic Games
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27 June
Back-to-back world titles would top Olympic gold - Wiffen
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Olympic Games
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25 June
Nigeria target flag football berths at LA 2028 Olympics
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23 June

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GB's Cullen and Shriever collect World Cup wins
Great Britain's Ross Cullen registers his first ever BMX World Cup victory in the Netherlands
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22 June
GB top Para-canoe medal table at Euro Championships
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Disability Sport
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22 June
Olympic great Chusovitina, 50, wins World Challenge Cup silver
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21 June
Ingebrigtsen's father cleared of abuse of Olympic champion
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Athletics
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16 June
FEI investigating Ryan for repeatedly whipping horse
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19 June
World Boxing sorry for naming Khelif in rule change
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Boxing
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3 June
What will Trump travel ban mean for sport?
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6 June

Olympics news and analysis

Burgess wins first World Cup silver in six years
Britain's Adam Burgess claims his first World Cup silver medal since 2019 with an impressive showing in La Seu d'Urgell.
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Canoeing
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8 June
'I'm being forced to choose between Olympics and OnlyFans'
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Canoeing
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29 May
Mahomes to leave Olympic flag football to 'the younger guys'
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American Football
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31 May
Players' union 'immensely disappointed' as Ireland men's sevens cut
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Olympic Games
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15 May
LA28 Olympic opening ceremony to be held in two stadiums
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8 May
GB's Olympic champion Pearne-Webb retires
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Hockey
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12 May
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Olympic medallist Richardson turns professional
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Boxing
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2 May

Biles undecided on competing at LA 2028
Simone Biles, the world's most-decorated gymnast, says she is unsure if she will compete at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Olympic Games
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23 April
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IOC replaces swimmer's medals destroyed in LA fires
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Olympic Games
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5 May
Talks over GB cricket team for LA 2028 Olympics
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Cricket
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18 April
Fairground to host cricket at LA 2028 Olympics
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Olympic Games
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15 April
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Brisbane to build 63,000-seater stadium for 2032 Games
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Olympic Games
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25 March
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LA 2028 to feature Olympic mixed-team golf event
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Golf
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15 April
Cricket at LA 2028 will be six-team T20 tournament
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Olympic Games
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10 April

Groundbreaking but controversial - new IOC president Coventry
Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee president - but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?
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Olympic Games
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21 March
Olympic heartbreak 'fuels' Caudery for titles & records
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Athletics
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20 March
Paralympics president opposed to transgender 'blanket solutions'
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Disability Sport
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27 February
Olympic trampoline champion Page on bouncing back. Audio, 40 minutes
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Wada drops lawsuit against Usada and Tygart
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Swimming
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21 February
Boxing wins vote to be in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
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Olympic Games
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20 March
Kohli rules out T20 comeback for LA 2028 Olympics
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Olympic Games
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15 March

The Olympics on BBC iPlayer

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Daley: Olympic Superstar. Video, 102 minutes
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Your first preview of the historical epic, King and Conqueror
The story of 1066, starring James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Coming to iPlayer this August
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Is a home educating community teaching children conspiracies?
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Inside the Jesus Army, from hippy origins to controlling cult
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What if the Earth spun backwards?
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The Jessops are back with more chaotic family comedy
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Si King investigates who felled the tree at Sycamore Gap
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A perplexing call draws Martin Scarsden into a new mystery
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The Olympics on BBC Sounds

The Somerset cricket team still Olympic champions. BBC Radio Somerset. Audio, 00:11:22
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1 August 2024
5 Live Sport: All About... The Sebastian Coe one. Audio, 35 minutes
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5 Live Sport: All About... The Dame Denise Lewis one. Audio, 37 minutes
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The Olympics on BBC World Service

How a street dance made it to the Olympics. Audio, 24 minutes
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Witness History: The 1924 Paris Olympics. Audio, 9 minutes
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What in the World. How South Sudan's basketball team is making history at the Paris Olympics. Audio, 14 minutes
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The gay activists who won an Olympic-sized battle
How do I become an Olympian? Audio, 13 minutes
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