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Olympic champs suffer World Cup setback
11:21am Monday 28th May 2012
KATHERINE Grainger continued what is becoming a procession towards London 2012 with another Rowing World Cup gold, but it was a mixed weekend for Marlow team-mates Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter and Greg Searle.
Marlow mum meets Drogba as she carries Olympic flame
3:12pm Thursday 24th May 2012
A MUM from Marlow was mobbed like a sporting hero in the streets this week as she proudly carried the Olympic flame.
Bucks woman runs with Olympic flame today
9:33am Wednesday 23rd May 2012
A DETERMINED cancer combating fundraiser from Marlow will today run with the Olympic torch.
Olympic Torch touches down tomorrow
9:20am Thursday 17th May 2012
FORMER England footballer David Beckham brings the Olympic torch to Britain tomorrow, launching a 70-day tour around the country before the official lighting of the flame on July 27.
It will be like a mini Paralympics in Manchester - Sealy
4:35pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
HIGH WYCOMBE wheelchair basketball star Matt Sealy insists this weekend’s BT Paralympic World Cup can be the perfect platform to London 2012 success this summer.
- In 2012, London will become the first city to host the Olympics three times.
- The Olympics were last held in London in 1948, and were known as 'Games of the XIV Olympiad'
- The swimming events were first held undercover at the previous London Olympics.
- Croydon resident Dorothy Tyler won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1948 games.
- In 1948 Great Britain won just 3 gold medals - despite having more participants than any other country.
- The total cost for the Olympic Games and the regeneration of east London has been estimated at over £9 billion.
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