A London 2040 Olympics is alluring but do gold medals bring cities a golden future?
New research has shown there was a positive impact during London 2012 but the legacy effects appear to be short-lived
Inside the dirtiest race in Olympic history: ‘It wasn’t fair. I wasn’t on a level playing field’
How did the women’s 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics get its unenviable reputation? Athletes who were cheated out of medals talk about what happened that day – and how the results have slowly unravelled
Paris 2024 must learn from London’s broken promises if legacy is to be fulfilled
Hosting the Olympics and Paralympics does bring change, but that transformation comes at a cost
A joie de vivre in Paris revived the Olympic spirit to leave Tokyo Games in alternative universe
Despite fears about security, strikes and sweltering heat, Paris 2024 delivered the ‘party Games’ with Australia among the teams leading the celebrations
Noémie wins Fox family battle as Jess’s hopes of golden Olympic treble end
Australia’s Olympic flagbearer Jess Fox has been eliminated from the kayak cross in a heat that saw her sister Noémie qualify
Charity calls for UK cities of sport to match cities of culture
A charity is calling on the government to set up a sport version of UK City of Culture to boost participation, after a two-year inquiry into the legacy of the 2012 Olympics
Gold medals are illusory, world-class public facilities should be the goal
Watering the soil of cultural participation would leave a greater legacy than any number of British Olympic champions
‘Lives have been transformed’ – the entrepreneur who put £10m into grassroots sport
Sir Keith Mills set up Sported to deliver on London 2012’s legacy promises. He steps down as chairman having seen the charity tackle problems such as homelessness, youth unemployment, knife crime and gangs
Putin orders doping investigation while Russian sports minister criticises Britain
Vitaly Mutko has criticised Britain, saying its anti-doping system is worth ‘zero’ if it failed to catch drug cheats at the 2012 Olympics
Usain Bolt to compete in London Anniversary Games at Olympic Stadium
Usain Bolt has taken advantage of a tax exemption to run in the 100m at the London Anniversary Games on 24 July
Chances of Rugby World Cup games being held at Olympic Park diminish
The cost of pausing construction work to the Olympic Stadium for the 2015 Rugby World Cup is thought to be prohibitive
Sport England launch £1m scheme to aid Paralympic sport
Sport England has announced a new £1m fund to invest in training coaches, carers and parents to develop skills to include disabled people in sporting activity
Paralympics 2012 opening ceremony: ‘I was so happy to go back to the stadium’
Christiane Link appeared as a nurse in Danny Boyle's Olympics extravaganza; a month later, she returned with her choir to sing a new piece composed for the Paralympics opening ceremony
Paralympics organisers defend sponsor Atos in face of protests
Disability activists angry about company's involvement with controversial incapacity benefit 'fit to work' tests
Tanni Grey-Thompson: Paralympic star to disability rights champion
With 11 gold medals, six London marathon wins and 30 world records, the former athlete is now inspiring a new generation of Paralympians and a new attitude to disability