London 2012
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IAAF World Championships 2017: Reigning long jump champion Greg Rutherford ruled out due to ankle injury
•Britain's Greg Rutherford has been ruled out of the World Championships in London after the defending long jump champion suffered an ankle injury.
Humans of Olympics: Meet Steve M Morris, the London 2012 volunteer who continued his work in Rio
Shrenik Avlani •Morris had volunteered for the London 2012 Olympics for the first time in his life and had enjoyed it thoroughly, so he decided to go back in Rio.
Rio 2016: Britain's Nicola Adams makes history, becomes first woman to retain Olympic boxing title
•Humans of Olympics: Meet Seema Punia's spouse Anil, who's at Rio to support her dream
Shrenik Avlani •Anil Punia has supported his wife Seema Punia through Athens 2004 and London 2012 and is now here to lend moral and psychological support to the discus thrower so that she can improve further.
Rio Olympics 2016: Andy Murray to face Juan Martin del Potro for historic repeat gold in tennis
•Rio 2016: Saudi Arabia's women contingent show ambition after 2012 London Olympics success
Dpanews •Saudi Arabia's delegation will include four women, an unprecedented number for a country where women's rights are severely restricted, at the Rio Olympics.
Now Russia faces possible suspension from Paralympic Games over doping scandal
•Russia on Friday made a last-ditch bid to avoid a blanket ban at the Rio Games over state-run doping as a fresh batch of drug test failures from Beijing 2008 and London 2012 rocked the Olympics.
Rio 2016: From table tennis to diving, China aims for supremacy in six disciplines
Dpa •Stop doping or explain to grandchildren why medals were snatched: IAAF chief Sebastien Coe
•London 2012 chief Sebastian Coe said it would be "delusional" to think the Games may have been the dirtiest in history in the wake of positive drugs tests.
Rio 2016: Sprint king Usain Bolt eyes unprecedented 'three-peat' and sub-19 200m record
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