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1. 1. Olympics: The Olympic hero from 1948 whose reward was the sack! - Video

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 January 2012 Alan Geldard didn’t expect a letter from the King for his success at the 1948 London Olympics but the Chadderton-born cyclist – a member of Britain’s bronze medal winning team pursuit squad – also didn’t expect the sack!

2. 2. Olympics: Chance of a lifetime, says golden girl Sally Gunnell

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 January 2012 British Olympic Gold medalist Sally Gunnell explains why she and her family justcan’t wait for the start of the 2012 Olympics.

3. 3. Olympics: How the legacy will live on long after 2012

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 January 2012 With the Olympics getting under way in six months time, we look at how the London 2012 site will be managed once the athletes have gone home.

4. 4. Olympics: Yachtsman Stuart Bithell is the latest competitor to be handed his passport to the 2012 Olympics – and there are plenty more bidding to join

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 10 January 2012 Asailor from landlocked Rochdale has come of age by gaining selection to the London Olympics.

5. 5. Olympics: Olympic ticket sales are out of sync

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 05 January 2012 London 2012 organisers have admitted an error has led to 10,000 too many tickets being sold for synchronised swimming sessions at this summer’s Olympics.

6. 6. Chris Smalling: I'm keen to play in both the Olympics and Euro 2012

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 October 2011 The Euro 2012 versus Olympics debate has caused ructions in football. Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger joined forces last week to condemn the notion that players could be asked to squeeze in both next summer.

7. 7. Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell to lead GB teams for 2012 Olympics

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 October 2011 Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell will lead the British men's and women's football teams at the 2012 Olympics.

8. 8. Olympics boost for GB basketball

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 14 March 2011 Great Britain's players can finally look forward with certainty to representing their country on the court at next summer's London Olympics after the men's and women's teams were granted automatic qualification.

9. 9. Olympics: Keri-Anne Payne eyes up Olympic qualifying

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 19 July 2011 Keri-Anne Payne spearheads a quartet of British swimmers looking to qualify for the Great Britain team a year out from the Olympics when the open water racing starts today at the World Championships in Shanghai.

10. 10. Cycling: Victoria Pendleton focused on Olympics

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 28 March 2011 Victoria Pendleton is unfazed after returning home from the Track Cycling World Championships without a gold medal and believes the work she has done this season will pay dividends at the Olympics.

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