Latvian long jumper Ineta Radevica and Armenian weightlifter Meline Daluzyan have both been disqualified from the London 2012 Olympic Games following the retesting of their seven-year-old samples, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced today.
Azerbaijan's Valentin Hristov is facing being banned for life after he was caught doping for a third time in retests from London 2012 carried out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
A group of 12 Russian athletes, including the 2012 Olympic high jump champion Ivan Ukhov, have been suspended for periods ranging from two to eight years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled against them.
Davit Modzmanashvili has been stripped of the silver medal he claimed in the men's 120 kilograms freestyle wrestling event at the London 2012 Olympic Games after he was caught doping in retests carried out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Additional retests of samples from the London 2012 Olympic Games are being conducted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
UK Sport have claimed a total of £134 million ($175 million/€150 million) has been generated for London from hosting major events at venues used at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the city.
Former Sports Minister Richard Caborn has outlined the benefits of a London 2012 Olympic Games legacy project at the House of Commons.
Dame Tessa Jowell, a former UK Minister for the Olympics, who helped pave the way for London 2012, has died aged 70.
West Ham United claim they are optimistic of "a more constructive communication" with London Mayor Sadiq Khan following crunch talks today about the future of the Olympic Stadium.
A crisis meeting to discuss the future of the London Stadium used for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is due to take place between the city's Mayor Sadiq Khan and West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady tomorrow.
The London football club West Ham United has announced a large profit for the year to end-May 2017, corresponding with its first season playing home matches in the former Olympic Stadium.
The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, built for London 2012, is forecast to lose over £30 million ($41 million/€34 million) annually for the next four years, according to new budget proposals.
China's former Olympic marathon runner Wang Jiali has been handed an eight-year suspension after being implicated in the second doping scandal of her career.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans to take control of the Olympic Stadium after he claimed a "catalogue of errors" by his predecessor Boris Johnson led to the costs of transforming it into West Ham United's new ground soaring.
A former hammer world record holder is among four more Russian athletes to have been disqualified from London 2012 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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