JULY 29 - THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) has tonight lifted its suspension of Iraq in time for the Beijing Games, which open in 10 days.

others lost their chance to go when the final date to select competitors for archery, judo, rowing and weightlifting

 MAY 7 - A MIDDLE EAST company has acquired control of ExCeL, which is due to be used as the venue for several sports at the London 2012 Olympics, it was announced today.

The sports due to be staged there are boxing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting and wrestiling

  SHOOTING is causing the greatest concern among British officials of the 26 sports preparing for the London 2012 Olympics, a report published today revealed.

Amber - Basketball, Hockey, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting.

  SHOOTING is causing the greatest concern among British officials of the 26 sports preparing for the London 2012 Olympics, a report published today revealed.

Amber - Basketball, Hockey, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting.

THE British Olympic Association (BOA) today officially announced details of Team GB's preparation camp plans ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.    

boxing, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, judo, shooting, synchronised swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting

  SCOTLAND'S First Minister Jack McConnell has today announced the 17 sports that will make up the 2014 Commonwealth Games if Glasgow's bid is succesful.

Ten of the sports are compulsory, including aquatics, boxing, badminton, squash, weightlifting and rugby

  NOVEMBER 18 - THE Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) decided at its meeting in Kuala Lumpur today that a maximum of 17 sports will be contested in future Games, starting with New Delhi in 2010, the last major event to be held before London 2012.

restricted by the CGF which include four team sports are athletics, aquatics, boxing, badminton, squash, weightlifting

boxing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby seven's, shooting, squash, table tennis, weightlifting

  MAY 9 – THE British Olympic Association today launched the first annual publication that will chart the progress of Team GB in the lead up to the 2012 Olympics in London.

where there are multiple medal opportunites, particularly with various weight divisions, sports such as weightlifting

 APRIL 11 - MORE THAN £65 million of extra Government funding was given to Britain’s Olympic sports by UK Sport today. The awards range from an extra four per cent a year for triathlon to a whopping 379 per cent for wrestling as Britain seeks to achieve its ultimate target of finishing fourth in the Olympic medals table in 2012 and top of the Paralympic table as well as being represented in all 26 sports that will make up the Games in London. Nearly all of Britain’s sports benefited from the funding – the only two who did not receive...

cent84  Triathlon£3,897,0004 per cent26  Volleyball£4,040,000n/a432  Water Polo£3,133,000n/a226  Weightlifting

badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, squash, swimming, ten-pin bowling and weightlifting