The gold and silver medallists in the triple jump at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne both left their mark, in their own way, in sporting history.In the second round there was a huge shock when Vilhjálmur Einarsson broke the Olympic record with a leap of 16.26 metres. His lead lasted only two rounds but Einarsson, in finishing second, became Iceland's first medallist and was thereafter known as "the silver man". He was so popular for his achievement that he was five times voted Iceland's sportsperson of the year. He later became a headmaster and a talented landscape artist.The Brazilian...

A group of us from my new school in Melbourne got tickets for the athletics but when we got into the

of marching in an Olympic Opening Ceremony at Athens 2004 ©Rosemary MulaRosemary and Wilf had bought tickets

Committees in Palau in 2004, where she met officials from the bidding cities for the 2012 Games - London, Paris

Anna Sorokina Chef de Mission, Ukraine

The Olympic Games have frequently taken place in Europe, including the first two [Athens 1896 and Paris

I saw the system of delivery of the tickets and it is very democratic, so almost everyone can arrange

the tickets through the internet and it is not a complicated procedure.

The following year, the Olympics were to be held in Paris and they sailed for Europe to take part.

By the time they arrived in the Olympic city of Paris, they had earned plenty in gate receipts but importantly

instead and the Uruguayans were satisfied.Uruguay's Olympic squad looked in a relaxed mood at their Paris

Before they returned home, the players visited the tourist spots in Paris and also went to the tomb of

The locals queued round the block for tickets and in front of a crowd of over 27,000, Uruguay won with

By Paul OsborneIMG Licensing has been appointed the Master Licensee for the 2016 UEFA European Championships in France.

significantly enhanced commercial platform with 65 per cent more matches and almost 80 per cent more tickets

embrace the competitions through the touch point of official licensed products.Working from its office in Paris

as an eyesore.One letter published in a French newspaper deplored the prospect of looking out over Paris

why he was there, considering his objections to the tower, he replied that it was the one place in Paris

factory chimney", "a lighthouse, a nail, a chandelier" and a "funnel planted on its fat butt".I was in Paris

Tickets are on sale from £7 ($12/€8) for children and £15 ($25/€18) for adults.

We think that means he thinks it is good...Ticket sales17:06 The number of tickets sold for yesterday

"In most stadiums more than 90 per cent of the tickets were sold out," she said.

towards the end.Balmy Sochi14:43 It's a balmy 14 degrees Celsius in Sochi today - warmer than London, Paris

By Zjan ShirinianFebruary 3 - Tickets for the knockout stages of this year's Women's Rugby World Cup

which will be played across two venues.The semi-finals, bronze final and final will all take place in Paris

It really comes to life when fans can buy tickets, and start to plan their trips to Paris in August to

and final respectively.IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset says the tournament really 'comes to life' when tickets

Click here to buy tickets.

By Gary Anderson at the Cumberland Hotel in LondonNovember 6 - A potential bid from Russian city Kazan for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games hinges on the success of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games next year.

transformed Kazan into the "capital of sports in Russia".He also claimed Kazan 2013 sold a record 800,000 tickets

between Kazan 2013 and Gwangju 2015October 2013: David Owen: Why the Olympic Movement needs a Paris

By Gary AndersonOctober 14 - The French Football Federation (FFF) plans to ask world governing body FIFA to review the seeding system for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs as it believes the current format is unfair.

French went on to controversially defeat the Republic of Ireland after extra-time in the second leg in Paris

breaks to help players keep their coolAugust 2013: More than million requests for 2014 World Cup tickets

on first day of saleJuly 2013: First 2014 FIFA World Cup tickets to go on sale next month

By Tom Degun at City Hall in LondonApril 8 - Mayor of London Boris Johnson has launched the 2013 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four here today, which will be staged in the UK for the first time ever next month when it visits The O2.

I have no doubt the local support will be huge, much like when I played in the Paris Final Four event

To find out details about how to buy tickets click here.

By James CrookMarch 12 - London and Paris are set to renew their rivalry to host one of the world's biggest

 London overcame the odds to beat Paris 54-50 to be awarded the Olympics at the International Olympic

Olympic Stadium could be used for the Opening Ceremony, London 2018 officials claim, "should demand for tickets

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By Duncan MackayMarch 6 -  A bid from Boston for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics appears unlikely after the city's Mayor admitted the idea was "far-fetched" despite a private group setting-up a committee to campaign for the idea.

five months and see how far we get," Reddy, a senior charitable sales manager at Boston-based Tickets-for-Charity

Berlin, Manchester and New York in terms of sporting excellence, even ranking above cities such as Paris

Celtic fans travelled to Seville as their side reached the UEFA Cup final, the majority without match tickets

By Tom Degun at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy November 23 - Tickets for the finals of the 2012

World Karate Championships here in Paris, where all the medals for the prestigious competition will

the event as the finals take place and the Worldwide Karate Federation (WFK) has confirmed that all tickets

The 2012 World Karate Championships in Paris are proving hugely popular with the final two days now sold

of the event since it began in Tokyo in 1970 and the second time the competition has been staged in Paris

2012 World Karate Championships in ParisNovember 2012: World Karate Championships get underway in Paris

We agreed, figuring we would not have to go because at the time Paris was the front runner to win the

the early morning hours on July 5, 2005 by our British friends asking if we had purchased our plane tickets