Archery – rain; clay shooting – heavy rains, high winds; cycling – track usually flooded; football –

supreme awfulness of the weather and the consequences of the unfavourable conditions.The clay bird shooting

Heavy rains, high winds and changeable light made shooting difficult", the Official Report recounts.

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonJuly 16 -  Kuwait will be allowed to compete under its own flag at London 2012 after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lifted its two-year ban on the Gulf state.

al-Nasrallah who took part in the 100 metres in 2004.Their lone Olympic medal was a bronze for double trap shooting

By Lauren MatteraJuly 16 - Japan's Modern Pentathlon Association has named earthquake survivor Narumi Kurosu as one of its first ever women athletes to compete in the event at London 2012.

fencing; the Aquatic Centre for swimming; and Greenwich Park for riding and the combined running and shooting

John won the first shooting event, the 25 metre pistol, and then dropped out of the 30m event to allow

Both clearly in a league of their own, they then decided to retire from all shooting events to give others

By Mike RowbottomJuly 7 - Riccardo De Luca laid down a strong Olympic marker in the last big modern pentathlon event before the London Games get underway as he made up a 10 seconds deficit in the final run/shoot to outpace two Hungarian rivals and earn the European title in the steamy heat of Sofia, Bulgaria.

given his outstanding running ability.But he still had to hold his performances in the swim, ride and shooting

By David GoldJuly 7 - The Australian men's and women's wheelchair basketball teams have been unveiled as the country bids to win medals in both tournaments.

We've worked really hard to improve the team's shooting percentage, we've had strength and conditioning

coaches working with the girls to up their fitness and we've increased the volume of shooting during

By Mike RowbottomJuly 6 - Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite (pictured left) produced the ideal warm-up for the London Olympics as she won the European Modern Pentathlon title in Sofia, Bulgaria – but the world number one denied she was a favourite to take gold at the Games.

My combined was okay, apart from my last shooting which disappointed me a lot."

"However I was able just to focus on my shooting and thankfully that was enough for me to get the medal

summer sporting events (as opposed to the traditional 13) including football, athletics, field hockey, shooting

By David GoldJuly 4 - The Finnish Paralympic Committee has named 32 athletes in its team for London 2012.

well as athletics, those sports are archery, judo, goalball, equestrian, cycling, sailing, swimming, shooting

By Tom DegunJuly 3 - Sophie Pascoe, New Zealand's triple Paralympic swimming champion, will lead her nation's medal hopes at London 2012 after being named as one of 26 athletes for the Games this summer.

Zealand will compete in the seven Paralympic sports of athletics, cycling, equestrian, rowing sailing, shooting

By Duncan Mackay at the Tower of London July 2 - The medals to be awarded during the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will be stored in secure vaults at the Tower of London after being handed over tonight and placed in the same place as where the Crown Jewels are kept.

The first medals are due to be awarded on the July 28, the day after the Opening Ceremony, for the shooting

By Tom DegunJune 28 - Jason Smyth, the reigning double Paralympic sprint champion, will get the chance to defend both his titles at London 2012 after he was named as part of the 49-strong Irish Paralympic team at a special event in Dublin that was attended by the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring.

For the first time ever at the Paralympics, Ireland will compete in rowing and shooting after Sarah Caffrey

By Sara EvansJune 25 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Nike have unveiled their medal stand apparel and footwear for London 2012, with a special focus on American pride details.

medallists from the US Olympic Teams of archery, boxing, BMX and mountain cycling, equestrian, fencing, shooting

and wrestling and Paralympic teams of archery, equestrian and shooting will consist of the

part in the test event of a new "Run & Shoot" format that has been introduced by the International Shooting

in an international junior competition in Suhl.The new event, which combines running with air rifle shooting

We want to give the youth a chance to practice shooting, to play an outdoor sport, and to have fun in

it begins with a mass start.After 600 metres - 400m for the younger shooters - athletes stop at the shooting

fitness and precision matters for the medals.At the finals, athletes run the given distance five times, shooting

By Duncan MackayJune 21 - Azerbaijan is continuning to invest in a series of major new sports facilities despite the disappointment of failing to make the shortlist for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

building, a 1,000-capacity football stadium, volleyball courts, tennis courts, wrestling hall and a shooting