May 9 - British teenager Tom Daley (pictured) won the men's platform final at the USA Diving Grand Prix

I became involved with AOTO in the autumn of 2005 after I met Al Oerter for the first time at the USA

    By Roald Bradstock - 7 May 2009   Al Oerter winning 4 consecutive gold medals in the discus is a legendary accomplishment. Each time he competed he was never favourite to win and yet he rose up, overcoming adversity, to win again and again.  He was a true competitor - the modern day discobolus - a modern day legend whose name and achievements have become synonymous with the modern Olympics  

I became involved with AOTO in the autumn of 2005 after I met Al Oerter for the first time at the USA

April 24 - A Canadian judge has today reserved judgment in the case of female ski jumpers, including American world champion Lindsey Van (pictured) fighting to be included in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

Deedee Corradini, the president of Womens Ski Jumping USA, said in the event the judge sides with the

David Downs, the executive director of the USA Bid Committee, said: “We are very pleased by the impressive

Earlier this month, the USA Bid Committee mailed letters to public officials and executives representing

April 24 - Britain has named three NBA players in their training squad for this summer along with Tafari Toney (pictured), who has been the star of the British Basketball League (BBL) this season.

He was ninth leading rebounder in the prestigious Conference USA last season, and fifth in offensive

future that they will have an even bigger role to develop players, not just for GB but in Europe and the USA

April 15 - Italian-born Geno Auriemma (pictured centre) will coach the United States women's basketball team for the London 2012 Olympics, it was announced today.

“The greatest pressure that I ever felt in my life was walking into a building as the head coach of USA

career that would be as meaningful to me as winning a gold medal.”Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of USA

The USA Basketball women's national team has achieved tremendous success over the years and as winners

April 10 - Cities across the United States, including the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, which hosted the 1994 World Cup final, have been contacted to see if they want to be involved in the country's bid for 2018 and 2022.

April 8 - The United States star-studded basketball squad, including Kobe Bryant (pictured), will prepare for the London 2012 Olympics in Las Vegas, replicating the successful programme employed before Beijing.

Jerry Colangelo, the managing director of Team USA, said: "It makes too much sense not to be in Vegas

No coach has been named for Team USA, and that decision probably will not be made until this autumn,

By Track Fan, Oregon USA 3 April 2009 at 10:29am Athletics has prospered for more than a century,

  By Martin Gillingham - 2 April 2009 Two days, above all others, have convinced me that athletics has to change. The first was the second evening session at the Olympic Games in Beijing.  

By Track Fan, Oregon USA 3 April 2009 at 10:29am Athletics has prospered for more than a century,

April 1 - Alan Knipe (pictured) was named today as the new coach of the defending Olympic champion United States men's volleyball team for the London 2012 Games.

  The 40-year-old will join USA Volleyball while taking a leave of absence from his job of nine years

Doug Beal, the chief executive of USA Volleyball, said: "I'm very excited to have Alan lead our men's

April 1 - Alan Knipe (pictured) was named today as the new coach of the defending Olympic champion United States men's volleyball team for the London 2012 Games.

  The 40-year-old will join USA Volleyball while taking a leave of absence from his job of nine years

Doug Beal, the chief executive of USA Volleyball, said: "I'm very excited to have Alan lead our men's

By Bridgett Bradley, USA 25 March 2009 at 10:51am I think everything that helps harness the lessons

    By Dame Kelly Holmes - 24 March 2009   Nothing, but nothing, will ever compare with the nerves and excitement I felt when I stood on the start line of my Olympic finals. But today, as I host the first of my new Trust's events for retiring athletes I do feel a certain sense of anticipation.

By Bridgett Bradley, USA 25 March 2009 at 10:51am I think everything that helps harness the lessons