By Duncan MackayMay 7 - Vladimir Putin chose International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge for his first official meeting in the Kremlin after being sworn in again today as Russia's President and underlined that staging a successful Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 remained among his top priorities. 

take place, Formula One races will be held in your country, the World Championships in athletics and swimming

By Tom DegunMay 7 - Christchurch's Queen Elizabeth II (QE11) Stadium (pictured), home of the 1974 Commonwealth Games, will be torn down due to the irreparable damage it suffered from a devastating earthquake in February 2011 that killed over 150 people.

capacity venue, which was built specially Games, is part of the larger QEII Park featuring a public swimming

By David GoldMay 7 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has held its first ever coaching session at the Geneva Hotel in Erbil, Iraq.

communication techniques, nutrition, sports psychology, training programme planning, coaching ethics, swimming

By David GoldMay 5 - The Australian Paralympic team uniform for London 2012 has been unveiled in Sydney as part of Fashion Week Australia.

green and yellow attire will next be on show at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony.It was modelled by swimming

star and multiple Paralympic gold medallist Matt Cowdrey (pictured above, left), with fellow swimming

By Tom DegunMay 4 - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Sport Industry Awards ceremony in London.

international level within the sport.He made his Paralympic Games debut in 1972, competing in the sports of swimming

By Tom DegunMay 4 - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Sport Industry Awards ceremony in London.

international level within the sport.He made his Paralympic Games debut in 1972, competing in the sports of swimming

By Tom DegunMay 1 - Norwegian swimming star Alexander Dale Oen, the favourite to win gold in the 100

Dale Oen was born in Bergen, Norway's second largest city, and began swimming at the age of four.He made

British Swimming chief executive David Sparkes has also offered his condolences to the swimming community

British Swimming wishes to pass on its deepest condolences to the family of Alexander Dale Oen and all

our friends in Norwegian swimming following his sudden death in the USA where he was preparing for the

Dale Oen's death is the second major tragedy to hit swimming in the last two years after highly rated

By Tom DegunMay 1 - First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama was the guest of honour at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Warrior Games and she spoke to the 1,600 people in attendance as the Paralympic-style competition for 220 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans got underway at the Olympic Training Centre in Colorado Springs, United States.

at the event, will face off in the six sports of including archery, wheelchair basketball, cycling, swimming

By Tom DegunApril 29 - Prince Harry (pictured) will meet some of the top competitors from the 2012 Warrior Games following the conclusion of the event at a special reception on May 7 at the British Ambassador's residence in Washington, it has been announced.

charity Help for Heroes (H4H).The UK squad of 21 will compete in the five sports of archery, cycling, swimming

By David GoldApril 28 - Brazilian sprint star Terezinha Guilhermina (pictured top right) continued her build up to London 2012 with a stunning 200 metres race at the Abierto Mexicano Athletics competition in Mexico City, where she shattered the world record with a time of 24.67sec.

Mexico after winning the 100m and 200m with times of 11.55 and 23.69 respectively.Meanwhile, a Brazilian swimming

By Tom DegunApril 29 - London 2012 have announced 1.4 million tickets for the Olympic football competition will go back on sale tomorrow morning at 11am on a first come, first served basis with Ticketmaster claiming they are confident there will be no issues or technical problems for people trying to purchase them via the official website.

occurred again earlier this year, when 10,000 extra tickets were sold in error for the synchronised swimming

By David GoldApril 29 - John Foley (pictured) has been banned from demonstrating during this summer's London Olympic and Paralympics, after Merseyside police successfully argued that he posed a risk to the Games.

use the opportunity of anything with national exposure".The protest of Oldfield (pictured) involved swimming

Nemov, the all-around gymnastics champion in 2000, Maria Kiseleva, three-times Olympic synchronised swimming

Livingstone (pictured below) did add he made the occasional visit to the swimming baths and recalled

He had invited me to jump in alongside him into a first class carriage on a train from a school swimming

concentration has been on schools and youth sport, turning up at a number of events like that  primary schools swimming

Standing in a clammy, overheated swimming pool, watching a kids' competition and feeling the adrenalin

By Tom DegunApril 27 - World-leading body casting sculptor Louise Giblin is set to launch a special exhibition in London, entitled "Body Casting Olympians", next month.

Gunnell, triple Olympic medallist Kriss Akabusi (pictured above with Giblin) and four-times Paralympic swimming