London 2012 Submits bid London's bid document for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 is being submitted to the International Olympic Committee today. 15 November 2004
Day 6: First gold for Team GB Britain has won its first gold medal of the Games with a convincing victory in the sailing as Shirley Robertson and her Yngling crew proved themselves to be untouchable with a race to spare. 20 August 2004
The Countdown to Beijing begins With some 36 days to go until the 2004 Olympics get underway, UK Sport today looked beyond Athens and announced the funding package available to support leading athletes up to the next summer Games in Beijing 2008. 09 July 2004
London named as 2012 Candidate City The International Olympic Committee announced today that London - along with Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris - has made it on to the short-list of cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 18 May 2004
Explained: New sport funding plans Two announcements in recent weeks - by UK Sport and Sport England - are set to have a significant effect on the way that Olympic sports are supported by the Sports Councils. 20 November 2003
Martin skips curlers to Gold in Salt Lake The women's curling team, led by skip Rhona Martin, won Great Britain's first Gold medal at a Winter Olympics since 1984 with victory over Switzerland in a dramatic final on Thursday. 22 February 2002
Alex Coomber wins Team GB's first medal Alex Coomber won Britain's first medal in Salt Lake after finishing third in the Bob Skeleton on day thirteen of the Games. The women's curling team are assured of at least a Silver after making the final. 21 February 2002
£1m scientific support for UK Athletics A one million pound four-year plan was unveiled this week by UK Athletics to give the UK's leading athletes unprecedented scientific support through to the 2004 Olympic Games and beyond. 25 May 2001
Training opens new doors for sliders British sliders have been given a performance boost in their ambition to dominate the sport of Bob Skeleton, following UK Sports Institute training in the use of video and coaching analysis software. 02 May 2001