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London 2012 Previews

  • Sport-By-Sport Guides

    Get to grips with all the events at the London Olympics with a rundown on the biggest (and quirkiest), how each competition works, Australia's medal chances and each sport's Olympic history.

    Read on below

  • Athletes to Watch

    Who are Australia's biggest medal hopes at the Games?

    For a guide to who to cheer in the big events at London 2012, check out the Aussie athletes to watch (plus one or two others).

    Find out more

  • Olympics 101

    Find out everything you need to know about every sport at the London 2012 Olympic Games, from the difference between the epee and the sabre to the meaning of all those beach volleyball hand signals.

    Get the lowdown

  • Olympic Quiz

    Think you know your stuff when it comes to the Olympic Games?

    Put your knowledge to the test with 15 questions that will stretch even the most devoted sports fan.

    Try the quiz

  • Olympic Planner

    Don't know which events to follow during the London 2012 Olympics? We're here to help.

    Follow the must-watch events, your favourite sport & when the Aussies are in action.

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London 2012 Olympic sport guide

It's the biggest sporting event in the world, with hundreds of medals up for grabs and thousands of athletes. So where do you start to get a grip on all the events at the London Olympics? Right here!

We've got the rundown on the biggest (and quirkiest) sports at the Games, from the basic guide to how each competition works through to Australia's medal chances and each sport's Olympic history.

So to find out who to watch and what to watch - and get some priceless sporting trivia along the way - click on your sport of choice below.

And for a deeper look at the rules, techniques and strategies of every sport (including a few not listed below), check out our interactive Olympics 101 guide.


Sport Previews

Olympic event guide: Cycling

Don't know your Keirin from your Omnium? Get the rundown on every cycling event at the Games - and Australi... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Athletics

A total of 47 gold medals will be up for grabs in track and field events in London, with Sally Pearson and ... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Basketball

The Boomers and Opals will challenge the might of the USA in a sport the Americans are expected to dominate... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Diving

Australia possesses several medal hopefuls in the diving pool, with Aussie Matthew Mitcham having denied Ch... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Pentathlon

A curious combination of five sports, modern pentathlon celebrates 100 years at the Olympics with the Londo... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Water Polo

Australia's Stingers are in the running for women's water polo gold in a sport that has an Olympic history ... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Gymnastics

Australia has its best ever chance of winning Olympic gold in gymnastics in 2012. Full Story

Olympic event guide: Weightlifting

A fixture of the modern Games since 1896, with entrants lifting up to three times their body weight, weight... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Taekwondo

Can you guess which nation won taekwondo's first Olympic gold medal? Full Story

Olympic event guide: Sailing

Don't know your Laser Radial from your RS:X? Become an instant expert on how Olympic sailing works and the ... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Wrestling

It's a sport stretching back to 3000 BC, but what's the difference between Greco-Roman and freestyle? And d... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Shooting

Australia boasts a handful of former medallists in one of just nine sports to remain in the Olympics since ... Full Story



Sport Previews

Olympic event guide: Swimming

Will Australia be able to challenge the might of the Americans in the pool once again in 2012? Full Story

Olympic event guide: Table Tennis

It's the most-played competitive sport in the world, and the rules have been changed to prevent China winni... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Beach volleyball

It's the fifth outing for the Olympics' sandiest sport, with t... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Synchronised swimming

Russia, China and Spain are the big contenders but just how do... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Volleyball

Brazil and the USA are set to dominate the volleyball court when the sport hits the historic Earls Court in... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Badminton

In what other sport can you see goose feathers fly at 400km/h? Get the lowdown on the big contenders for th... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Hockey

The top-ranked Kookaburras and a young Hockeyroos outfit take on the world in one of Australia's traditiona... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Judo

Get the inside word on the first ever Olympic sport to have originated in Asia. Full Story

Olympic event guide: Triathlon

It'll be Australia vs Great Britain in one of the biggest tests of endurance at the Olympic Games. Full Story

Olympic event guide: Equestrian

Australia will be out to build on a proud equestrian history in 2012, led by show jumping star Edwina Tops-... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Rowing

Australia's latest version of the Oarsome Foursome will be challenging Britain's 12-year dominance in Londo... Full Story

Olympic event guide: Canoeing

Get the lowdown the various kayak and whitewater events at London 2012, and Australia's leading medal hopes. Full Story

Olympic event guide: Archery

Why the Olympic sport went missing for 52 years, why South Korea are the modern Robin Hoods, Australia's ne... Full Story


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