Oh Danny Boyle. The Slumdog Millionaire director’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics started with such verve and promise. There were fireworks! There were sheep! There were geese! There ...

The 2012 London Olympics Games serve as a cautionary tale for local communities in host cities—a new study warns. The study by the University of Portsmouth analyzed 20 years of data, from 2001 to 2022 ...

22 August 2015; Tatyana Tomashova of Russia competes during Round 1 of the Women’s 1500m event. IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 - Day 1, National Stadium, Beijing, China. Picture ...

One of Queen Elizabeth‘s biggest secrets left royal family members dumbstruck ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Her secret appearance showed off her “extraordinary sense of humor,” says her former ...

American Shannon Rowbury is now the 2012 Olympic 1500m bronze medalist, moving up from fourth place after silver medalist Tatyana Tomashova of Russia was retroactively disqualified in a doping case ...

PARIS -- Lashinda Demus always knew she was an Olympic gold medalist. When she won a silver at the 2012 London Olympics in the 400-meter hurdles, she had a hard time accepting defeat. Demus entered as ...

The late monarch memorably opened the London Games alongside James Bond himself Cameron Spencer/Getty; OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Over 300 items from Queen Elizabeth's wardrobe are on display at ...

For Shannon Rowbury, it was simultaneously one of the best and worst moments of her running career. Part of her was thrilled and exhilarated to be competing in the finals of a second Olympic Games, ...