Britain honors Olympians, Paralympians with parade
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Britain honored their Olympic and Paralympic medalists with a ticker-tape parade through the center of London on Monday. During the two-mile procession, 47 Olympic medalists
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Britainâs 2004 Olympic and Paralympic medallists will take part in a parade through central London this lunch time. Beginning near the Ritz Hotel in Piccadilly at around 1.30pm, the parade - which includes
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Kelly Holmes, Matthew Pinsent and Tanni Grey-Thompson are among the athletes honoured today for their medal-winning performances at the Athens Olympics.
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London 2012 leaders will be wearing satisfied smiles this weekend after unveiling detailed proposals for the Olympics which promise to do much to repair the damage caused by the weak initial plans.
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Great Britain enjoyed one of its best ever days at the Olympics on Saturday, claiming five gold medals. Rower Matthew Pinsent led the way, winning his fourth Games title in the coxless four ahead of Canada.
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Great Britain has one of its best days at the Olympics, winning five golds.
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Olympic heroes have topped the Queen&#39;s New Year&#39;s Honours List, with four-time gold medallist Matthew Pinsent being knighted and middle-distance runner Kelly Holmes being made a dame.
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Britainâs Olympic heroes were saluted with a tickertape parade today as fans turned out to celebrate their success. Thousands descended on central London to make
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ATHENS: Fireworks lit up the sky in Athens Friday as the 12th Paralympic Games officially got under way to a chorus of drums and a sea of dancers.
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British Olympic Association to review athletes' contract for Beijing following concerns over free speech
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Britain&#39;s Olympic heroes have begun a special lap of honour with a tickertape parade through the capital. Flag-waving fans cheered as more than 100 medallists from the Athens Olympics and Paralympics games toured London.
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Britain&#39;s heroic Olympic gold-medallists - headed by Kelly Holmes, Matthew Pin-sent and Tanni Grey-Thompson â-ake pride of place in the Queen&#39;s New Year Honours List published today.
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Plentiful buses, helpful volunteers, and efficient security have added up to &#39;positive surprises&#39; for the host city. There are many measures by which to judge the success of an Olympic Games: records broken, medals won, dreams fulfilled or dashed.
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176 Days until Opening Ceremonies BRITS BACK DOWN An outcry from athletes, human rights advocates and other groups prompted British Olympic officials to retreat from a threat to send British Olympians home if they criticized China's political policies during the Olympics. British Olympic Associat...
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Britain have aimed to better their performances in Olympics by enhancing cooperation with China, the host to the next Games. Craig Reedie, Chairman of the British Olympic Association
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Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson is made a dame as other famous Welsh names are honoured by the Queen.
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Britain&#39;s Olympic success and gold medal tally gives the papers an excuse to wax lyrical on Sunday. Matthew Pinsent&#39;s fourth rowing gold and his team&#39;s success in the coxless four is the cause of many &quot;oar-some&quot; puns.