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Lighting the flame for Oxford
Charley Turton speaks to Aidan Reynolds, a fresher at University College, about lighting the flame at the Olympic opening ceremony…
Tech Perspective: The Olympic Opening Ceremony
Whether you thought the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony was a triumph of Britishness or an embarrassing compilation of the country’s history it was, without doubt, a feat of technical brilliance. Nick Jones…
The science behind Bolt’s effortless sprint
Everybody has watched Usain Bolt casually breeze past the finish line in his races – a little grace, a little smile and he’s done it again, the gold dangled mercilessly…
Former Dark Blues take Olympic gold
Oxonians lead GB's charge to gold in the Olympic coxless fours at Eton Dorney…
Going for gold (in controversy)
Korean squatters, dirty judges and racism -and this is not the plot to some new ITV drama called EDL Housing Court. It is, instead, the Games of the XXX Olympiad.…
What is the point of school sport?
Indian dancing has borne the brunt of David Cameron’s criticism of school sports. In return, he’s received considerable flack and even accusations of casual racism and cultural ignorance. Cameron’s point here isn’t, however,…
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