

By Jim Donahue The biggest name among men’s field eventers is Norwegian javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen, Olympic gold

By Jim Donahue Entering the Beijing Games four years ago, the U.S. women’s volleyball team was good. Entering

By Jim Donahue Originally called “mintonette” by its inventor, William G. Morgan, volleyball was designed in Holyoke, Mass.,

By Jim Donahue Individual medley consists of a single swimmer swimming equal distances of four different strokes within one

By Jim Donahue The most powerful and physically demanding stroke, the butterfly involves simultaneous overhead stroking of the arms

By Jim Donahue The slowest of the four Olympic strokes, the breaststroke is highly technical and therefore difficult to

By Jim Donahue The Guardian Express would like to officially present our London Olympic coverage. What follows is a list