GB swimming employs Thorpe's mentor

Doug Frost, the coach who led Ian Thorpe to Olympic glory, will try to repeat his success with Britain at London 2012

Chris Hoy gets ready to resume a diet of success

Track cyclist reveals the part a highly trained chimp played in Beijing

Bomb victim Dan Biddle aims for 2012

Dan Biddle has trained his sights on the Paralympics in London

Clive Woodward to stay

Woodward has rejected claims that he is about to quit as head of performance at the British Olympic Association

Brabants moves into uncharted waters

Britain's kayak Olympic champion has been persuaded to try his hand at rowing in the Pairs Head race

Taxpayers face £1bn Olympic village bill

Olympic chiefs say the credit crunch has scared off private investors for the London 2012 Games

IOC to retest Olympic samples

All Beijing blood samples will be re-analysed using a new system developed for the Tour de France

Britain faces Olympic coaching crunch

The transfer market for coaches is now at its peak but a funding shortfall threatens to deprive Team GB of its top people

Olympic boxing coach in the dark over his future

Great Britain's Terry Edwards uncertain whether he will last the distance until 2012 despite team's success in Beijing

Mystery over future of British boxing elite

UK Sport declines to release details of deal reached with Terry Edwards, Great Britain's successful performance director

China gymnasts were not underage

Inquiry finds the host nation did not field ineligible gymnasts in Beijing but doubts remain over Sydney Games

Decision time for British boxing team

Terry Edwards and the Beijing squad await the verdict from UK Sport over who should run the 2012 Olympics programme

Australia fail to lure Britain coach

Team GB see off Australian advances directed at Shane Sutton, British Cycling head coach, as post mortem begins down under

Oligarchs paying to rebuild Russian athletics

Britain’s hopes of further medal gains in the 2012 Olympics may be scuppered by a multibillion-rouble funding programme

Patten resumes battle to stay afloat

Olympic medallist has previously coped with a disintegrating tongue and a dead dog, but now finances threaten her 2012 dreams

Van Commenee returns to UK Athletics

Dutchman with a reputation for being a hard taskmaster is appointed head coach in the run-up to 2012 Olympics in London

Olympic projects at risk from exodus

2012 building plans are under threat as there are not enough qualified British workers to replace tradesmen returning home

Struggle to find a new golden generation

After their Beijing Paralympics triumphs, Britain’s disabled athletes face a different set of challenges

Britain's women lead the way, says Holmes

In the wake of Beijing success Dame Kelly Holmes believes that positive role models will inspire teenage girls to take up sport

Curtain comes down on Paralympics

It is over to London for 2012 after the Beijing organisers delivered on their promise of 'Two Games, Equal Splendour'