Olympics

London Mayor Boris Johnson yesterday urged Olympic dignitaries to take public transport during the Games rather than chauffeur-driven limousines on specially designated lanes, to help avoid raising the ire of log-jammed Britons.

Olympic organizers have some travel advice for the millions of people who work and live in London: Be patient. Have a beer. Work from home.

Organizers of the 2012 London Olympics say they will consider options for new mothers who want to bring their babies into venues, after some parents complained that they have to buy full price tickets for their infants.

Queenstown teenager Callum Burns has gone close to a medal at the inaugural Youth Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

It might drive sporting traditionalists baa-rmy, but Kiwi farming advocates are pushing for shearing to become an Olympic event.

Wanaka freeskier Beau-James Wells was to lead the New Zealand team out at the Winter Youth Olympics in Austria this morning.

A ticketing mix-up by London Olympic organizers will pay off for some buyers: instead of tickets for synchronized swimming, they'll get to see the 100m final.

With the 2012 London Olympics just around the corner, we thought we would look back at some of our favourite Olympic moments. Today, Otago Daily Times sports reporter Alistair McMurran looks at curling skip Sean Becker at the 2006 Turin Winter Games.

Six months ago, Olympic hopeful Nicky Samuels (28), of Wanaka, took a calculated risk to take a quick break in her triathlon programme and return to New Zealand for heart surgery to correct arrhythmia. It didn't work. Now, as the clock ticks down to the final Olympic qualifying race in Sydney next April, Samuels is lining up for more surgery. Marjorie Cook reports.

With the 2012 London Olympics just around the corner, we thought we would look back at some of our favourite Olympic moments. Raylene Bates has two favourite memories - one in which she was heavily involved and the other when she just a youngster, watching from afar.