The public have started entering the Olympic Park ahead of the opening ceremony which begins at ... where the first two world records of London 2012 were claimed by South Korea ...

For three weeks in the summer of 2012, the eyes of the world were on London as the city hosted the Olympic Games. After an opening ceremony that was viewed by millions around the world ...

But even in Tokyo, where the heartbreaking last ceremony of this kind took place in emptiness, the sight of Naomi Osaka stepping up illuminated steps to light the Olympic torch was spiritual.

The Olympics Opening Ceremony is always a big event – when London hosted the games in 2012, around 27 million people across the UK tuned in, alongside a further 900 million from overseas.

The London Marathon on April 27 will feature rare head-to-head matchups between Olympic gold medalists in the women’s and men’s races. The women’s elite field includes Paris Olympic champion Sifan ...