Summer Olympic Games 1996

Green light for shooters boosts 2012 medal hopes (Times Online)

9 Jul 2008

Great Britain’s medal hopes for the 2012 Olympic Games in London were bolstered yesterday when pistol shooters were given special permission to practise on the mainland for the first time since the crackdown on handguns that followed the Dunblane massacre in 1996.

Jeannie Longo wins another national title and an Olympic team berth. (Velo News)

9 Jul 2008

French cycling legend and five-time world champion Jeannie Longo on Tuesday clinched a 55th national title in winning the individual pursuit at the national championships in 3:48:896 ahead of great rival and holder Cathy Moncassin. "I started off a bit less quick than Cathy but from half-way I gave it all I had," said the 49-year-old Longo, who later this summer expects to compete in her seventh ...

NBC Universal Parcels Out Olympics Coverage (TV Week)

9 Jul 2008

NBC Universal will broadcast 3,600 hours of coverage from this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing across its various networks and NBCOlympics.com.