London 2012

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    “Anyone can win with the right mindset”: Victoria Pendleton on smashing goals and retiring in her 30s

    “If you did a load of physical measurements then you’d see that I’m not special, I have nothing,” Victoria tells Yahoo Style UK. Rather than hop on a bike and find it easy, in fact, Victoria says even from her first race she would ‘make herself sick with effort’. Athletes are taught to focus on their own performance rather than that of her competitors and Victoria agrees that this is definitely a skill anyone can apply to their everyday lives and goals.

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    Olympic Park tower to become world's tallest slide

    The rumours are true! It looks like the ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower at the London 2012 Olympic Park will be turned into a death-defying slide in time for next spring. The red metal sculpture, which was designed by Anish Kapoor for the 2012

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    Michael Phelps arrested for drink driving

    DAVE HUNT/AAP Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in the US state of

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    UK trade boost from 2012 Olympics

    The UK economy has seen a £9.9 billion trade and investment boost from the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a new report. The boost comes from businesses securing contract wins, additional sales and new foreign investment in the

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    Olympics fuelled petrol sales slump

    Stephen Pond/PA Wire A cut-down on car travel during the summer Olympics period contributed to a reduction in petrol purchasing in the first nine months of the year, it has been revealed. The equivalent of five days of petrol consumption was

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    £8m of gold medallist stamps sold

    Around £8 million worth of special Olympic and Paralympic stamps were sold during the London 2012 Games, helping the Post Office to increase its profits. The stamps featured Team GB and ParalympicsGB members who won gold medals and proved to be

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    G4S looks ahead after Games fiasco

    G4S has revealed solid sales growth in a sign that the security firm is starting to put its London Olympics security fiasco behind it. The group left the Government with no choice but to step in with military personnel at the Games after it