Helsinki's Olympic Stadium was built to host the 1940 Summer Games, which were cancelled because of World War Two. It finally played host to the 1952 Olympics.
As one of the largest sports organizations in the world, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international umbrella organization of sport for athletes with a disability.
October 9 - Russian biathletes Dmitry Yaroshenko (pictured) and Ekaterina Iourieva hope to be able to compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) ruling that means LaShawn Merritt could compete at London 2012 despite having initially been barred from doing so by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Humanity serves as the heart and soul of the Olympics – which is why, John Carlos candidly reveals, he and US colleague Tommie Smith infamously raised the black-power salute on the podium at Mexico City 1968. David Owen reports Read moreBig Read Archive