By David OwenJune 8 - If you want to steer clear of injury, be an Olympic archer or a canoeist; while to avoid illness you might be better off giving beach volleyball a wide berth.

carried off injured during the London 2012 football tournament In three sports - taekwondo, football and BMX

sport and only five per cent in an absence of more than 28 days.Then again, having watched Latvian BMX

Latvian BMX rider Edžus Treimanis suffered a bad facial injury after this crash in the seeing rounds

By Tom Degun at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St PetersburgMay 29 - Rugby sevens will take place in the Deodoro Park, along with seven other sports, when it returns to the Olympics after a 92-year absence at Rio 2016.

people under the age of 18.In legacy mode, Deodoro will be host to a youth focused X Park containing BMX

By Tom DegunMay 1 - The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority have begun their search for a venue manager to oversee the cycling hub on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.

centre, the Lee Valley VeloPark will bring together four cycling disciplines track, mountain biking, BMX

By James CrookMay 1 - British Cycling have announced that the opening round of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Cup for the 2013-2014 season will take place in Manchester this November.

Having recently hosted the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, the National Cycle Centre will once again treat

By James CrookApril 25 - British Cycling have confirmed their roster of Olympic and Paralympic Programme cyclists that will receive National Lottery funding.

We have some real young talent in there across the board, for example we have a World BMX Champion in

By Tom DegunApril 10 - Buenos Aires, Glasgow and Medellín, the three cities bidding to stage the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, have presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission as they enter the final stages of the race to host the event.

Committee; Andres Botero Phillipsbourne, IOC member and Colombian Minister of Sport; Mariana Pajón, BMX

By Lauren Mattera March 1 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Andres Botero Phillipsbourne, currently heading the Medellín 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid, has been awarded one of the highest humanitarian honours by his home nation Colombia.

Outstanding Citizen AwardAlso prized with the Outstanding Citizen Award was Colombian World Champion BMX

Existing sports like cycling expanded their programmes to embrace BMX and mountain biking, gymnastics

By Tom DegunFebruary 3 - More cycling events, including new extreme disciplines that already appear in the X-Games, could be added to the programme for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro following a proposal from the world governing body. 

International Cycling Union (UCI) following its Management Committee meeting in Louisville are BMX

  The UCI are lining up BMX freestyle for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games The mountain bike eliminator

women.Cycling awarded 18 gold medals at London 2012, including 10 track, four road, and two each in BMX

the International Olympic Committee for the addition to the cycling programme of a points race and BMX

By Emily GoddardJanuary 24 - Sport England today announced a further £16.6 million ($26.3 million/€19.7 million) investment into 310 projects to hit its London 2012 legacy target of supporting 1,000 local communities one year ahead of schedule.

Other awards include £41,025 ($65,045/€48,850) to improve a BMX racetrack in Nottingham and build a new

By Duncan MackayJanuary 20 - The Basketball Arena used during London 2012 has been officially put up for sale. 

structure, as well as grandstands used at other Olympic venues, including the Riverbank Arena, the BMX

Borough.As outlined in the report, it has been redeveloped into a so-called "sports hub", including a BMX

donated from the Olympic Park site.This track was used in May for the inaugural London Youth Games BMX

to take advantage of Olympic and other employment opportunities.Hornfair Park was transformed into a BMX

By Duncan MackayNovember 27 - The £292 million ($468 million/€362 million) transformation of the Olympic Park officially begun today as the temporary seats installed at the Aquatics Centre for London 2012 were stripped away by builders. 

been dismantled, along with the water pole venue and the Basketball Arena, the stands used for the BMX

successes at London 2012, will be the centrepiece but mountain bike trails have also been earmarked and the BMX

By Duncan MackayBud Greenspan, who along with Leni Riefenstahl was undoubtedly the filmmaker who has done more than anyone to bring the Olympics to life on celluloid, was an unabashed fan of the 17 days of glory."They're two weeks of love," he once told an interviewer. "It's Like Never Never Land. Like Robin Hood shooting his arrow through the other guy's arrow. It's a privilege to be associated with the best in the world. How many times are you with the best in the world in something? They bring things forward that they don't ordinarily do."For Greenspan, an unforgettable New Yorker who in...

Australia's BMX rider Caroline Buchanan and father Laurie examine some footage with Caroline Rowland

Other athletes to feature in the film include Australian BMX rider Caroline Buchanan, Chinese diver Qui

By Tom DegunSeptember 29 - Greece’s Lambis Nikolaou, the stand-in chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, has praised the Chinese city in their preparations for the event following their inspection visit.

The Sports Park will be home to hockey, BMX, rugby and beach volleyball during the Games before being