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Disqualification of Tiffany Foster's horse has revealed the darker side of equestrian sports after her mount failed a sensitivity test 15 minutes before event. Did pressure from sponsorship and owners lead to the use of nasty practices or can the International Equestrian Federation be blamed for a miscarriage of justice? 
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OPINION | In a cynical society, otherworldly performances such as Usain Bolt’s can’t be fully celebrated. Usain Bolt has never been tested positive for using drug enhancing drugs. Is it then fair that we treat his performances with skepticism? Innocent until proven guilty or guilty until proven innocent?
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Did Liu Xiang fake his fall to leave Olympics early or was it a cruel twist of fate that caused the competition to go badly wrong for China's star Olympian?
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The controversy behind junk food brands sponsoring the Olympics... Should soda and fast-food companies be sponsoring the Olympics? Is this the message that the Olympics should be sending to our kids?
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A man was arrested for throwing a plastic bottle at Usain Bolt and the seven other competitors just before the start of the 100m final.
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Sniffy French rivals have raised eyebrows – and suspicions – about Team GB’s ‘outrageous’ Olympics success. The French merely throwing their toys out of the pram at Britain's success? After Hunter & Purchase's episode with the rowing and Hindes' fall in the cycling, what happened to British fair play?
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Messages to stay away from London and other key venues have worked too well, with visitor numbers suffering catastrophic falls. Is it more scare mongering from the Daily Mail or are London's streets, hotels and restaurants really empty?
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Saudi Arabia judoka Wojdan Shaherkani will compete at the Olympics after a row over the wearing of a hijab is resolved.
On the one hand the fact that this woman could participate is cool. On the other hand, why should this flexibility in interpreting the rules come from Judo and not from Religion? Is there a universal rule stating that religion CANNOT be flexible? What do you think?
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What? Not Women in the Olympics? Not Always. London2012 is the first Olympics to have women athletes from every participant country.Take a look at this visual explaining the evolution of women in the Olympics. A long road travelled!
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Dr Steve Peters, adviser to a host of famous sporting names, explains how athletes can increase their chances of winning. Interesting video looking at the "two different brains" of an athlete: the chimp and the real person. His explains that his approach does not make a winner out of an individual but rather increases his/her probability of winning by working on mental skills.
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François Hollande, the French president, has blamed the empty seats at Olympics venues on the greed of organisers who gave too many tickets to corporate sponsors. Hollande's talk of gold medals puts him in a delicate position as both countries battle it out for 3rd and 4th place in medal tables.
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Olympic excitment or athletic apathy : how do Brits feel about the Olympics? As a visual learner, I think infographics rock. This is no except to the rule!
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Great Britain men's hockey team earned a contentious 1-1 draw with Spain and made it to the semi-finals for the first time since 1988... Many believe that the referee did indeed reach the correct decision in the end, where others still maintain that GB home advantage counts for something.
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Were Hinder's remarks concerning his deliberate fall during Olympic cycling sprit race "Lost on Translation" or was the TeamGB win the result of cheating? In any case the it seem necessary to review regulations to prevent future controversy blighting the sport.
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With the London Games coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, Muslim athletes are split between the desire to respect a pillar of their religion and maintaining the best possible physical condition to compete at the Olympics. Some Muslim countries are allowing athletes to find their own rhythm with regard to Ramadan, where others remain strict on respecting rules.
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Another expulsion from Games for athlete not giving full effort. Does this raise the same ethical questions as the badminton or does track and field have its own code ?
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"From Ryan Lochte to Tom Daley, the Web is awash with lascivious pictures of the men of the London Games. Did ‘Magic Mike’ set the stage for the worldwide gawkfest?" Via The Ryno
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The 2012 games have scarcely begun and they've already started revealing the UK to be less respectful, careful and thoughtful towards other cultures than one would like to think. Here they talk about some pretty trivia stuff here to be honest! Aside from a wrong flag and some bad translation, what has gone wrong? Via Charles Tiayon
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The London Olympics will be officially conducted in French with English as its second language, according to previously secret contracts seen by The Daily Telegraph. If that's the case, how come French was left off the commentary during yesterday's athletics races and competitions? Can't find an article on last night's mess up but can somebody please tell me if I'm going mad? WHY WAS NO FRENCH USED?
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"American judo fighter Nicholas Delpopolo has been expelled from the London Olympics after testing positive for cannabis." Dumb ass move from Delpopolo, all that training just to go and blow it on a bit of weed! But seriously, can you really argue that cannabis a performance enhancing drug? On a more worrying note, apparently you can smoke dope and still perform to Olympics athlete level? What do you think?
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"PSFK looks at how even though Olympians are the world's most physically gifted athletes, some may have an advantage by training with innovative gadgets and programs." Via Chase Tylerson
Marc Rougier's comment,
August 6, 2012 10:31 AM
What about Oscar Pistorius? And do you remember Abebe Bikila ? He won the Olympics marathon on bare feet!
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Sport is suppose to be pure competition between human being, based on the individual merits and talents of men and women. That is why we have referees and rules : As a rule of nature, in sport we are not all equal. That is also why the debate around performance enhancing drugs and technological and scientific advancements in this domain are so controversial: technology and sport go hand in hand yet they hinder sport as a competition. Using performance enhancing technology surely means that everybody and anybody could win? Most probably he or she with the most money and/or sponsorship! Where should we draw the line, and can we draw the line in the face of ever-advancing technology an innovation? This article suggests that its up to sportsmen and sportswomen as well as spectators to know when to say stop.
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We already know that wireless hotspots have been banned at the London Olympics. But it seems that the practical aspect of the rule has been tested as sports fans are secretly turning on their mobile hotspots to access the Internet.
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