How to party like an Olympian
After living monastic lives while training, our sports stars understandably like to cut loose when it's all over. Here's what they've been up to
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in athletics
If you're looking for a new sport, one of the 32 disciplines that come under the 'athletics' umbrella is sure to fit the bill. Peter Beech explains how to get started
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in horse riding
You don't have to be as rich as Zara Phillips to take up dressage, eventing and jumping - but it helps, says Peter Beech
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in judo
Inspired by Gemma Gibbons? Rachel Holmes explains the basics of judo and how to get started
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in basketball
If you've ever been mistaken for a tree or are inordinately excited by bouncy objects, this could be the sport for you
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in weightlifting
Weightlifting is chance to showcase your pure, unadulterated strength. It's also an opportunity for some fabulous gurning, says Rachel Holmes
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in swimming
We emerged from the water, and lo we shall return there, in municipal pools and on holidays sometimes. Dive in
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in archery
Fan of The Hunger Games? Calm under pressure? You just might be a secret archery ace. Here's how to give it a go
Kinesio tape: the latest must-have treatment for sports injuries
What is this brightly coloured tape that athletes are covering themselves in? And does it work? Patrick Barkham investigates
London 2012 Olympics: what price fleeting joy? For Britons, it’s £9bn
Simon Jenkins: The Olympic effect on 'wellbeing' will be hard to calculate. Its damage to the public finances, I fear, rather less so