Welcome to Talking Sport! The London Olympics are nearly here! In this final episode we hear again from the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt. Usain is from Jamaica and holds the world record for the 100m, with a time of 9.58 seconds. At the last...
Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we meet a male gymnast from the UK. Louis Smith is already an Olympian. Louis won a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics for his performance on the pommel horse. He is hoping to win another medal at this year's Olympic...
Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee... in miniature. A new Lego model of Elizabeth II, complete with a mini version of the crown jewels, has been added to the Buckingham Palace scene at the toy company's theme park. The 1.5 cm tall crown is made...
Welcome to Talking Sport! In four years time after the London Olympics, Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Games. Today we meet Roberto Custodio, a boxer from Rio who is hoping to compete in both the London and Rio Games. Join Natalie in this week's v...
Welcome to Talking Sport! Majlinda Kelmendi is a Kosovan judoka, a judo practitioner. This week BBC reporter Mark Lowen goes to Majlinda's school to meet her and her classmates. In 2009 Majlinda won the World Junior Championships in judo and is one o...
Julien Absalon from France is a world-famous mountain bike cyclist. Julien has won two Olympic gold medals, four World Championships and 17 World Cups. So does it matter what mountain bike Julien uses? Join Natalie in this week's video to hear about...
Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we meet taekwondo fighter, Rohullah Nikpai. Rohullah is from Afghanistan and in 2008 he won his country's first ever Olympic medal. Taekwondo is a martial art that first became an Olympic sport in 2000. Join Natalie in...
Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we meet German horse rider, Hinrich Romeike. As well as being an Olympian, Hinrich is also a dentist. He works 5 days a week and trains his horses in his free time. Hinrich is aiming to compete in the 3-day eventing co...
Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we meet 21-year-old athlete Olga Kharlan. Olga is from Ukraine and is a fencer. She won a team gold medal for her country in the last Olympics in 2008. Today we go to Olga's hometown of Mykolaiv and hear about how succ...
Welcome to Talking Sport! Anthony Joshua is a boxer from North London. He is 22 years old and only started boxing when he was 18. In 2011 he won a silver medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Azerbaijan. Join Natalie in this week's video...
Welcome to Talking Sport! China has some of the best divers in the world. Recently, China won all eight titles at London Olympic diving test event. This week we meet two Chinese divers, He Zi and Wu Mingxia. Join Natalie in this week's video to hear...
Welcome to Talking Sport! Kenya has some of the best long-distance runners in the world. Two of these runners are brother and sister, Moses and Linet Masai. Today we visit their school, Bishop Okiring Secondary, to find out why the place they grew up...
Welcome to Talking Sport! After the London 2012 Olympics the next Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016 The 2016 Olympic Games will also see rugby included in the Olympics for the first time. Today we meet four brothers hoping to play...
Talking Sport: Im Dong-Hyun 伦敦谈体育：韩国射箭手 Best hope 最有希望夺牌者 Im Dong-Hyun is an archer from South Korea. He is one of his country's best archers and has already competed in two Olympic Games. At this year's Games he i...
Frustration 失望，挫败感 Training for the Olympics is very hard. Some athletes train for years and still don't make it to the Games. One athlete who has been training for the Olympics is Merlin Diamond. Merlin is a sprinter from Namibia. Join N...
