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Sport

Oar-inspiring win for Lea Rowing Club

Lea Rowing Club glide to victory without getting wet at last month’s National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships



Olympics synchronised swimming fans left high and dry

Swim fans asked to swap events as Olympics organisers admit 10,000 tickets oversold



Olympics handball thrills Hackney kids

A lucky few have become the first in the world to sample the 2012 Olympics site



From Hoxton to Harlow: Hackney karate kids take on Essex

Legends ‘old school’ Karate students from Hoxton visit Harlow to learn new ways of self-defence and self-discipline



Skate Wars: The Empire Skates Back

Fast, feisty and furious, London Rockin’ Rollers face Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz in what promises to be a hard-fought battle. Skate Wars women’s roller derby thunders on Hackney’s borders



Hackney cycle champ set for Olympic stardom

Cycling sensation Tao Geoghegan Hart tells the Citizen about his extraordinary journey from thrashing a bike round the streets a couple of years ago to aiming for a place at the Olympics



Third London Fields aquathlon announced

The increasingly popular multi-sport event is to be held on Sunday 2 October



Young, gifted and back

Kids are coming back to sport as Olympics organisers target couch potato youngsters with enticing outdoor events aimed at reversing negative associations with regimented PE lessons



Olympics Aquatic Centre – review

Zaha Hadid’s London 2012 Aquatic Centre hasn’t come cheap at £269m, but it is the Olympics’ most majestic space



London 2012 park sparks architectural argument between old and new names

Design Council chief celebrates Prince Charles’ lack of involvement as traditionalists complain about ‘overt prejudice’