Olympics 2012

Follow the London Olympics with exclusive and live coverage from our reporter Ed Mezzetti and photographer Jessica Mann. And if you're at the Olympic Stadium or bump into one of the stars, send us your pictures and stories via the Green Plus above.

PARALYMPICS: Brave Craig learns to walk for grand finale

Oxford Mail columnist Caroline O’Connor, who coxed the women’s eights, is pictured on top, with Helen Glover, Women’s Pair gold medallist, centre left. They were supported by brothers Peter and Richard Chambers, wearing sunglasses, who won silver in

9:30am Tuesday 11th September 2012

LAST year Private Craig Winspear lost his legs in Afghanistan but at the Paralympic Closing Ceremony he walked again in front of a global audience.

PARALYMPICS: Our rowers' moment to shine on victory parade

Oxford Mail columnist Caroline O’Connor, who coxed the women’s eights, is pictured on top, with Helen Glover, Women’s Pair gold medallist, centre left. They were supported by brothers Peter and Richard Chambers, wearing sunglasses, who won silver in

9:30am Tuesday 11th September 2012

As the parade celebrating Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic sporting heroes snaked its way through the city of London yesterday, some of Oxfordshire’s elite athletes limbered up to create a human pyramid on one of the tour buses.

Olympic star power at dragon boat race

Silver medalists Richard, left, and Peter Chambers, right front, joined the competitors with paddles

9:30am Monday 10th September 2012

THERE was an Olympic flavour to Abingdon’s annual dragon boat race as three members of Team GB took to the water.

PARALYMPICS: Baker's delight at double gold

Golden girl Natasha Baker poses with her horse, Cabral

10:00am Tuesday 4th September 2012

Dressage star Natasha Baker, who trains at Milton-under-Wychwood, admitted that winning her second gold medal was beyond her wildest dreams, writes STUART WEIR.

PARALYMPICS: Baker's glory

Natasha Baker

10:30am Monday 3rd September 2012

Natasha Baker, who trains with Emile Faurie at Milton-under-Wychwood, decribed striking gold in the individual Grade 2 dressage as “amazing”.

PARALYMPICS: Lily 'ecstatic' at gold strike

Cox Lily van den Broecke (right) celebrates with her crew of (from left) Pamela Relph, Naomi Riches, David Smith and James Roe

10:20am Monday 3rd September 2012

OXFORD cox Lily van den Broecke was “ecstatic” with joy after steering Great Britain to gold at Eton Dorney. The 20-year-old, from Headington, guided the legs, trunks and arms (LTA) mixed four to a thrilling victory over Germany yesterday.

Archery finals hit the target with young fans

Team GB archer Larry Godfrey on his way to victory in the National Series Finals at Church Church Meadows

11:00am Monday 27th August 2012

FAMILIES were still in the London 2012 spirit watching Olympic archers in Oxford before having a go themselves.

Willkommen to Barton

Willkommen to Barton

9:00am Monday 27th August 2012

WELCOME to the German city of Freiburg.

Triathlon event a triumph

1:00pm Tuesday 21st August 2012

HUNDREDS of Olympics-inspired competitors took part in an amateur triathlon.

Designer creates own Olympic tail

The new £2 coin to commemorate the end of the 2012 Olympics was designed by Witney’s Jonathan Olliffe

7:00am Tuesday 21st August 2012

A WITNEY man has designed the latest coin to celebrate the end of the Olympics.

OLYMPICS: Clarke happy at family gamble

Lawrence Clarke

12:00pm Wednesday 15th August 2012

OXFORDSHIRE’S rising star, Lawrence Clarke, was one of Britain’s athletics surprises with his fourth place in the 110m hurdles final.

OLYMPICS: Time of our lives

Oxford’s Andrew Triggs Hodge (left) and his men’s four colleagues salute the passionate home crowd after rowing to a gold medal at Eton Dorney

12:00pm Wednesday 15th August 2012

Ed Mezzetti, who covered London 2012 for the Oxford Mail, reflects on a golden Games for Britain and Oxfordshire

OLYMPICS: How Oxfordshire's competitors fared

Zac Purchase (left) and Mark Hunter get their silver medals

12:00pm Wednesday 15th August 2012

ROWING

‘Experience of a lifetime’

Tristan Hale

9:30am Tuesday 14th August 2012

IT WASN’T just the opening and closing ceremonies which featured Oxfordshire people.

‘Night we’ll never forget’

Danielle Plummer, from Bicester, got to dance with ballet star Darcey Bussell, pictured during Sunday night’s performance

9:30am Tuesday 14th August 2012

DANCING with Darcey Bussell is a dream of many ballerinas.

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