Long regarded as secondary to the Olympic Games, the Paralympics have reached new levels of esteem at London 2012.
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Target Practice: How the U.S. Became an Archery Power
Hint: Think red, white and blue
Diving: The New Sport for Wunderkinds
Now that gymnastics bars competitors under 16, diving, where competitors can be as young as 14, is where the youngest stars, like Carolina Mendoza, just 15 years old, are to be found
Inside Camp Karolyi: Building the U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team
This is where every girl who wants to be an elite American gymnast must come, at some point in her career, to pay tithings in the form of blood, sweat and often tears, to coach Martha Karolyi
How to Compete in the Olympics While Fasting for Ramadan
The Islamic holiday of Ramadan, which requires no food or drink pass a person’s lips from sun up to sundown, will present challenges for the 3500 Muslim athletes