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Charlie Dark: how running changed my life

ELL meets east London boy and founder of Shoreditch-based Run Dem Crew, Charlie Dark, to talk about life, depression and …

by Mathilde Ive/ April 10, 2014/ Olympic People/

World champion 400m runner Christine Ohuruogu launched the world’s first ever Compact Athletics Facility in Hackney on September 18 with …

by Afzal Ahmed/ September 18, 2013/ Hackney, Lead Stories, Olympic People, Sports/

A ship designed and built to enable people of all physical abilities to sail alongside together as equals will leave …

by Emma Marvin/ September 3, 2012/ Olympic People, People, Sports, Tower Hamlets/

Now the London Olympics has finished, it is no lie that some people have been converted into Olympic fans. The …

by Eastlondonlines/ August 14, 2012/ Olympic People/

Lawrence Okoye was knocked out of the Olympic discus final on August 7, after finishing in last place. The 20-year-old …

by Emma Marvin/ August 9, 2012/ Olympic People, Sports/

Athlete Phillips Idowu’s Olympic medal dreams were shattered yesterday as he failed to qualify for the final of the triple …

by Emma Marvin/ August 8, 2012/ Olympic People, Sports/

Lawrence Okoye will compete in the Olympic discus final on August 7 after a testing qualifying round in front of …

by Joanne Fagg/ August 6, 2012/ Olympic People, Olympics, Sports/

The sun is shining when Ethan Mayer climbs the podium. Beads of sweat glisten on his forehead and he is …

by Rahat Mustafa/ August 3, 2012/ Olympic People, Sports/

A Deptford schoolgirl and pupil at Croydon’s BRIT school has achieved overnight fame after she starred in the internet tribute …

by Anja McLoughlin/ August 1, 2012/ Features, Olympic People, Olympics, People, Sports/

The opening Olympic ceremony attracted a global audience of one billion, and a staggering 27 million UK viewers. So with …

by Eastlondonlines/ July 31, 2012/ Olympic People, Olympics, People, Sports/

I greet Twinelle Hopeson outside the Sutton arena training ground. Twenty-year-old Twinelle was a Lloyds TSB local hero, and her …

by Celine Chaplin/ July 31, 2012/ Olympic People/

While an estimated billion people tuned in to see Danny Boyle’s Olympic Opening Ceremony on Friday night, several thousand made their …

by Ines O'Gorman/ July 30, 2012/ Olympic People, People, Sports/

After years of preparation and build up, the Olympics start next week in London. The bunting and flags have …

by Eastlondonlines/ July 21, 2012/ Olympic People/

Three years ago, Kristin Hallenga was a regular 23 year old; embracing her youth, travelling and seeing the world. Then …

by Anja McLoughlin/ July 20, 2012/ Olympic People/

Sean Glendinning is no ordinary 16-year-old. He has already accomplished a list of achievements longer than most adults. At age …

by Emma Marvin/ July 18, 2012/ Olympic People/