Olympics Wiki is a community of editors, athletes, sports fans, students, and others dedicated to preserving and spreading information having to do with various Olympic games throughout history. In addition to creating a comprehensive Olympics site unlike any other, we want to generate excitement about the upcoming [[Rio de Janeiro 2016|summer]] and [[Sochi 2014|winter]] games and highlight [[Featured Story|feature stories]] and [[Athlete Spotlight|spotlight athletes]]. As we get closer to the next<!--[[London 2012]]--> games, watch for Wikia driven contests and games, as well as timely information about the games and more.

Anyone is free to join our community! If you are new to using wikis, it's easy to get started! Vote on a [[:Category:Top_10_Lists|Top 10 List]] or dive in and [[Special:Upload|add photos]], [[Help:Editing|edit articles]], or [[Special:CreatePage|add your own page]]!

We also encourage dialogue - if you have burning topic please share it at the [[Forum:Index|community forum]]. Got questions? ask our active admins: [[User:Porterfield|Porterfield]] or [[User:Gaelen S.|Gaelen S.]]

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'''See Olympic Basketball in this stadium... for free!''' To celebrate the growth of the Olympics Wiki and Wikia Sports, we are giving away 4 tickets to the basketball preliminaries at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. To enter the drawing,[[User_blog:JoePlay/Olympics_Tickets_Giveaway|click here!]]

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[[File:Isinbayeva, reina de la pérdiga.jpg|190px|left]] The 2011 [[IAAF]] Athletics season is underway and we wanted to highlight one of the athletes that will undoubtedly star next year at [[London 2012]].

Yelena Isinbeyeva is one of the greats of [[Athletics]] and the poster girl for [[Russia]]. She competes in the [[Pole Vault]] in the [[Summer Olympic Games]] and is the double [[Summer Olympic Games]] and five times World [[Athletics]] Champion at [[Pole Vault]].

She has set 27 world records at the [[Pole Vault]], is the three time [[IAAF]] Female Athlete of the Year and double Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year. With her competitive record, charming personality and film star looks, Isinbeyeva will be one to watch in [[London 2012]]<br />

Read more about [[Yelena Isinbayeva]].

[[File:Derrick Rose.jpg|190px|left]][[Derrick Rose]] is a name that could be on everyone's lips come the [[London 2012]] closing ceremony. The young American [[Basketball]] phenomenon is already a household name in the United States, especially after winning the highly prized 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player award. This recent success comes after a meteoric rise to the top in one of the most competitive sports in the world.

Rose plays for his hometown club, the Chicago Bulls, and his journey is a true life story of a local boy who came good. Chicago has a rich [[Basketball]] history (ever heard of Michael Jordan?) and Rose could add to that if he steers them to a NBA Eastern Conference Finals victory in the coming week.

However, all eyes will be on him on the international scene in a years time as he tries to add the [[Olympic Games]] gold medal to the gold medal he won for the [[USA]] at the World Basketball Championships in 2010. On that occasion the [[USA]] went the whole tournament unbeaten.

Will Rose light up [[Basketball Arena (London)|London's Basketball Arena]]? Have a look at his [[Derrick Rose|profile]] to find out more about this incredible athlete.

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:We've got a new skin! Check out new bright and shiny new background theme, which was designed to match the official London 2012 colors. Watch for more exciting [[London 2012]] pages coming soon!

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==='''Top 10 List'''<br />===

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