Welcome to the National's Olympics blog, as we prepare for the start of the 2012 Games.The eyes of the world will turn on London this summer as elite athletes from more than 200 countries test their skills and strengths against each other.
The UAE will be there, of course, with competitors in everything from shooting to swimming, judo to weightlifting - and a football squad ready to take to some of the most iconic stadiums in soccer.
The National's writers Paul Radley, Paul Oberjuerge and Laura Collins will bring you the inside track, in print and online, with all the latest news from London, following the athletes of the UAE and the rest of the world as they compete on the grandest stage in sport.
And on the blog, get their take on the other stories from the Olympics - the behind the scenes details and personal views on what's happening in the stadia, the cities and the Olympic Village.
