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Inspiring us all at the start of the Tokyo Marathon just a few days away will be this year's tagline for the event - "the day we unite".

For the select few likely to pick up the honours on the day, it will be all about beating everyone else round the 26.2 miles of Tokyo which lie before us.

IN his second article on preparing for the Tokyo Marathon, arts editor Phil Hewitt explains why the route is what matters: But the one great variable is the route that it takes you on, and here you get the great gulf.

Britain's prime minister will hold a special Cabinet meeting Monday at Olympic Park amid tight security, marking 200 days until the Summer Games and promising that the event will offer a lasting legacy for the nation.

The Princess Royal unveils the London 2012 gold medals as the one-year countdown to the Olympics began.

The chairman of the London 2012 Olympics has warned "a mountain of work" is still needed as the official one year countdown to the opening ceremony begins.

McNabb's feet could give the Packers fits in Sunday's big game.

British Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy will be joined by American sprint legend Michael Johnson to help mark two years to go to the start of the London 2012 Games.

An early look at this summer's NBA draft class reveals three college stars who have separated themselves from the rest of the pack.

Plus, more in Ian Thomsen's Weekly Countdown.

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