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LONDON OLYMPICS 2012: Daley Thompson wants drug cheats to be kept away

I don’t see why we should be dragged down by the rest of the world. If we want high standards in this country then we should be entitled to them.

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London 2012 Olympics: Daley Thompson: Chambers ruling is worst of all

For me, sport, even more then general life, should be Utopian. And cheating by taking drugs is the most heinous crime imaginable.

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London 2012 Olympics: Top British stars - Daley Thompson

Fifty days to go until the Olympics start and our track and field prospects are looking really good. Here's who's exciting me as we approach the world's greatest sporting event.

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London 2012 Olympics: Daley Thompson picks 5 to watch at Team GB trials

Double Olympic gold medal winner picks 5 to watch at the Olympic trials.

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London 2012 Olympics: Daley Thompson - My five Americans to watch

Former double Olympic decathlon champion daley Thompson picks out five who caught his eye at the US trials in Eugene, Oregon.

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London 2012 Olympics: Daley Thompson's top ten British Olympians

Daley Thompson selects his top ten greatest British Olympians - all of whom have been captured for Sportsmail by iconic artist Paul Trevillion.

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London 2012 Olympics: Daley Thompson's top 10 world Olympians

Sportsmail's Daley Thompson chose his top 10 Olympians from across the ages and iconic artist Paul Trevillion was on hand to put pencil to paper.

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London 2012 Olympics: Daley Thompson - Jamaican's will set Games alight

Yohan Blake will be one of the two stars in the Games' biggest story of - whether he wins or not. Usain Bolt is clearly the fastest man the world has ever seen but he is not at his best.

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London Olympics 2012: I believe this is Jessica Ennis's moment, Jackie...

Daley Thompson is arguably the greatest British athlete ever. He considers Jackie Joyner-Kersee to be the greatest female 20th century female athlete. Sportsmail got the two of them together to discuss...

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London 2012 Olympics: Is Bradley Wiggins one of the great Olympians? - Daley...

There is no doubt that Michael Phelps is one of the greatest Olympians of all time. It is just fantastic to win 19 medals over three Olympics.

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London 2012 Olympics: Jess Ennis is a Great Brit, like me - Daley Thompson

Jessica Ennis will have woken up on Sunday morning feeling different - she'll have felt smug like me. Being an Olympic champion does that to you.

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London 2012 Olympics: Jesse Williams goes for high jump gold... then he'll...

Sportsmail columnist and double Olympic champion Daley Thompson sat down with this 'social butterfly' to find out what makes him tick - and how he’s hoping to find more than just a gold medal in London...

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Daley Thompson: Decathletes must start young

Why aren't there any British athletes coming through and challenging for Olympic medals in the decathlon? Because it's a really hard event! I didn’t choose the decathlon - it chose me.

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Great Britain - we're world beaters, Daley Thompson

The world will go away impressed and with treasured memories that will last a lifetime. We are the biggest little country in the world and a little shy to say how great we are at times.

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London 2012 Paralympics: Daley Thompson - incredible triumph

I thought the Paralympics was an incredible triumph: for the people taking part, the millions who filled our stadiums and those watching at home on TV.

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Lance Armstrong has ruined his sport - Daley Thompson

We all want to believe that some people can fly. That’s why we love sport. But Lance Armstrong has shattered that illusion. He has cheated sport - not just cycling.

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After Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, random tests aren't enough... it's time to...

DOUBLE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST'S INSIGHT: Athletics has just picked itself up off the floor after the BALCO scandal and yet here we are again. It’s such a shame.

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Mo Farah must break a world record to be considered great - Daley Thompson

I thought Mo Farah’s achievement in Moscow, winning 5,000m and 10,000m gold to add to his two Olympic titles, was brilliant.

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I'm sorry Mo Farah, there are no excuses for missing two drugs tests

Britain's Mo Farah (R) wins the men's 10,000m final ahead of Galen Rupp of the U.S. during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 4, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (BRITAIN - Tags:...

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Get ready for Rio's Super Saturday! The aura of Team GB's big three will be...

DALEY THOMPSON: I’m not sure the term ‘Super Saturday’ really did justice to what happened in British sport on August 4, 2012. It was Britain’s best day in 104 years of Olympic competition.

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