British rhythmic gymnastic team wins appeal to compete in 2012 Games March 5, 2012 -- Updated 2327 GMT (0727 HKT) Britain's rhythmic gymnastics team competes in the Olympic test event in London. Great Britain's rhythmic gymnastics team win crucial appeal Team can now compete in the 2012 London Olympics British Gymnastics had ruled they missed qualification target Independent arbitrator overturns that decision (CNN) -- Great Britain's rhythmic gymnastics team has won an appeal against a decision by its own federation to exclude them from the London 2012 Olympics. British Gymnastics ruled that the team had missed an agreed qualifying standard at the Olympic test event in North Greenwich area January. But the team appealed to independent arbitrator Sports Resolutions UK, who overturned the decision Monday. The British Olympic Association has now to inform the world governing body of gymnastics, the FIG, that Britain will be taking up the host nation spot. The argument between the rhythmic gymnastics squad and its federation centered on the target of 45.223 points. The British team fell agonizingly short of that mark in qualifying where it was intended to be met to mirror the Olympic experience. But in the final day of the test event, the team scored 47.200 and appealed the decision on that basis. Team captain Rachel Smith said they will now focus on making Britain "proud" at the summer Games. "We went into the competition thinking we could get the score on three days and we're really sad that it happened but on the bright side it has raised the profile of the sport," she told the Press Association. We want to prove to everyone that we do deserve to be there and to make the country proud. British Gymnastics has accepted the appeal decision. Olympic hopeful Katy Sexton reveals her battles in dealing with the weight of expectation ahead of the British swimming trials for London 2012. February 16, 2012 -- Updated 1334 GMT (2134 HKT) In 1956, the politics of war played out in a dramatic encounter between the Hungarian and Soviet water polo teams. March 1, 2012 -- Updated 1533 GMT (2333 HKT) In 1976, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci was awarded the first perfect 10 in modern Olympic gymnastics history. February 16, 2012 -- Updated 1406 GMT (2206 HKT) American sprinter and Olympic medal hopeful Tyson Gay talks to CNN about his targets for 2012. February 16, 2012 -- Updated 1620 GMT (0020 HKT) 2004 Olympic lightweight silver medalist Amir Khan gives Team CNN a boxing master class. February 10, 2012 -- Updated 2016 GMT (0416 HKT) Off-road bicycle racing is a rough and tumble world, and three-time BMX world champion Shanaze Read has suffered enough injuries to end any sporting career. February 9, 2012 -- Updated 1751 GMT (0151 HKT) CNN chats with English heptathlete Jessica Ennis, a former world champion, ahead of the 2012 Olympics in London. January 31, 2012 -- Updated 1317 GMT (2117 HKT) Mind over matter? What is it that separates Olympic legends like Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt from enthusiastic amateurs around the world? Katy Sexton was devastated when she missed out on the 2008 Olympics. She is determined to qualify for her third Games in London. February 27, 2012 -- Updated 1342 GMT (2142 HKT) CNN chats with U.S. sprint star Tyson Gay ahead of the 2012 Olympics in London. January 19, 2012 -- Updated 1150 GMT (1950 HKT) How will Britain maintain security when the Olympics arrives in London? CNN's Dan Rivers investigates. January 19, 2012 -- Updated 1149 GMT (1949 HKT) IOC President Jacques Rogge discusses all the major talking points in what will be a historic year for the organization. German Olympic champion equestrian rider Ingrid Klimke talks to CNN about her Beijing gold and London 2012. When London last staged the Olympics in 1948, in the aftermath of World War II, it was called the "Austerity Games." January 3, 2012 -- Updated 1106 GMT (1906 HKT) Alongside its sporting ambition, Britain's capital aims to showcase itself as a vibrant, modern, cultural center.