IN THE NEWS: Millar to appear in record 10th Olympics

OLYMPIC GAMES -  Ian Millar, Canada’s equestrian stalwart, will appear in a record 10th Olympic Games in London and he will become the first athlete in Olympic history to reach this landmark. The 65-year-old made his Olympic debut in the 1972 Munich Games and could have made it 11, had his NOC not boycotted the 1980 Moscow Games.

Most career participations in the Olympic Summer Games

9 - Hubert Raudaschl (AUT, Sailing, 1964-1996)

9 - Ian Millar (CAN, Equestrian, 1972-2008)

8 - Piero D’Inzeo (ITA, Equestrian, 1948-1976)

8 - Raimondo D’Inzeo (ITA, Equestrian, 1948-1976)

8 - Durward Knowles (GBR/BAH, Sailing, 1948-1988)

8 - Paul Elvstrøm (DEN, Sailing, 1948-1988)

8 - Afanasijs Kuzmins (URS/LAT, Shooting,1976-2008)