Date archive forMay, 2011
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By tony On Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
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British Taekwondo reveal 2012 Olympic weight divisions

World champion Sarah Stevenson has had her -67kg weight division nominated for the London Olympics. British Taekwondo had to name four categories by the end of May and have also selected the women’s -57kg More...

By tony On Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
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Most ticket money ‘debited by next week’

The majority of money for the first round of Olympics tickets sales will be debited from applicants’ bank accounts by next week, organisers have said. Locog said 60% of cards would be debited by midnight on More...

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By tony On Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
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London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay: the UK’s moment to shine

After years of planning, discussing and preparing, the Olympic Torch Relay is now firmly in the public domain. A year ahead of the Olympic Flame’s arrival in the UK on Friday 18 May 2012, we launched the first More...

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By tony On Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
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Photos of the week: Aquatics Centre, Olympic Torchbearers and birthday fun

See what has been happening at London 2012 this week… Gethin Jones was at Bangor Pier in Wales to help launch the public nomination process to find 8,000 Olympic Torchbearers. Construction continues to progress More...

By tony On Monday, May 23rd, 2011
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Torchbearer nominator terms

Below are the Terms and conditions for those nominating someone to participate in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay (the ‘Torch Relay’) ‘Nominator’ means the person nominating an individual to participate More...

By tony On Monday, May 23rd, 2011
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Where is the Olympic Flame going?

A different town and city of the UK will welcome the Olympic Flame every evening of the Torch Relay. We also know the dates of the island visits the Flame will be making during the day. Locations by region and date East More...

By tony On Sunday, May 15th, 2011
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Anti-terrorism was conducted in London Olympic village

An anti-terrorism exercise was conducted in London Olympic village, police have confirmed. Drill, accommodation is offered on campus for three days, Metropolitan Police, other emergency services and the Ministry More...

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By tony On Sunday, May 15th, 2011
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London 2012 Olympic Park building work 83% complete?

Public sector funding for the Games has stayed at £9.3bn Construction of the Olympic Park in east London is 83% complete, Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson has said. The handball arena, which will seat 7,000 people, More...

By tony On Saturday, May 14th, 2011
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London 2012 Olympics Jobs

Olympics 2012 Jobs It is believed that London 2012 Olympic jobs options are going to be extensive in numbers; this may also serve as an opportunity for you to join the celebration of London Olympic 2012.  There More...

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By tony On Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
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2012 Olympics Football qualifying draw results

Kuala Lumpur: The draw for the first round of the 2012 London Olympic men’s football tournament was conducted at AFC House on Wednesday. The 22 lowest ranked teams, based on the qualifiers and final round of the More...

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By tony On Sunday, May 8th, 2011
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Massive demand for London 2012 Olympic Games tickets

The application process for London 2012 Olympic tickets closed last week and early indications show that over 20 million tickets were applied for, with around 1.8 million people submitting requests for tickets. Applications More...

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By tony On Sunday, May 8th, 2011
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Big Dance initiative set to expand for London 2012 Festival

Big Dance initiative set to expand for London 2012 Festival Big Dance, the world’s largest dance programme, has announced plans to reach out to communities all over England as part of the London 2012 Festival. Big More...

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By tony On Friday, May 6th, 2011
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EastEnders and The Olympic Park To Share The Same Postcode

The Olympic Park is to be given the same postcode as the BBC soap opera EastEnders, its has been revealed today. The site, in Stratford, will get an E20 postcode code, which is currently used by the fictional district More...