London Prepares series
The London Prepares series is the official London 2012 sports testing programme. As well as allowing the London 2012 Organising Committee to test crucial aspects of its operations up to one year ahead of the Games, More...
2012 Olympic Games lanes ‘will increase traffic’
Dedicated lanes for Olympic athletes and VIPs during the London 2012 Games will increase traffic in parts of the city, transport bosses have said. Transport for London (TfL) admitted the “Games Lanes” More...
London 2012 launches Young Games Maker programme
The London 2012 Organising Committee Games (LOCOG) has announced details of the Young Games Maker programme, a drive to find more than 2,000 young volunteers from around the UK to help out during next summer’s More...
Photos of the week: Open Weekend begins and test events continue
Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards (centre left) stands next to Olympic mascot Wenlock and Pineapple Dance Studios founder Debbie Moore OBE (centre right) during a class at the Pineapple Dance Studios in London. More...
Games heritage
The UK has a strong history in the Olympic and Paralympic Movements. Olympic heritage London will host a Games like never before in 2012, drawing on the country’s proud Olympic heritage. London hosted the Olympic More...
Paralympic Equestrian
All Equestrian events at the Paralympic Games are mixed, with athletes grouped according to their functional ability. Did you know? Visually impaired riders are permitted to use ‘callers’ to help them More...
World’s biggest McDonald’s to open… on the OLYMPICS site
Oh the irony! World’s biggest McDonald’s to open… on the OLYMPICS site Restaurant will have 1,500 seats and is half the length of an American football field One in five meals sold at the Games More...
Photos of the week: Olympic Torch revealed
The London 2012 Olympic Torch was revealed this week. Its triangular, gold-coloured form is perforated by 8,000 circles representing the 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers that will carry it on its journey across More...
London 2012 Festival
Leading artists from all over the world will come together in the UK’s biggest ever festival – a chance for everyone to celebrate London 2012 through dance, music, theatre, the visual arts, film and digital More...
GB track & field team to miss 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
Great Britain’s track and field team will not be allowed to attend the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. The London Games will open on Friday, 27 July, a week before the athletics event begins on 3 August. More...
Tinchy Stryder and Dionne Bromfield record Torch Relay song
Two of the UK’s brightest young talents have teamed up to record an official London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay song. The singers, who worked together for the first time on the London 2012 song, pose with the Torch More...
Stars join children on red carpet for premiere of London 2012 film
Top actors and TV personalities showed their support for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad last night as the Tate Movie Project’s ‘The Itch of the Golden Nit’ premiered in Leicester Square. The 13 More...
James Higgins and Steve Walsh target upset
Great British trampolinist James Higgins knows the size of the challenge both he and Northampton Trampoline Gymnastics Academy stablemate Steve Walsh face in targeting London 2012 medals. “It’d be an More...