A new carbon-reduction scheme is being introduced around the Olympic Park, along with plans for photovoltaic (PV) cells to be installed on the Main Press Centre (MPC). An aerial view of the Main Press Centre The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will invest more than £1m in carbon reduction measures for local housing and schools [...]
The Win Clean international anti-doping campaign has been launched today ahead of the London 2012 Games next year. Leading sporting figures gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square to unveil the programme, which aims to make athletes competing at London 2012 aware of their rights and responsibilities surrounding anti-doping. The Win Clean: Say No to Doping campaign [...]
Selection for London 2012 volunteers started in the North East today as the sixth regional Games Maker selection event opened its doors. London 2012 Board Member Jonathan Edwards and former GB Swimmer Chris Cook join Games Maker applicants at the launch of the selection event The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Newcastle will welcome [...]
Six months from today, the eyes of the world will be on London with the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. With excitement building around the globe, I feel this day marks a good opportunity to look at the enormous scale of the project. I often talk about the Games being a massive [...]
Today represents a significant milestone for LOCOG, but in particular for the Cycling team. We have finalised the last Cycling venue for London 2012, and the final venue in the Olympic and Paralympic Games masterplan. This morning we announced that Brands Hatch will be the venue for the Paralympic Road Cycling events in September 2012. [...]
Construction has been completed on the London 2012 Handball Arena – the third venue on the Olympic Park to achieve this milestone. Prime Minister David Cameron inside the Handball Arena The occasion was marked by a visit to the venue by Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, as they announced new [...]
London 2012′s series of test events has been going well. From equestrian at Greenwich back in July, to triathlon in Hyde Park, beach volleyball on Horse Guards Parade and men’s road cycling on Sunday – all have been well-supported and have gone smoothly. But Monday’s basketball was the first competitive action within the Olympic park [...]
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has launched an age pin badge to celebrate one of London 2012’s six strands of diversity. The new London 2012 Age pin badge design Londoners of all ages worked together on the design of the pin badge which shows the age progression of a person through a simple yet [...]
The regional stage of the London 2012 volunteer selection programme has started at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA). Chris Holmes joined local Games Maker applicants at the launch of the regional volunteer interviews at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Interviews for the Games Maker programme, which is looking for 70,000 volunteers [...]
Construction progress on the Athletes’ Village was praised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today as the first residential plot was completed. Members of the IOC are shown around the Athletes’ Village, where construction of the first of the 11 residential plots has been completed The IOC’s tour of the Village was part of their [...]
The anti-doping laboratory which will operate during the London 2012 Games has today been unveiled by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG). (L-R) Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport and the Olympics, LOCOG Chief Executive Paul Deighton, GlaxoSmithKline CEO Sir Andrew Witty and Professor David Cowan take a tour of the facility. Based in Harlow, Essex, [...]
Top British athletes witnessed the unveiling of the track in the Olympic Stadium today as London 2012 celebrated another milestone on the Olympic Park. Schoolchildren from West Ham Church Primary School in the Host Borough of Newham raced alongside some of Britain’s best athletes on the brand new track. World record holder and Paralympic gold [...]
Athletes competing at the London 2012 Games next summer will be welcomed to the Athletes’ Village by a performance from the National Youth Theatre. The National Youth Theatre was the first youth theatre in the world and works to change lives through the arts. The National Youth Theatre (NYT) will create and perform the Team [...]
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Sochi Winter Olympics plans ‘on schedule’
MOSCOW (AFP) – The organising committee of 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are confident all construction work will be completed by next year, Russia’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak said Tuesday. “We are completely sure that we are capable of finishing the sports facilities next year,” Kozak said at a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir [...]
A hare, a polar bear and a leopard have been chosen as the official Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games mascots following the results of a public vote. A ray of light and a snowflake will be the Paralympic Winter Games mascots. The polar bear has been chosen as one of the mascots for Sochi 2014 [...]
Sochi 2014 gets an Appraisal of its Volunteer Program at The Global Sports Forum
March 10th 2011, Barcelona – The international Global Sports Forum welcomed participants at the second “Global Sports Forum Trophy” ceremony to celebrate the most innovative and effective sport projects. A special award named in honor of the former International Olympic Committee president, Juan Antonio Samaranch was presented to Sochi 2014 President and CEO, Dmitry Chernyshenko [...]
The thinking behind the Paralympic Torch Relay
Our journey to today’s Paralympic Torch Relay announcement began a couple of years ago with a blank flipchart, and a room filled with Paralympians, creative minds and some of the most influential people within the Paralympic Movement. A series of simple questions started to form the backbone for what you see today. What do you [...]
London 2012 unveils Olympic Torch design
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) today unveiled a prototype of the London 2012 Olympic Torch that will be carried by 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers on its journey across the UK next summer. The Torch stands 800mm high, and has a gold colour finish that embraces the qualities of the Olympic Flame. The Torch celebrates the [...]
A day in the life of a Torchbearer
Carrying the Olympic Flame will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Torchbearers will help to shine a light on the best of their communities, as well as having their own moment to shine… Here’s a typical day in the life of a Torchbearer… You wake up in the morning and you’re excited: today’s the day. You [...]
Brasília event marks the 2,000 days to go to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Brazilian Paralympic Committee pays homage to the Games Organizing Committee Leonardo Gryner and Andrew Parsons in Brasília (Exemplus/CPB) Reinforcing the policy of integrating the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games to the whole country, the Games Organizing Committee accepted the invitation from the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB in the Portuguese acronym) and flew to [...]
Ceremony in Manaus celebrates 2,000 days for the Rio 2016 Games
Event took the spirit of the biggest sport event in the planet to the North of Brazil Celebration of 2,000 days for the Rio 2016 Games on Teatro Amazonas – (Photo: César Catingueira) The traditional Teatro Amazonas, one of the most important cultural patrimonies of the North of Brazil, was the scenario of the [...]
2016 days for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games!
Rio 2016 Rio 2016 is warming up the muscles and giving the best to make the Olympic Games a memorable event 2016 days. It seems a lot, but when dealing with the preparation for the Olympic Games, it is the exact number of days we need to achieve our main goal: deliver faultless Games. We, [...]
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