Mark Cavendish victorious in London 2012 test event
Top British rider Mark Cavendish today topped off a successful summer by winning the London-Surrey Cycle Classic, the biggest test event yet to be staged by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG). Hundreds of cycling enthusiasts line The Mall as Cavendish crosses the line to take the victory. Having recently won the green jersey in the Tour de More...
First Olympic Park test event gets underway
This week the Olympic Park will play host to competitive sport for the first time as the London International Basketball Invitational takes place from 16 August – 21 August, with Great Britain aiming to topple More...
School children given unique opportunity to attend Canoe Slalom test event
A group of young people from Hertfordshire and Essex have been given an exclusive chance to attend London 2012′s Canoe Slalom test event at Lee Valley White Water Centre. Lee Valley White Water Centre will More...
Olympic Road Cycling test event to take place on streets of London and Surrey
Some of the world’s best road cyclists will be competing in the Olympic Road Cycling test event on 14 August 2011. The London-Surrey Cycle Classic will feature a number of the world’s leading riders The London-Surrey More...
World Badminton Championships to be used as London 2012 test event
The BWF World Badminton Championships, which take place from 8-14 August 2011 at Wembley Arena, are to be used by the London 2012 Organising Committee for vital testing ahead of next year’s Olympic Badminton competition. The More...
First test events successfully completed
The Marathon and Race Walk test events, the first events in London 2012 sports testing programme, took place in central London yesterday. Runners start off from The Mall during the Marathon test event. The events More...
Eton Manor heads towards the finish line
Striking blue tennis courts and the temporary seating for 10,500 spectators are being installed at Eton Manor, the Olympic Park’s Wheelchair Tennis venue. Construction progresses at Eton Manor Eton Manor is one More...
Lord’s passes the Archery test
The London Archery Classic, a test event for the London 2012 Olympic Games, concluded on Monday leaving organisers satisfied with preparations and celebrating two world records broken by Korean athlete Im Dong-Hyun. The More...
London 2012 test events: so far, so good!
I find it hard to believe it is nearly the end of our first cluster of test events, which have formed part of the London Prepares series. After the end of the Basketball test event on the Olympic Park, we had delivered More...
The UK’s largest temporary pontoon is tested ahead of London 2012 Games
Britain’s largest temporary pontoon has been specially created for the London 2012 Games, and will be tested at the ExCeL exhibition centre ahead of next summer. The UK’s largest temporary pontoon is tested More...