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‘If we get this right, it will be the most fantastic legacy that Swindon could want from the London 2012 Games’. This was the bold expectation from the town council’s leisure services team, looking at a mass of community sports activity in front of the town’s London 2012 Live Site screen This was the first [...]
London 2012 Paralympic medals unveiled at new Cultural Olympiad display
With one week to go until the application window for tickets for the Paralympic Games closes, the London 2012 Paralympic Games medals have been unveiled. More than 2,100 Paralympic medals will be presented at London 2012. The unveiling took place at the opening of a new display at the British Museum for the Cultural Olympiad, [...]
New carbon-saving scheme for houses and schools around the Olympic Park
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 in [...]
Unprecedented demand for London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets
Following the application process for London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has confirmed that over 100,000 applicants have applied for more than one million tickets. 116,000 people applied for 1.14 million Paralympic Games tickets between 9 September and 26 September 2011. Many sports were oversubscribed, including some Wheelchair Rugby price [...]
‘Win Clean’ anti-doping campaign launched
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 [...]
How many Olympic tickets did you get? Here’s our readers’ results
We asked how you had fared in the London 2012 ticket ballot. Here’s our analysis of the information you gave us How much money did London 2012 ticket buyers have to put on the line to stand even a 50:50 chance of getting at least one ticket? If the results submitted by our readers are to [...]
Beach Volleyball on the Prime Minister’s doorstep. Who would have thought it? Key facts Sport: Beach Volleyball Location: Horse Guards Parade lies at the heart of Whitehall, the political centre of the UK. It is close to Downing Street and across St James’ Park from Buckingham Palace. New or existing: New Permanent or temporary: Temporary [...]
International Paralympic Day coming to London
London 2012 today announced that International Paralympic Day 2011 will take place in Trafalgar Square, London on 8 September. Members of the public will be able to find out about the Paralympic sports, including Sitting Volleyball The event will showcase the 20 Paralympic sports in the 2012 Games, and will enable the general public to [...]
Watching the Olympic Games 2012: Rowing
How it works Fourteen medal events, ranging from single sculls to the eights, will be contested by 550 athletes over the 2,000m course. All events start with heats and boats that do not progress automatically get a second chance through the repechage round Who’s hot British double sculls pair Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger capped [...]
The London 2012 Handball Arena shows its true colours
Last week over 160 invited guests gathered at the Handball Arena to celebrate the handing over of this key venue from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG). But why is it a key venue? Apart from being a stunning, vibrant and exciting venue that will host two Olympic sports [...]
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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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