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 [...]
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, [...]
See what has been happening at London 2012 this week… This week the Hadleigh Farm Mountain Bike International, a test event for the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike event and part of the London Prepares series, took place under sunny skies in Essex. A sold out crowd of over five thousand saw reigning Olympic champion [...]
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 draw for the World Championships was announced yesterday at the Tower of London by Gail Emms, a silver medallist [...]
London Olympic organisers are bullish about the number of ticket orders placed in the public ballot but are expecting a big rush of applications on Sunday night. Millions of ticket orders have been placed “right across the board”, according to Olympic sources, although there are pockets of slow uptake at some preliminary events at the [...]
Blue hockey pitches to make their Olympic debut at London 2012 The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) today announced that, for the first time ever at an Olympic Games, the Hockey competition will be contested on blue pitches. An artist’s impression of the Hockey Centre as it might look during the London 2012 Games. The [...]
A London-based design studio has been appointed to design the Olympic and Paralympic Torches, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) announced today. The Olympic Torch is lit in a traditional ceremony in Olympia, Greece Designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby will design the Torch used for the 70-day Olympic Torch Relay, when 8,000 Torchbearers will [...]
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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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