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London 2012 Olympics diary: Ken Livingstone cries out agains...

Ken Livingstone has promised a rapid overhaul of the Olympic Route Network if he wins the mayoral election, fuelling fears of some International Olympic Committee members and London 2012 insiders that Games preparations may be turned upsi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: Boat Race chaos sparks fears that Game...

The protest by Trenton Oldfield, which led to the race being halted after he swam between the Oxford and Cambridge boats as they approached the final bend, has heightened concerns over the vulnerability of the Games. Security chiefs ar [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: The companies that will lose out durin...

That is according to an analysis of stock market announcements so far this year. The Telegraph has found that 80 companies have stated in 2012 that the Olympics could have an impact on their business, with 72 forecasting a positive effect [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: TfL makes apology after omitting Fanny...

The map, which is being sold as a poster by TfL to celebrate the 2012 Olympics, is a modified version of the iconic London Underground map in which the names of 361 Tube and railway stations have been replaced by the names of famous Olymp [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Canada sets goal of 3 swim medals at London Olympics

Notepads, T-shirts, swim caps and pens rained down on the Olympic Park Pool deck as children called for signed mementoes from newly-minted Olympians. Sunday's final day of trials topped up the Canadian Olympic swim team to 31 ath [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: sale of remaining tickets delayed as o...

London organising committee chief executive Paul Deighton said the sales of around one million Olympic tickets, 1.5 million football tickets and 1.5 million Paralympic tickets would now be delayed until after the release of the Olympic fo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: IOC President Rogge meets UK Prime Min...

London: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge met today with British Prime Minister David Cameron to discussions on the progress of preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games, which are now just 121 days away. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: Stella McCartney-designed kit unveiled

Designed by Stella McCartney and produced by the German sportswear company Adidas, the official Team GB range caters for 900 British Olympic and Paralympic athletes competing in 46 sports. In a project that has been in development for two [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012 may spark measle outbreak, US warns

Urging Americans who plan to visit London for the summer games to get vaccinated, the CDC claimed that measles was common in Europe, and that “diseases know no borders”. Travellers to Ukraine and Poland for the Euro2012 footba [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: Hindes and Aldama cleared to compete f...

LAUSANNE: Olympic cycling hopeful Philip Hindes and word indoor triple jump champion Yamile Aldama had their nationality changes approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday, clearing the way for them to compete for Br [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 - Team GB not putting pressure on swim team

After this week's British Gas Swimming Championships at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, 38 swimmers have formally earned their slots on the team, with more spaces available in June's second chance trials in Sheffield. Included among [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012: MPs' concern over Olympic security costs

The Public Accounts Committee's report also warned the stadium must not become a white elephant. The government insists it is confident the event will come in under budget. The Games and legacy projects are expected to cost about &pou [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Ellen Gandy suffers butterflies but ha...

"My nerves took my out really fast and I paid for it in the last 50m. I made the team and swam the best I could under the pressure. “I’ll go back and analyse what happened and hopefully make sure it doesn’t happen a [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: GB rhythmic gymnasts win appeal

The seven-strong squad had previously been excluded from this summer’s Olympics by their governing body, British Gymnastics, after they failed to meet their agreed selection target — a score of 45.233 points – on the sec [...]