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London Olympics 2012: Games' spirit flourishes on beach

On Tuesday may have marked the first occasion, however, that the sport of barely-there beachwear has been talked up as a bulwark against anarchy. But according to Olympics minister Hugh Robertson, speaking in an impromptu news conference [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

2012 Olympic Games torch unveiled in London

The 2012 Olympic torch has been unveiled in London by a trio of British Olympians. Lord Coe, Jonathan Edwards and Denise Lewis showed off the torch, which will be carried by 8,000 torch-bearers ahead of the start of the Games. Mike Weber [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Adidas aims to take beat Nike into sec...

Nike is currently market leader in the UK with an 18pc share of the ultra-competitive £4.3bn sportswear market. Adidas is in second place with a 15pc share, but hopes that its status as official sportswear partner of the Games will [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: GB Taekwondo select weight categories ...

The British Olympic Association granted Taekwondo the full four places with automatic qualification home nation status, and Hall has now narrowed down his selection to the under-68kgs and under-80kgs for men and the under-57kgs a [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Jenny Meadows sleeping in high-altitud...

The 30 year-old athlete took delivery of the “altitude generator” seven weeks ago and says she is already feeling the benefit of sleeping in an oxygen-depleted bubble that simulates the effect of being 3,000 metres above sea l [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Paralympic Games ticket prices announc...

Prices will start at £10 for adults and £5 for under-16s and over-60s and in total more than 95 per cent of the tickets will be priced at £50 or under. Locog remain uncertain about the projected demand for tickets so hav [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Ade Adepitan puts Scottish teenager Go...

“It was inspiring,” recalls Reid, one of the ‘Telegraph 10’ athletes whose journeys we are following all the way to London 2012. “He said that there are no limits to what you can do. You have to commit yours [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: British cycling fans must adjust their...

Great Britain, in comparison, took only one although they did win medals in seven of the 10 Olympic events. The most likely outcome is that the London 2012 velodrome will produce three golds apiece for Britain and Australia, plus a clust [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Rebecca Adlington wants to swim 200m f...

The Mansfield swimmer, who won gold in the 400m and 800m freestyle in Beijing in 2008, insists that she lacks the raw speed to compete with the world’s best over the shorter distance, though her strength, technique and fighting spi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Iran objects to 2012 London Games' logo

National Olympic Committee of Iran sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in opposition to the logo of 2012 London Olympic Games. The letter calls for designing a new logo and confronting the symbol's designers. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: velodrome's official unveiling exempli...

Seemingly at the blink of an eye it has risen, only yesterday it seems they were discussing roof options, capacities and the correct angle of those scary banks. And yet now it is finished, good to go and a glorious sight to behold. Alrea [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: where and when to watch the stars of t...

Opening Ceremony – Day 1, Fri July 27: The show will focus on British history and culture, but spotting overseas royalty, celebrities and heads of state – the latest count expects about 150 – is part of the fun at the m [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012: The key moments in the run-up to the Games

Westfield Stratford City opens: The largest urban shopping centre in Europe is a gateway to the Olympic Park and will be the first major test of Stratford's infrastructure when it opens to the public in September. The development has [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Jessica Ennis eyes 100m relay role as ...

The world and European heptathlon champion had hoped to combine the seven-event contest with the 100m hurdles in London but admits that is now “pretty unlikely” because the 2012 timetable would allow her just 36 hours’ [...]