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London 2012 Olympics: 8.8millions tickets costing as little ...

Sports fans got a marathon treat yesterday as it was revealed 8.8 million tickets costing as little as a few pounds will be available for the 2012 Olympics. Organisers declared 90% will be £100 or under with those over 60 paying a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

First tile laid in London 2012 Olympics swimming pool

Some 180,000 tiles will line the 50m (164 ft) competition pool, plus the training and dive pools. The ceiling of the 17,500-seat venue is being clad with more than 30,000 pieces of timber. Mark Foster, 50m freestyle world record holder, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

German appointed table tennis referee for London 2012

He will be assisted by England's Stuart Sherlock. Zwipp was the referee at the World Team Championships in Bremen in 2006 whilst Sherlock was the referee for the World Championships in Manchester in 1997. China's Yao Zhenxu, the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: Pope Opens Sports Club And Weymouth Ba...

LONDON 2012 Olympics: Anorak’s look at the Olympics in the news: the Pope opens a new centre, Weymouth forgets its on, and Westminster wants more money… The Pope Runs Pope Benedict XVI is to launch the John Paul II [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Cadbury set to reveal 2012 Olympics sponsorship ads ‎

Cadbury is leveraging its sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympic games to launch a £50m marketing push – its biggest ever – that aims to get the nation playing games, but there won't be a chocolate wrapper in sight. [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Eurostar becomes 30th London 2012 sponsor

Eurostar has been unveiled as the 30th domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics. Eurostar, the high speed rail service connecting London with Paris and Brussels, becomes a third level sponsor. Eurostar officials said Wednesday [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

ArcelorMittal becomes sponsor of London 2012 Olympics

ArcelorMittal has become a tier-two sponsor of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and will support the infrastructure for the Games.The ArcelorMittal Orbit will be the iconic and permanent symbol of the 2012 Olympic and will embody bo [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Npower may withdraw from ECB deal due to concern over 2012 O...

The energy supplier npower may end its long-standing sponsorship deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board due to fears that the London Olympics could have an adverse impact on coverage of cricket in 2012. The company has been one of [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Greenwich charges down opposition to 2012 Olympics riding ve...

The £42 million development will be rubber stamped by Greenwich council despite fierce attacks from some local residents who claim the Games and the 75,000 spectators each day will bring traffic chaos and cause permanent damage to [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

London 2012: swimming tops list as UK Sport reveals medal ta...

Swimming – which will receive more than £25 million throughout the four-year London Olympiad period, just behind the funding given to rowing and cycling and on a par with athletics – has the highest target over the next [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics poised to call in Freud Communications

It is believed that senior figures at the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) made the decision this week, after a six-way agency shoot-out. According to well-placed sources, contracts are [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

British police want UAVs to watch civilians during the 2012 ...

In what's sure to be a popular idea, Britain's Kent Police Department wants to use unmanned aerial vehicles to keep tabs on the massive crowds during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Now, before you start thinking that Ministrie [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

2012 Olympics' business tourism potential showcased

Minister of state for culture and tourism Margaret Hodge will give a presentation on key achievements to date related to the Olympics at the event, which is being held at the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury, and showcases the tourism potential o [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Medals raise possibility of 2012 Olympics bid

Robert Peterson has his hands full keeping up with four children and attending to his role as a reduction manager at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. But add up to 20 hours a week of archery training to his timetable and you could i [...]