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London Olympics 2012: Demand for tickets causes organisers t...

One of the biggest about-turns affects road cycling events. Organisers will charge up to £15 for 30,000 tickets for prime vantage points at Box Hill and up to £15 for 3,500 for the start and finish area of the time trial at Ha [...]

Posted On : May, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: Blood donor appeal ahead of Games

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) says stocks need to be 30% higher than normal by the start of the Games. The extra supplies are part of the contingency plans to cope with the extra visitors coming to the UK. There are also concerns that [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012 transport boss on huge “challenge” ahea...

The transport chief tasked with flying 500,000 visitors to Britain for the Olympics today admitted: “It’s quite a challenge.” Leave for 360 air traffic controllers has been cancelled by Paul Haskins, in a bid by the mana [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 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 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 Olympics 2012 seek a distinct look with pink, purple ...

LONDON: For athletes, the Olympics are about the gold. For London organizers, the Olympics are about the pink, the purple and the orange -colors that will give the 2012 games an immediately recognizable look. Cities, towns and hamlets [...]

Posted On : Feb, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: Ethiopia's former world marathan recor...

The former world record holder had entered the Japanese race to achieve the required Olympic qualifying standard of 2hr 15min and to run quickly enough to secure his place in the three-man Ethiopian team for London. But his time of 2 [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: my platform synchro diving dreams have...

In her absence, I was paired with Becky Gallantree for two World Series events in Sheffield and Mexico and we immediately clicked by taking fourth place in both events against the world’s top pairs. But bad luck struck again in J [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

4000 SCHOOL CHILDREN TO RECEIVE FREE LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 TI...

Free tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games have been allotted to a total of 4000 school children of the Bromley so that they get the opportunity to experience the international sporting event in the capital of England. The alloca [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

London Olympics 2012: Time to stop moaning

Well its time to change that. Typical moans include, its not fair I didn't get any tickets, its costing too much, there will be too much traffic on London's roads, and I live too far away. Well let's take those one by one. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 REVEALS TICKETI...

The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games has recently revealed that it had previously committed a mistake by overselling four events of the synchronized swimming. The number of tickets that have been over sold for the fo [...]