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London 2012 Olympics: BBC vows it will 'never miss a moment'

The BBC has promised viewers they will "never miss a moment" of the London Olympics as it unveiled full details of its 2,500 hours of TV, radio and online coverage headed by Gary Lineker and Sue Barker. London Olympics covera [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012: Olympic flame to be lit in Greece

The flame is kindled by a 'high priestess' who captures the morning sun's rays in a parabolic mirror. The ceremony comes amid political and economic turmoil in the home of the Ancient Olympics, where a week-long leg of the rel [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012: Olympic security questioned after fake bomb stu...

The government has ordered an inquiry into security at London's Olympic park after a worker reportedly smuggled a fake bomb onto the site. The man, who has been employed at the site for several years, allegedly carried an artificia [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: All systems go as test events put the ...

The centrepiece venue will receive its biggest and final test before the Olympic opening ceremony this week, with four days of competition in the British University and Colleges Athletics Championship on the track from Friday, and an &ldq [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: British athletes told to bite tongue o...

Moynihan vowed on Tuesday to lead the fight for a tougher sanction against drug-takers after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the BOA’s lifetime ban. He believes that those who benefit from performance-enhancing substance [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

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 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

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 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 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Rebecca Adlington dominates 400 metres...

If there was a moment of nervous hesitation, it was a fleeting one. Rebecca Adlington stood on the block, with eight lengths of the pool separating her from an ambition she has nurtured since London won the privilege to host the Olympics [...]