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Olympics 2012: Greece formally hands over flame for London G...

ATHENS: The flame for the London Olympics, which start on July 27 after a 70-day torch relay around Britain, was formally handed over at a ceremony in a damp Athens on Thursday. The flame, lit from the sun's rays at the home of the an [...]

Posted On : May, 18 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 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 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: 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 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 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 2012 Olympics: hunt begins for Games venue sponsors

Valuable naming rights and other sponsorship deals for the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre and the multi-use arena, where the 2012 handball competition will be held, are up for grabs in the Olympic Park Legacy Company's (OPLC) tender [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Olympic Games will NOT cause a boost in UK visitor numbers

Britain is unlikely to enjoy any boost in the number of tourists visiting the country next year – even though 2012 will see the country host two of its biggest events in decades. Both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Sport England to miss legacy target as...

Eight months from the start of the Olympics, new figures released by Sport England show that just 111,000 more people have become involved in sport since 2007, just 11 per cent of the target they have been pursuing for the last four years [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: IOC calls on Indian Olympic Associatio...

This comes as the former Minister for Sport and Locog board member Tessa Jowell called for Dow Chemicals to withdraw its £7 million sponsorship of the London Olympic stadium wrap because it "was inappropriate". Telegr [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics debate: despite £2bn security spend cap...

Yes: America is worried and streets are not safe The Olympic security budget is £2 billion and rising but London still feels far from safe after the revelations of the last two weeks. First came the news that the US plans to send 5 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: capital's taxi fares could increase by...

The Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association, the largest cab association in the capital with approximately one third of the city’s 25,000 taxi drivers on its books, has suggested the increase is necessary to prevent mass walkouts d [...]