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London Olympics

In 2012 London will host the 28th Olympiad between 27 July - 12 August and will host the Paralympic Games between 29 August - 9 September 2012.

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News RSS Updated : London 2012 makes most of learning opportunities in Vancouver As the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games draw to a close, London 2012 organisers have been taking advantage of the final opportunity to experience and learn from an Olympic Games, before London becomes the next Olympic Host City. Publ.Date : Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:12:00 +0000 London 2012 Diversity Week underway London 2012 Diversity Week got underway today, highlighting the efforts being made to make sure London 2012 is 'everyone's Games'. Publ.Date : Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:23:00 +0000 London 2012 launches iconic London landmark pin badges The London 2012 Organising Committee today revealed the winning designs of the ‘Landmark London’ pin badges, which go on sale later this month. Publ.Date : Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:20:00 +0000 Links of London appointed as the Official Jewellery Collection for London 2012 The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that Links of London has become an official licensee of London 2012 and will create the Official Jewellery Collection of London 2012. Publ.Date : Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:44:00 +0000 London 2012 Olympic Stadium reaches full height The first of the Olympic Stadium’s lighting towers has been successfully lifted into place, taking the venue to its full height – 60m above the field of play. Publ.Date : Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:15:00 +0000 Olympic Park engineering project wins award The project to clean and clear the Olympic Park site ahead of construction has been awarded the ‘Greatest Contribution to London’ award at this year’s ICE London Civil Engineering Awards. Publ.Date : Thu, 4 Mar 2010 02:41:00 +0000 International Broadcast Centre on track The wall and roof cladding on the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) has been completed and the Main Press Centre (MPC) has reached its full height. Publ.Date : Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:07:00 +0000 London 2012 invites tenders for boats and marine services The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has begun the process of sourcing more than 180 support (non-competition) boats for the Sailing, Rowing, Canoeing, Triathlon and Open Water Swim events in the summer of 2012. Publ.Date : Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:03:00 +0000 President of South Africa Jacob Zuma visits Olympic Park London 2012 today welcomed The President of the Republic of South Africa Jacob Zuma to the Olympic Park. Publ.Date : Thu, 4 Mar 2010 03:16:00 +0000 Olympic Park security guards gain professional qualification Forty two security workers on the Olympic Park have graduated with flying colours from a recent training course. Publ.Date : Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:06:00 +0000

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London Olympics Blog

International Weightlifting Federation: London 2012 venue ‘magnificent’ Two technical delegates from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) visited us at the London 2012 Organising Committee for the first time last week. As the Sports Manager for Weightlifting for the Games, I’m delighted to say they were very impressed with what they saw! Publ.Date : Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Will any Vancouver athletes compete at London 2012? The London 2012 blog is featuring Olympic Summer Games athletes writing about their winter sport equivalents. But every now and then an athlete becomes renowned by actually picking up a second sport. Team GB cyclist Rebecca Romero was previously an Olympic rower; U.S. basketball legend Michael Jordan dallied in baseball. Triathletes, decathletes and modern pentathletes clearly all have a pretty diverse range of skills. That said, there have only been about 15 people to compete in both a Summer and Winter Olympics. Four of these athletes won a medal in both Games. And there has been only one person who managed to win the in the same year. Publ.Date : Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Photos of the week: Olympic Stadium lights This week we've been excited to see the first of the Olympic Stadium's lighting towers lifted into place. This means the the Stadium is now at full height - 60m above the field of play.   Publ.Date : Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Diving vs Aerial Skiing? Somersaults, twists and flips Flying through the air with back flips and twists, getting judged for style and difficulty… sound familiar?! Nope, not diving – it's aerial skiing! Publ.Date : Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 London 2012 international sports participation programme brings a flavour of Brazil to Nottinghamshire At a recent visit to the Joseph Witaker School in Nottinghamshire I was shown powerfully again the power the International Inspiration programme is having on young people here in the UK. Publ.Date : Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Personal bests: Could you beat yours? It was great to see a number of personal bests from Team GB athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Amy Williams – GOLD in the Women's Skeleton! First Team GB Olympic Winter gold medal since Women's Curlers in 2002. Publ.Date : Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Our diversity message is spreading from London to Albania The reach of London 2012, I discovered, goes a very long way and has a profound effect. In the run up to our own Diversity Week I was asked by the British Council to be part of a week promoting inclusion in Albania. I spent four days learning it means to go beyond your personal best. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Vancouver 2010: a great learning opportunity for London 2012 sponsors The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games represent a real opportunity for Deloitte UK. As Official Professional Services Provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it's our last chance to experience all the different sides to a Games before it happens for real here in 2012. Deloitte people from the UK have had several different roles in Vancouver and Whistler – as official volunteers, seconded to the organising committee, taking on delivery roles at Games time, and supporting our Canadian firm’s client programme at events. It's experience they're bringing back to inform the jobs they do for London. Publ.Date : Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 What do young leaders from Trinidad and Tobago make of 'International Inspiration'? In among the excitement of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Seb Coe, Tessa Jowell and Sir Keith Mills hosted a reception in Vancouver to update members of the Olympic Family on progress to date on the International Inspiration programme. Stars of the show were 17-year-old Mikyle Chaitsingh and 16-year-old Diandra Joseph from East Mucurapo School in Tobago – just two of 3.5 million young people already involved with the programme. Like young leaders in the other 11 current International Inspiration countries, Mikyle and Diandra are helping to promote sport and PE to other young people and to encourage them to get involved. They explained the programme to an audience of 140 people. Publ.Date : Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Photos of the week: Amy strikes gold   On Saturday Amy Williams won Britain's first solo Olympic Winter Games gold medal for 30 years. It was a fantastic moment and this picture really captures the joy and elation that she, and the rest of the UK, felt when she won. Publ.Date : Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

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