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LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, Sep 08, 2011


Canada London 2012 preparations hit after Baumann quits Own the Podium
Insidethegames.biz
By Duncan Mackay September 7 - Canada's preparations for London 2012 have been rocked by the shock resignation of Alex Baumann as the chief executive of Own the Podium, which oversess the country's high performance programme. ...
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Getty Images Will Shoot the London 2012 Olympic Games in 3D
Chip Chick
It's not 2012 yet but the preparations for the London 2012 Olympic games are certainly well underway and Getty Images, the official photographic agency to the International OlympicCommittee, has announced that it will shoot the games in 3D. ...
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One-third of hospitality sector 'not ready' for 2012 Olympics
Meetpie (press release)
More than one-third of businesses in the UK 's travel, hospitality and leisure sector are behind where they need to be with their preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to the latest Games Readiness research from ...
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London 2012 Olympics: Paul Deighton earned £700000 this year as Locog raised ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Coe said that after eight years his team has almost reached the summit of Gamespreparations. "We continue to deliver against our objectives as demand for involvement in all things London 2012 goes from strength to strength and together with our ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
5000 tickets of London 2012 allocated for Ghana
Ghana News Agency
Briefing the media on a planned program pieced together in preparation towards the London 2012 Olympics at the British Council Hall in Accra, HE Jones said venues for the Games have been completed by high profile architects and engineers ahead of time. ...
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Olympic Dreams: London 2012 routine underway - Jenna Randall
BBC Berkshire
By Tom Close Great Britain's Jenna Randall says preparations for her team's 2012 Olympics routines are well under way. The average routine comprises of around 700 moves and Randall, who was part of the team that finished 14th in Beijing, is confident...
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BBC Berkshire
London hoteliers prepare for 2012
Hotel News Now
Danny Bowerin of Deloitte and London 2012 said during a STR Global client event Tuesday thatpreparations for the Olympics have been a tremendous success story thus far, but there's no doubt next summer will be “business as unusual. ...
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London Olympics: Dutch swimming team train in Leeds
Yorkshire Evening Post
MAKING A SPLASH: The Dutch team, including Olympic and world championship gold medallist Ranomi Kromowidjojo (white top), at the John Charles Centre. By Sam Casey Olympic swimmers have made a splash on a visit to Leeds in preparation forLondon 2012. ...
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Yorkshire Evening Post
I can handle the pressure - Greene
ESPN.co.uk
Newly-crowned world champion Dai Greene insists he can cope with the added pressure ahead of London 2012 following his victory in Daegu. The pressure will now be on the Welshman to replicate such a dominant performance in London in less than 12 months' ...
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ESPN.co.uk
London Olympics abandon carbon offsetting
Pique newsmagazine
By Jesse Ferreras Organizers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have abandoned carbon offsetting, a tactic that Whistler's mayor said was key to making the resort's own event a green Games. Bloomberg reported August 31 that the London 2012Organizing ...
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Pique newsmagazine
Lebanon's basketball team late on the draw for 2012 Olympics
The Daily Star
However, a question has been raised about the position of Lebanon one year prior to the London 2012 Olympics, especially concerning the basketball squad, which is the onlyLebanese team poised to have a chance at the games. The Cedars are currently ...
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Ambassador couple urge residents to get involved in 2012 Olympics
Dorset Echo
Sonia and John Davison, pictured below, of Hardwick Street, hope to be among 800 official volunteers welcoming and managing the expected crowds to the borough's Olympic Sailing events next year. Unlike the London 2012 Games Maker volunteers, ...
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UPS passes logistics milestone for London 2012 Olympic Games
Analytiqa
A quarter of a million London 2012 items (such as sporting equipment / broadcast tech / venue furniture) have now arrived into the London 2012 logistics centres, showcasing just how farpreparations have advanced ahead of the Games next year. ...
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All Set For London 2012
Peace FM Online
Briefing the media on planned projects and activities earmarked in preparation towards the London 2012 Olympics at the British Council Hall in Accra yesterday, HE Jones pointed out that venues for the Games have been completed by high profile ...
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London 2012 Olympics - 5463 Tickets For Ghana
Modern Ghana
9/3/2011 12:01:15 PM - Ghana has received a total of 5463 tickets that will be distributed to fans intending to travel to the United Kingdom for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The number is subject to review depending on how fast Ghanaians are able to ...
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Aussies set MTB building blocks for 2012
Australian Olympic Committee
With the London Olympic Games less than a year away, Czech rider Jaroslav Kulhavy and Canadian Catharine Pendrel have taken out the cross country world titles in Switzerland this morning, whilst Australian Chris Jongewaard made an encouraging return to ...
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Australian Olympic Committee
Six in NZ men's team at triathlon worlds
Voxy
While much of the attention is on leading New Zealander Bevan Docherty in the quest for a top 8 finish and a spot at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the likes of Ryan Sissons, James Elvery, Clark Ellice, Kris Gemmell and Martin Van Barneveld are also ...
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BT provides free 100 Mbps broadband to Olympic Village
FierceTelecom
Join Mark L When athletes and officials show up for the London 2012 Olympics, they'll be greeted not only with all of their family and fans cheering them on but also a 100 Mbps broadband connection courtesy of BT (NYSE: BT). A BT promotional balloon ...
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London 2012 Paralympics: beware of the quadfather, wheelchair tennis star ...
Telegraph.co.uk
So he's now doing even more than he did in preparation for Beijing. “I'm the old boy at the crease, as they say, so I've got to put more in to make sure I stay on top. I don't feel like I'm an old man, I've got two very young kids – a little boy who is ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Building success with GB Basketball
Telegraph.co.uk
This is why the Standard Life GB Men's and Women's Basketball teams have been working with top professionals in preparation for the London Olympics 2012. A milestone on that journey is the imminent Eurobasket competition in Lithuania – the perfect ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Disruption fear over London 2012 trial flights
Get Surrey
The trials, which are set to begin in November, are part of the preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Currently the runways at the airport are alternated at around 3pm each day to give a respite to those living under the flight paths. ...
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Kalkaba Malboum : "Africa must be proud of its athletes"
StarAfrica.com
Benin 2012 : "I am very optimistic about the forthcoming African championships because we are almost convinced that the continent's best athletes to complete theirpreparations for the 2012 Olympics, will be present. Better still, Benin is ahead of the...
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StarAfrica.com
Unfazed by the task of 2012
Khaleej Times
In the wake of the riots of this month, there have been surprisingly few concerns about the buildup toLondon, which will stage the Games for the first time since 1948. There has been the usualpreparation fatigue and grumbling about end-game costs ...
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Mkhonza on verge of finest hour
Sowetan
JOSEPH "Skheshekheshe" Mkhonza may have won titles with Kaizer Chiefs as a player but steering Banyana Banyana to the 2012 London Olympics will be his biggest career achievement. The affable Banyana mentor is on the verge of making history by guiding ...
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London 2012 canoe-sprint venue impresses ICF
WebWire (press release)
Eton Dorney, which will host the canoe-sprint events during the London 2012 Olympic Games, has been praised by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) following the successful staging of theLondon Canoe Sprint Invitational International Regatta from ...
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David Beckham-for-Britain saga keeps rolling - Charles Sale
Daily Mail
However, Beckham's name would add stardust to a football tournament for which 1.5million tickets remain unsold, with London 2012 committed to full venues. The British Olympic Association, who have mandated the FA to choose the coach and the team, ...
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Daily Mail
Zodiak Rights to launch exclusive Usain Bolt doc at MIPCOM
Virtual Press Office (press release)
In the London 2012 Olympics Usain Bolt will try to retain his three Olympic titles and his three world records. On the night of the 100m final, over 4 billion viewers will watch him as he attempts to enter the history books by becoming the first man ...
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Eurostar plots 'opening the way' activity for London 2012
Marketing
by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, 05 September 2011, 7:30pm Eurostar, the cross-channel rail operator, is to introduce its first pan-European brand positioning next month, with the strapline 'Opening the Way', in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic ...
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Prospects in shooting could have been brighter: Ashok
Indian Express
Former shooting great Ashok Pandit is happy with the prospects of Indian shooters in the 2012 Olympics but feels that things would have been better had there been better co-ordination regarding the preparation of the shooters for the mega event. ...
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New National Record Gives Korea's Relay Sprinters Hope of Olympics
The Chosun Ilbo
... the group and 13th overall out of 23 countries, but the result boosted hopes of its qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics. The Korea Association of Athletics Federations only formed the relay team in January in preparation for this year's Worlds. ...
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The Chosun Ilbo
New Zealand rowers take short break after world champs success
Radio New Zealand
A silver medal for the Storm Uru and Peter Taylor in the men's lightweight double scull and a bronze for single sculler Emma Twigg brought New Zealand's final medal count to nine, with 12 boats qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics, a record number ...
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Sarah focused on European success
Lancashire Evening Post
“When that happens I am sure it will make it all the more real that London 2012 is getting nearer and nearer. “This means that the upcoming Europeans are really important as the final part of our preparation for the Paralympics so we will be doing all ...
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Lancashire Evening Post
Indian boxing team's preparations hit by visa delay
Rediff
The Indian men's boxing team's preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games [ Images ] seems to have taken a slight knock after visa delays looks certain to force them to cancel their trip to France [ Images ] for a training-cum-preparation camp. ...
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Bronze not enough
SkySports
Expectations for England's hockey teams were high leading up to the European Hockey Championships in Monchengladbach, Germany, however the chance to win gold will now have to wait for London 2012. Defending champions England faced host nation Germany ...
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SkySports
PRSS Grad Chases Olympic Dream
CFTKTV
... at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Adrian Liu, and his badminton teammate Derrick Ng of Vancouver, have been selected to compete in this year's Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico (Oct 13-30), in preparation for next year's Summer Olympics. ...
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Good as Gold
CTV.ca
Rene Holten-Poulsen of Denmark earned the bronze. The results are a great sign for Canada in their preparation for London 2012 as the medals were won on the same course that the Olympic events will be contested on in one year's time.
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CTV.ca
Jessica Ennis told: Cut out mistakes to win gold
The Sun
It means I can start my preparations for London 2012 with the feeling that I'm a winner." Ennis set three personal bests in the shot, long-jump and 800m but her best javelin throw on Tuesday was just 39.95m - well off the 46.71m she achieved last year ...
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Manager has familiar battle to assemble Team GB for Olympics
The Independent
David Beckham, should he prove fit, is a likely pick given his high-profile role with the Londongames. Michael Owen is not an impossibility. But those are names of the past. The Olympics have been a formative stage for stars of the future. ...
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Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins win World gold in Slovenia
BBC Sport (blog)
"It was a huge challenge and we rose to it brilliantly, and it's absolutely the bestpreparation for [the London Olympics] next year." Britain's flagship boat of Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins produced an outstanding performance after a disrupted ...
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BBC Sport (blog)
Be our guest in Weymouth and Portland
Dorset Echo
WEYMOUTH freelance writer Andrew Knowles is among the BT Storytellers chosen to bring theLondon 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to life. Just 100 people from more than 1000 applicants across the UK were successful in their quest to be official ...
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All Set For London 2012 …With African Origin As Official Travel ...
By Nicholas
Briefing the media on planned projects and activities earmarked in preparation towards the London 2012 Olympics at the British Council Hall in Accra yesterday, HE Jones pointed out that venues for the Games have been completed by high ...
Daily Guide Newspaper
The London 2012 Olympics | xplastaz.com
By iniferd
The London 2012 Olympics can occur between July 27th and August 12th, 2012. The Games are expected to draw in thousands of tourists during a city that is already common with guests and filled with it's own locals. In preparationLondon is ...
xplastaz.com
Sarah Storey talks sport - Sportsister - The Women's Sports ...
By Louise Hudson
How are your preparation for London 2012 going? Have you had to step up your training? As athletes we always work in four year cycles. So these Olympics are no different, it is basically just a continuation of that. At the moment we're still ...
Sportsister
Putting Process Into Practice – Our Latest Preparations Ahead of the ...
By Alan Williams
There is less than one year to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, and for those of us working behind the scenes, the start of “the greatest show on earth” now feels tantalizingly close. With 33 venues and 46 ...
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London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012
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U.K. Police Review Olympics Security - Security of the London 2012 ...
Police survived a key post-riots test this weekend as London's Notting Hill carnival ... Securitypreparation for the 2012 Olympics has been under way for years. ...
www.the2012londonolympics.com/.../17533-u-k-police-revie...
allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Bekele Turns Focus On London 2012 Olympics
Bekele Turns Focus On London 2012 Olympics ... up to the championships and that caused a delay in my preparations" added Bekele, who before last weekend ...
allafrica.com/stories/201109020609.html
London_2012_Olympics_Launched_In_Accra
Briefing the media on planned projects and activities earmarked in preparation towards the London 2012 Olympics at the British Council Hall in Accra, HE Jones ...
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Dutch Swimmers begin London 2012 Olympics Preparation in ...
Dutch coach offering advice to Swimmers during London 2012 Olympics Preparation in Leeds. ID: 820514. More Info. Ranomi Kromowidjojo speaks to Local ...
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