LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, Nov 10, 2011

London 2012 Olympic Garden officially opened BBC News After two years of preparation, The London Olympic Park is finished, containing massive meadows and over 4000 new trees. It's the largest new urban park for over 100 years, next to the Olympic Stadium. The organisers held a design competition to design ... See all stories on this topic »

Seb Coe pushes bid for 2017 track worlds The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sebastian Coe has spent the past eight years spearheading London's winning bid and preparations for the 2012 Olympics. Now he's devoting himself to another London bid for a high-profile sports event — one especially close to his heart. ... See all stories on this topic »

London Olympics 2012 to push capital's melting pot status The Guardian Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images From the moment the Olympic Games were secured by Lord Coe's bold promises in 2005, London has vowed to do things differently. With preparations for the stadia and other facilities proceeding remarkably smoothly in ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

London 2012: Olympic torch to pass Dorset's Durdle Door BBC News A spokesperson for North Dorset District Council said: "We are delighted that theOlympic torch will pass through North Dorset as part of the official 2012 Gamespreparations. "It will provide everyone who lives or works along the route an opportunity ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Over 100 Pre-Games Training opportunities for international athletes in every ... London 2012 (press release) Over 100 Pre-Games Training Camp agreements (PGTC) have been signed across every nation and region of the UK, in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The camps – organised, through formal agreements or Memorandums of ... See all stories on this topic »

2012 Olympics: No money for AFN's programmes Vanguard ... to run a comprehensive programme for the London 2012 Olympics are slow in coming from government coffers. The federation had planned to start an early preparation for its athletes ahead of next year's Olympics, but that effort seem doomed to fail. ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympics 2012: How Cathy Freeman thrived under home pressure BBC Sport By Saj Chowdhury In less than nine months' time, Great Britain's athletes will try to fulfil the expectations that have been heaped upon them since it was announced back in 2005 that London would host the 2012 Olympics. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport

London 2012 Olympic Preparations being made at Luton CompareAway By Chris Bradley Luton Airport in London is making a selection of preparations ready for theLondon 2012 Olympics. The approach road to the airport will be improved as will the Central Terminal Area, in order to make sure that there will not be delays ... See all stories on this topic »

Can the Cultural Olympiad sprinkle stardust on the 2012 Games? The Guardian (blog) Photograph: Frank Baron for the Guardian From the moment the Olympic Games were secured by Lord Coe's bold promises in Singapore in 2005, London has vowed to do things differently – with sometimes mixed results. With preparations for the venues ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

WSH: SAI may not release campers Times of India NEW DELHI: The hockey players who are attending the national camps in preparation for theLondon Olympics qualifying tournament may not be allowed to play in the lucrative World Series Hockey. In a letter to the sports ministry last week, ... See all stories on this topic »

Expect 3 Olympic medals from us: Sodhi Daily Pioneer Ace double trap shooter, Ronjan Sodhi is all set to put his best foot forward in the upcoming 2012 London Olympics. “I am quite ready for the competition at London. Preparation has been good and I have training non-stop. The last two years have been ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012 apology for airbrushing HMS Belfast out of poster London24 One of the offending posters, to promote the cultural festival which runs alongsidepreparations for the London 2012 Games, was spotted on a Northern line platform at Camden Town in north London. Mr Smith said: “I can not see any reason why they did it ... See all stories on this topic » London24

UAE side prepare for Olympics qualifiers gulfnews.com By Yasir Abbasher, Senior Reporter Abu Dhabi: The UAE under-23 national football team started their training camp in Al Ain yesterday in preparation for the Asian qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympic Games. The national team will face Uzbekistan on ... See all stories on this topic »

Pendleton aiming for triple gold at 2012 Olympics Cycling Weekly In a recent video interview (below), Pendleton talks about her preparations for London 2012 and on her forthcoming marriage. "At the Olympics I am hoping to go for all three events," said Pendleton. "Obviously at the last Olympics there was only one ... See all stories on this topic »

Brothers united in mission to capture London Olympics glory Yorkshire Post June 2012 – The majorityy of the month will be spent at a GB training camp in Switzerland. July 2012 – Final preparations and races ahead of the big one. August 7,2012 – The Olympic Men's Triathlon in Hyde Park, London. Leeds's Alistair Brownlee is a ... See all stories on this topic » Yorkshire Post

Gravesend and Higham on London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay route Bexley Times by Michael Adkins, Assistant Editor (content) Monday, November 7, 2011 Gravesend and Higham will host the Olympic Flame as it makes its way to the London 2012 Olympic Games, it was announced this morning (Monday November 7). To send a link to this page ... See all stories on this topic » Bexley Times

London 2012 EXCLUSIVE: Wales boss Gary Speed tells stars to forget about ... MirrorFootball.co.uk He wants his squad concentrating on Wales' forthcoming World Cup qualification bid next summer - not the Olympics. Wales have a friendly on August 15, 2012 as part of their qualificationpreparations which would clash with GB commitments. ... See all stories on this topic »

INTERVIEW-Olympics-Brazil political turmoil won't affect 2016 Games-IOC VP Reuters Bach, an Olympic fencing gold medallist and a potential candidate to succeed IOC President Jacques Rogge when the Belgian steps down in 2013, praised London Games preparations, saying he expected the 2012 Olympics to have a unique feel. ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012: William Sharman preparing for world record attempt Metro I want to be the fastest man in the world. What difference will it make to have theOlympics in London? The biggest change is mental. There's more motivation, the intensity steps up in training. How are your preparations going at the moment? ... See all stories on this topic » Metro

London 2012: Dream Team to Hit Ghana for Morocco THISDAY Live By Tunde Sulaiman Nigeria's national U-23 side, Dream Team V will be heading to Ghana on Sunday to finalise their preparations for the London Olympic qualifying tournament taking place later this month in Morocco. The team had originally been billed to ... See all stories on this topic »

US field hockey team eyes Olympics ESPN (blog) Q: Will any cuts to the team be made before 2012? A: Yes, we will cut the squad of 27 down to 24 after the Great Britain series as we look to ultimately focus in our 16-squad team that will travel to theLondon Olympics. Q: When will the Olympic Team ... See all stories on this topic »

New Athlete Endurance Training Centre opens at PISE Facility to play pivotal ... Island Sports News The facility will primarily be used for Ergometer training by the National Rowing Team in the months leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. After the Games, it will continue to be used by the National Team, as well as other athletes and the ... See all stories on this topic » Island Sports News

Akhil eyeing Olympic berth in Kazakhstan Times of India PTI | Nov 4, 2011, 08.02PM IST MUMBAI: Having missed the opportunity to make the cut for the2012 London Olympics at last month's World Championship, Indian boxer Akhil Kumar is eyeing the second and final qualifying tournament in Kazakhstan next year. ... See all stories on this topic »

Andy Hunt: Be There with Team Great Britain in 2012 Boxscore News For many British athletes, the next step in their preparation will be to compete at one of the twelve London 2012 test events taking place across many of the Olympicvenues in the next three months. Athletes from six sports will compete at Excel, ... See all stories on this topic » Boxscore News

Kenya's New York silver medalist cautious about London 2012 marathon Xinhua I still need to represent this great country though at the 2012 London Olympics games," said Mutai. Compatriot Mutai (Geoffrey) finished New York race in an unofficial time of two hours, five minutes, six seconds, lopping more than two minutes off the ... See all stories on this topic »

Dathan Ritzenhein Talks About the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials and His Track ... LetsRun.com With 10 weeks until the US Olympic Marathon Trials, the race and Ritz's comments afterwards showed his fitness is good and his preparation are going well. Ritz said he has done some faster 20 mile runs, which he called as being "between a long run and ... See all stories on this topic »

Indian boxers commence Asian qualifier and Olympic camp Times of India NEW DELHI: With 262 days to go for the London Olympics the Indian men's boxing team commenced its final camp of the year in the first week of November, in preparation for the grand event. The Indian team exhibited great talent and potential putting up ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012 - SAS base at Olympic Games Yahoo! Eurosport UK It's a huge mission and reflects the gravity of the threat." Security preparations are well under way. Chinooks have flown around the Olympic Park, while live ammunition was used in a drill earlier this year. 2011 London Olympic Park - 0. See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Olympic tourism: Canada reports a boom while London raises questions Sports Features Communications The Olympics is now making them do so. The legacy of this example is not a happy picture for the UK.” This information is useful to keep in mind for future Games' organizers such as Sochi 2014, Rio 2016, and PyeongChang 2018 as all are inpreparations ... See all stories on this topic » Sports Features Communications

Wales players given clearance to play for Great Britain at London 2012 Olympics Telegraph.co.uk The Olympic competition is due to run from July 27 until August 11 - a period when most teams will be finalising their preparations for the new season. Wales also are due to play their final friendly before their World Cup qualifiers on August 15 and ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Wymeswold rider Lauren Shannon in 2012 Olympic contention Melton Today A CHILDHOOD dream has moved tantalisingly into view for three-day eventer Lauren Shannon after she made a shortlist for the 2012 Olympic Games. The Wymeswold-based rider shot into contention for a prized place in the British team at London next summer ... See all stories on this topic » Melton Today

London Olympics: Ngerem says Nigeria not ready for medals By johnabayomi “In terms of preparation for the 2012 Olympics in London, only Nigeria really has fallen short of goodpreparation. There is a maximum of eight years of preparation for the Olympics while the minimum is four years and when things are no more ... Vanguard News

SPORTSMAX TV : No Games, Just Sports! By admin The reigning world champions began their preparations for the 2012 London Olympics in style, easily defending their title in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Friday. One-time Olympic gold medallist Meares and McCulloch went around in 32.938 ... SPORTSMAX TV: No Games, Just Sports!

HMS Belfast axed from Olympic ad « This Is Guernsey By PA Olympic chiefs have apologised after the historic military ship HMS Belfast was airbrushed out of an official poster for the London 2012 Festival. ... One of the offending posters, to promote the cultural festival which runs alongside preparations for the London 2012 Games, was spotted on a Northern line platform at Camden Town in north London. Mr Smith said: “I can not see any reason why they did it in the first place. It just seems extraordinary. If you are altering images of the skyline of ... This Is Guernsey » This Is Guernsey

Khoza lashes Safa and Mashaba for Algeria scramble - Sport - Mail ... These matches serve as preparation for Mashaba's outfit ahead of their final 2012 London OlympicGames eight-team qualifier tournament set for Morocco from November 26 to December 10. "Communication was a cause for this problem. ... Mail & Guardian News Feed

The Olympics Sports – Latest News Box of Beijing Olympic City ... By Abdul Rahim for the London Olympics 2012. On Nov.1, Michaelle Jean, former Governor-General of Canada, present Haitian Envoy in UNESCO and grand reunion of Francophonie for the London Olympics 2012, paid a visit to Beijing Olympic City ... Center, met with Tang Xiaoquan, Vice Chairperson of China Disabled Persons' Federation, President of China Foundation for Disabled Persons, Executive President of China Paralympic Committee, on the preparation of IPC General Assembly 2011. ... The Olympics Sports

London's Preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games - Illumin London is the latest city to be crowned as an Olympic host and is already well into preparationsfor the 2012 Olympic Games. Engineers from all disciplines are ... illumin.usc.edu/.../2012%20Summer%20Olympic%20Games...

Ricky Burdett: London 2012 Preparations - YouTube Olympics as transformation: The London 2012 Olympics are reshaping the urban landscape of a long neglected ... Ricky Burdett: London ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skom69BVuXo

London 2012: Envoy raises concern over Nigeria's preparation Barely nine months to the commencement of the 2012 London Olympic Games, Nigeria's level ofpreparation and participation has become a source of concern ... www.peoplesdaily-online.com/.../23838-london-2012-envoy-...

London Buses at St Paul London in preparations for Olympics ... Transport in London in preparations for Olympics Games 2012 in London: Firstpost Topic. www.firstpost.com/.../2012-summer-olympics-london-buses-at...

London Olympics 2012 to push capital's melting pot status | Sport ... London Olympics 2012: an aerial view of the Olympic stadium, which will host the ... Withpreparations for the stadia and other facilities proceeding remarkably ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../london-olympics-2012-melting-pot

Ricky Burdett - London 2012 Olympics News Olympics as transformation: The London 2012 Olympics are reshaping the urban landscape of a long neglected area of the UK capital. Ricky Burdett, chief ... www.london2012-news.com/.../ricky-burdett-london-2012-pr...

Event | Index | London 2012 Festival 21 June – 9 September 2012 - Finale of the Cultural Olympiad ... behind the scenes to make theLondon 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games happen. ... Together they provide a fascinating narrative about the preparations for 2012 and bring ... festival.london2012.com/events/9000961402

Bhutan: 2012 Olympics Preparation - CNN iReport We arrived in the capital city of Bhutan on November 5th, 2011 and were treated to and archery competition by several groups of archers. Archery is a national ... ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-699670?ref=feeds%2Foncnn

Olympic Games Preparation Starts now for McCann Preparation starts now for modern pentathlete Melanie McCann who qualified for modern pentathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games by placing fourth at the ... www.pentathloncanada.ca/.../olympic-games-preparation-starts... info@als-alexander.org or interalex1@yahoo.com