LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, Dec 22, 2011

Crucial preparation SkySports Last Updated: December 15, 2011 1:31pm It's crucial for Great Britain's London 2012hopefuls to get help and advice from former Olympians, according to Paralympics chief Tim Hollingsworth as he hosted an athlete summit at the Olympic Park in London. ... See all stories on this topic » SkySports

No Christmas cheer for Farah as world champion steps up preparations for London Daily Mail 'I'm really excited about the Olympics. Now all I can think about is London 2012. 'I want to keep pushing myself and hopefully I'll keep going up.' Farah explains the decision to move his training base to Portland, United States, to work with new coach... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

London Olympics: Ogba Wants Fund Released For Nigeria's Preparation P.M. News President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Solomon Ogba, has said that the only way for Nigeria to shine at the London 2012 Olympic Games is for the government to release funds on time for the athletes to make adequate preparations. ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012: Inspiring us all ZDNet UK (blog) Read more »test show on earth: The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the build up to this momentous event, this blog is an opportunity to share information about the technologicalpreparations that are being made ahead of the Games. ... See all stories on this topic »

France Marks the Entrance into the 2012 London Olympics: Fan's Perspective Yahoo! Sports With only 220 days remaining until the opening ceremonies on July 27, 2012, the Olympics are getting closer and closer. As someone who has been to London many times, I am eager to see all the changes and preparations occurring for these Olympics and am ... See all stories on this topic »

Ian Thorpe says too early to judge his London Games 2012 preparation bettor.com (blog) Ian Thorpe, the swimming star has recently made a statement in which he has said that now is not the right time to judge where he stands relative to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Thorpe came out of retirement after 6 years and turned back to ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympics: Melbourne 1956 to London 2012 Nigerian Tribune The British High Commissioner, Mr. Andrew Lloyd presented an update on the preparations for the forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games in London. The 1956 Nigerian contingent to the Melbourne Games was: KAB Olowu (Captain) Lagos Amateur Athletic Club, ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012 sprinter James Ellington eBay sponsorship auction successful Metro Sprinter James Ellington's attempt to raise sponsorship via eBay for his London 2012 Olympics preparations has been successful. The 26-year-old, from Lewisham, hopes to represent Great Britain in the 200m at the Games, but has struggled to obtain ... See all stories on this topic » Metro

Irish athletes continue seek to attain qualifying standards for London 2012 ... SportsNewsIRELAND Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games are well under way, as Irish athletes continue seek to attain qualifying standards. In recent months the OCI team themselves (including some athletes) have visited the various Games sites in London and ... See all stories on this topic »

'Polar' preparations underway: Special Olympics hopes to make a splash with ... Murray Ledger and Times 4, 2012, at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park in Gilbertsville. Last year, nearly 400 participants braved the icy waters of Kentucky Lake to raise money for Special Olympics in Kentucky. The plunge is hosted by the Special Olympics of Marshall and ... See all stories on this topic »

Distance swimmers Melissa Gorman and Ky Hurst are London bound Herald Sun With seven months remaining until the Games, Hurst is pleased with his preparation and is optimistic and realistic about his goals for London. "Being selected is still sinking in," he said. "I feel as if I have a second chance at the Olympics to really ... See all stories on this topic »

IOA to lodge strong protest to IOC over Dow sponsorship NDTV PTI New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association on Thursday unanimously decided to lodge a "strong protest" to the 2012 London Olympics organisers and the International Olympic Committee, seeking removal of Dow Chemicals as a sponsor of the Games but ... See all stories on this topic »

The Saudis are coming! Arab News COM In their preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Saudi Equestrian team have one more hurdle to jump to be able to qualify. The Pan Arab Games, currently running in Doha, Qatar, turns to equestrianism on Dec. 27 through 30. ... See all stories on this topic »

Australian men's hockey squad begin London 2012 preparations Insidethegames.biz By David Gold December 15 - Australia's men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has selected a 28 man squad, which includes world player of the year Jamie Dwyer, to train in Perth from next month inpreparation for the London 2012 Olympics. ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympic prep has Clarke vomiting Yahoo! Eurosport UK Chris Clarke says he is being pushed so hard in preparations for London 2012 that he is routinely sick by the athletics track. Despite his tender years, having formed part of the GB 4x400m relay team at the World Championships in Daegu this summer, ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Australia's best medal hopes Herald Sun Picture: Luke Marsden Source: The Advertiser AS 2011 comes to an end, take a look at Australia's top athletes who have more than enough potential to take out a medal at the 2012 London Olympics. ALICIA COUTTS - The versatile swimmer grabbed world ... See all stories on this topic »

India tests hone hockey side Sowetan South Africa Hockey Association chief executive Marissa Langeni said the series was part of their preparations for the 2012 London Olympics qualifiers. "India invited us to play in the test series against them in Delhi," Langeni said. ... See all stories on this topic » Sowetan

Charlotte Chamber to visit London Charlotte Observer The Chamber hopes to learn about London's preparations for the 2012 Olympics as Charlotte's own leaders plan for the Democratic National Committee Convention. They also hope to draw parallels between London as a financial center and a growing ... See all stories on this topic »

Soccer: Kelyn Rowe looking toward 2012 Olympic Team Federal Way Mirror 23 in preparation for qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games. Soccer at the London Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from July 25 to August 11. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. ... See all stories on this topic »

Interview: Geraint Thomas on Cav, his London 2012 build-up and Christmas ... road.cc by Simon_MacMichael on December 21, 2011 - 09:10 Team Sky's Geraint Thomas has been talking to road.cc about his preparations for a 2012 season in which his big target is defending theOlympic team pursuit title he helped Great Britain win in Beijing ... See all stories on this topic »

Brent Hayden man on an Olympic mission Vancouver Sun By Cam Tucker, Vancouver Sun December 16, 2011 VANCOUVER — It's hardly the Olympics, but this weekend's BC senior championships swim meet will act as another pivotal step in Brent Hayden's preparation for London 2012. The 28-year-old from Mission will ... See all stories on this topic »

Miller appointed Head Sports Doctor for London 2012 Insidethegames.biz (blog) By Tom Degun December 20 - Dr Stuart Miller, the clinical director of the MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine Course at the University of Bath, has been appointed as the Head Sports Doctor for theLondon 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. ... See all stories on this topic »

Coventry could train in Zim for Olympics NewsDay Newly-crowned Zimbabwe Sportsperson of the Year Kirsty Coventry could train in the country inpreparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics which kick off in London in July. Speaking to NewsDay Sport on Thursday night after clinching a double by winning the ... See all stories on this topic »

Old champions Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim and Libby Trickett have a small chance Herald Sun Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim and Libby Trickett may not qualify for the 2012 London Olympic team. In fact, I can guarantee that at least one, maybe two and quite possibly all three will be left out of the team when it is selected at the trials in Adelaide ... See all stories on this topic »

With Olympics in View, Bopanna and Qureshi Dissolve Doubles Team New York Times (blog) With the 2012 London Olympics now less than a year away, Indian doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna has replaced playing for peace with playing for gold. Bopanna had played most of the past two seasons with Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Porter implementing new approach Fox News The men's Olympic soccer tournament at London 2012 will feature the U-23 teams of 16 nations, with each squad allowed three overage players. The United States will start their road to London on March 22 in Nashville, where they will vie with Canada, ... See all stories on this topic »

Nader el Masri needs to shave 40 seconds of his 5000m personal best to qualify ... BBC News It is beautiful but not ideal preparation for somebody trying to qualify for the 5000 metres at the London Olympics in 2012. There is also a lack of competitive races. Nader has only been able to run one big event this year in Gaza this year - the ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Mighty Warriors clash with Banyana Bafana Zim Diaspora And, with London 2012 Olympic Games preparations set to start in Harare tomorrow for Banyana, the South Africans mean serious business and have brought a full strength squad laced with foreign-based stars. They have brought Russia-based midfielder, ... See all stories on this topic »

Claire Laubach packs a punch with wicked stickwork Washington Times Claire Laubauch will have a chance to showcase her skills in 2012 Olympics after being left off the US roster for the 2008 Games in Beijing then being demoted to a development team. The US qualified for the London Games by winning the Pan Am Games ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times

Cost of London 2012 is still “uncertain”. Blottr The latest report from the National Audit Office, says that the final cost of London's 2012 Olympicsis “inherently uncertain”. Five of the Olympic Delivery Authority's 24 building projects are finished. The overall cost during the games has increased ... See all stories on this topic »

FIFA to monitor Brazil progress ESPN Valcke said in his monthly column on FIFA's website: ''2012 will be a fundamental year for FIFA and Brazil in the operational preparation for the two major football tournaments - the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

London 2012: Obajimi warns against poor preparation | Ghanamma ... By agyateng Former international Gloria Obajimi has advised the National Sports Commission and the Athletic Federation of Nigeria to release funds early to athletes for their preparation ahead of the London 2012 Olympics or risk seeing Nigeria fail at the ... Ghanamma.com

London prepares for 2012 Olympics, announces use of 13500 troops Also, the ceremony's budget recently doubled from initial estimates. London is getting ready for one of the biggest security challenges the U.K. has faced in decades. Getting ready for the 2012 Olympics requires training and preparation for an ... RSS Feed - Latest Digital Journal News

More On Money - Sport and Society By Simone Bacchini Simone Bacchini writes: The recent publication by the National Audit Office (NAO) of a progress report on the preparation for the summer Olympics and Paralympics has been much commented in the press. As the body responsible for scrutinising public ... About the British Library's sport-related collections and how they can help researchers to find out more about the Olympic Games, and especially the London Olympics of 2012. Written by Gillian Ridgley of our Social Science ... Sport and Society

London Olympics: Delta outshines FG | Ghanamma.com By agyateng London Olympics: Delta outshines FG. Delta, the ... With barely over six months to the flag off of the Games, it is on record that Nigerian athletes are yet to begin preparations for London 2012, a prerequisite to fail at the event. But mindful of the ... Ghanamma.com

London Olympics: When Carrot Becomes Stick - Construction Digital Contributor Mark Anthony comments on London's crack-down on diesel construction equipment inpreparation for the Games. ... But the success of the London 2012 Olympic bid changed all that. Faster than anyone could say London 2012 ... Construction Digital

Athletics Ireland AAI » Archive » O'Rourke Pre-Selected For World ... By Kenneth ... the 2012 World Indoor Championships to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from the 9th-11th of March. O'Rourke won the World Indoor title back in 2006 and will look to use the 2012 event as preparationfor the London Olympics later in the year. ... AAI

Quadri takes team to top Portuguese League | Ghanamma.com By agyateng And in readiness for the 2012 London Olympic Games, he is hoping to participate in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro Tour – the Hungary Open – in January. “We have a tough match against Sporting in January when the second half of the league resumes, and I ... my build-up to the London 2012 Olympics by taking part in the Hungary Open Pro Tour as well,” he said. “I hope and pray that the preparation will be better than the Maputo All Africa Games preparation . ... Ghanamma.com

Season's greetings from London 2012 | London 2012 Latest progress Preparations for the London 2012 Games are on track. Legacy after the Games The Olympic Park will be transformed after 2012. Living near the ... www.london2012.com/.../season-s-greetings-from-london-20...

London 2012 ticket resale plans confirmed | December 2011 ... Latest progress Preparations for the London 2012 Games are on track. Legacy after the Games The Olympic Park will be transformed after 2012. ... The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has today confirmed details of its ticket ... www.london2012.com/.../london-2012-ticket-resale-plans-con...

Olympic Stadium | London 2012 Infrastructure A new utilities infrastructure for 2012 and beyond. Latest progress Preparations for theLondon 2012 Games are on track. Legacy after the Games ... www.london2012.com/photos/.../olympic-stadium-80577.php

Cesar Cielo begins London 2012 preparation with gold in Brazil Cesar Cielo hopes to defend his Olympic title in London 2012. ... de Janeiro, which is the "first step" in his preparation for the Olympic Games in London 2012. ... deportesus.terra.com/.../0,,OI5520917-EI17462,00-Cesar+Ciel...

BBC - Podcasts - Olympics 2012 ... provides you with a weekly update on final preparations of the London Olympic Games 2012, from BBC National, Local, Regional and World Service Radio. www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/olympics

Banyana hard at work « Road to London 2012 “This is part of our preparations for the Olympic Games in London next year and I am happy with the healthy situation within the Banyana camp. We had to leave ... www.roadtolondon2012.co.za/.../banyana-in-olympic-prepara...

London 2012: Obajimi warns against poor preparation Back SPORTS London 2012: Obajimi warns against poor preparation ... early to athletes for theirpreparation ahead of the London 2012 Olympics or risk seeing ... punchng.com/.../8431-london-2012-obajimi-warns-against-po...

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