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2012 site to be named "Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park" 
Posted on  07-10-2010 11:50:18 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

The 500 acre 2012 site is to be named the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, according to Mayor Boris Johnson.

The Stratford location  next to the River Lee includes the main stadium, the velodrome and wave-shaped aquatic centre - but the name will only apply after the games ...


  
2012 Central "inaccessible" for disabled 
Posted on  04-09-2010 01:25:46 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Olympics Desk

Stratford International has been criticised for its wheelchair access provision.

The flagship Olympic station will handle tens of thousands of passengers a day in 2012 and sports chiefs insist the games will be the "most inclusive" ever.

However, according to youth charity Trailblazers the multi-million pound upgrade has ...


  
63% of Londoners would "hand back" Olympic Games 
Posted on  27-07-2010 08:30:08 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Olympics Desk

-  Londoners largely apathetic to the 2012 Games despite Lord Coe claiming "awful lot to engage people"

Olympics Desk

With two years to go when the Olympic flame will be lit in London, a London Daily News poll has revealed that enthusiasm ...

  
£48,000+ bonuses for Olympic organisers 
Posted on  22-07-2010 03:57:00 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

London Olympic organisers have awarded themselves tens of thousands of pounds in bonuses.

Seven bosses trousered an average salary top up of £48,000 excluding salary and pension contributions between £257,00 and £372,000 - all more than the Prime Minister

The Olympics Delivery Association’s annual report shows it's employees ...


  
"A Major hit" 2012 sports legacy will be severely cut under new plans 
Posted on  14-07-2010 09:34:31 AM (GMT +00:00)

Olympics Desk

The sports legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games in London will be "a major hit" of the austerity measures proposed by the current government according to Hugh Robertson the Sports Minister, with a wave programmes commissioned before the general election, already cancelled or subject ...


  
Seats being fitted in 2012 stadium, London hardly notices 
Posted on  06-07-2010 09:03:54 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Editorial

Editorial

The apparent euphoria by the Olympic Delivery Authority in a ceremony to mark the installation of the first seats in the 2012 Olympic stadium is not being reflected across London, at time when the government has warned of cuts of up to 40% in the ...


  
2012 progress media centre nears completion 
Posted on  17-06-2010 08:53:54 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Olympics Desk

Olympics Desk
 
 The concrete structure enabling journalists from around the world to provide round-the-clock news coverage during the Olympic and Paralympic Games is complete.

 
New pictures show how the 29,000sq m Main Press Centre (MPC), which will cater for 5,600 journalists, is moving steadily towards its ...

  
Government announce 2012 Olympic legacy plans 
Posted on  12-06-2010 12:43:12 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

The new government has revealed its plans to reform sport and deliver a lasting legacy for the 2012 Olympics.

Policies include returning "competition" to school sports, increasing the National Lottery return, merging UK Sport and Sport England, and delivering a Major Sports Events Bill to help bid for ...


  
£20 million investment fails to transform London canals for 2012 
Posted on  11-06-2010 08:50:58 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

The chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority John Arnitt in an interview with The Times has admitted despited £20 million of public money being invested into the London canals network, "only a handful of barges had delivered materials to the site" not the ...


  
Legacy? Sports participation in London drops, 2012 legacy a “mirage” 
Posted on  07-06-2010 05:40:35 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Olympics Desk

Legacy?  Sports participation in London drops, 2012 legacy a “mirage”

Olympics Desk


Sports England the body created to ensure that more people participate in sports as a result of the 2012 Olympic Games,  has seen a drop in the number of participation among some "key ...

  
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