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Shambolic Commonwealth Games organiser touts his services for London 2012 
Posted on  08-10-2010 11:59:18 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Editorial

The chief organiser of the increasingly shambolic Indian Commonwealth Games has suggested that the games in Delhi are such a success that London's Olympic Organising Committee should give him a job.

Suresh Kalamadi was apparently booed at the opening ceremony and even claimed that Diana ...


  
Radio London 2012 off the air - No takers for Olympic station 
Posted on  08-10-2010 11:42:33 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Olympic organisiers have failed to attract a single credible candidate to run a digital radio station during the 2012 games.

Ofcom said the ten bids were not up to the job and failed to understand that the license was just for the two weeks of sports. The initiative ...


  
Mayor hints at West Ham Olympic stadium victory 
Posted on  07-10-2010 02:40:01 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Mayor Boris Johnson has hinted that West Ham may win out the battle for the Olympic Stadium.

The East London club and Tottenham Hotspur have entered competing bids for the 2012 arena as they seek to boost capacity and organisers hope to secure a long term future for the ...


  
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 ...

  
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