Summer Olympics








London 2012 Aquatics Centre to open to public this week

By Paul Osborne at the London Aquatics Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

The London Aquatics Centre will open to the public on March 1©ITGFebruary 25 - The newly adapted London Aquatics Centre will open its doors to the public this week, giving people the chance to swim in the same pool as the stars of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.




New Tokyo Governor to visit Sochi 2014 to meet Bach

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre in Sochi

Yoichi Masuzoe will travel to Sochi 2014 to attend the Closing Ceremony after his victory in the Tokyo Governor elections ©JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty ImagesFebruary 14 - Newly elected Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe is to travel here next week to attend the Closing Ceremony of Sochi 2014, where he will meet senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials, including Thomas Bach, the President.