Summer Olympics

Exclusive: Tickets for 2012 School Games finals at Olympic venues set to be snapped up

By Tom Degun at the Youth Sport Trust National Conference in Telford

February 9 - Tickets for the conclusion of the 2012 School Games finals on May 9, which will see around 1,600 of Britain's top young sports stars compete at the Olympic Park just two months before the start of London 2012, are set to be all snapped up with just 2,499 of a possible 30,580 remaining, it has been claimed.

Government backs £125 million "biggest, longest ad for Britain"

By Mike Rowbottom at the at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in London

February 9 - Jeremy Hunt, the Minister for Culture and Sport, has said that Britain's biggest ever international tourist campaign, which was officially launched on Thursday – with a target of gaining an extra 4.6 million extra visitors, and £2.3 billion ($3.7 billion/€2.74 billion) additional spend, over the next four years – is deliberately flying in the face of "conventional wisdom".

Baroness Margaret Ford named as chair of Barchester Healthcare after resigning from OPLC

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

February 9 - Baroness Margaret Ford has been named as chair of residential care operator Barchester Healthcare just hours after announcing that she will step down as chair of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) following the conclusion of the London 2012 Games.

Newham Council launch latest scheme to find new Olympic talent

By David Gold

February 9 - To mark the arrival of the Olympic Games in Newham, the University of East London (UEL) has partnered with Newham Council to find future Olympic talent in the borough.

Nissan sign Rio 2016 sponsorship deal as London 2012 disappointment forgotten

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

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February 8 - Rio 2016 today claimed they had reached their sponsorship target of $570 million (£360 million/€430 million) after Nissan was unveiled as its fifth Tier One partner for the Olympics and Paralympics, two years after they were controversially overlooked for London 2012.

Forman's Fish Island launch London 2012 hospitality packages

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun at Forman's Fish Island in London

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February 8 - The luxurious Forman's Fish Island - the closest venue to the Olympic Stadium – has begun to take exclusive, group and private bookings for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

London 2012 stars feature in major outdoor exhibitions in cities across Britain

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

February 8 - More than 30 photographic portraits of top athletes and key figures involved in London 2012, including heptathlete Jessica Ennis, cyclist Victoria Pendleton and diver Tom Daley (pictured), will feature in free outdoor exhibitions this spring and summer in three of Britain's busiest cities.

Baroness Margaret Ford to step down as OPLC chair

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun in London

February 8 - Baroness Margaret Ford (pictured) is set to step down as chair of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) following the conclusion of the London 2012 Games, it has been announced today.

British businesses up in arms as American firm named to print London 2012 tickets

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

February 7 - An American firm has been awarded the multi-million pound contract to print the tickets for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in a move that has sparked fierce criticism from British businesses.

People are not convinced the Olympics are benefiting Londoners, claims Assembly

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold at City Hall in London

February 7 - London Assembly member Andrew Boff today insisted that Londoners are not convinced they are truly benefiting from the Olympics, during an exchange here with Neale Coleman, the director of London 2012 coordination for the Great London Authority (GLA).

It is "a matter of regret" that Moynihan keeps talking about CAS case says World Anti-Doping Agency chief

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay in Lausanne

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February 7 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) should have been more pro-active five years ago if they wanted to uphold their controversial anti-doping bylaw, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) claimed here today.

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Naming rights for London 2012 venues up for grabs

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

February 7 - Long-term naming rights and sponsorship deals are being sought for London 2012 Olympic Park venues, including the £486 million ($756million/€561 million) Stadium, it was announced today.

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World Cup organiser appointed new head of communications for Baku 2020

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

February 7 - Baku 2020 has appointed Elkhan Mammadov, the general secretary of the Azerbaijani Football Association (AFFA), as its new head of communications for its bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

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It's like someone gave us the keys and changed the locks, says West Ham's Brady over Olympic Stadium debacle

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold

February 6 - West Ham United vice chair Karren Brady (pictured) has claimed the club is still committed to a move to the Olympic Stadium.

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Exclusive: Quality of the 2020 Olympic bidders has put the IOC in a very comfortable position, reveals Bach

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

February 5 - Thomas Bach (pictured), vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has claimed that the high quality of the six bidders competing to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has put his organisation in a very comfortable position ahead of the all-important vote next year.

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