Summer Olympics

Draper promises unique tennis tournament at London 2012

By Tom Degun in London

June 8 - Roger Draper (pictured), the chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), claimed today that staging the tennis tournament for the London 2012 Olympic at Wimbledon means that the competition will be handled in a completely different way from the format commonly adopted for a Games.

London 2012 Olympic Village still on course

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

June 4 - Construction on the Athletes' Village for London 2012 is still on target, with three-quarters of the work on the residential units already completed, Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) chief executive David Higgins claimed today.

London 2012 boost for British toymaker

By Tom Degun

June 4 - British collectibles firm Hornby, the official toymaker to London 2012, expects the Olympics to provide an opportunity to drive sales and profits upwards over the next two years after the company reported a fall in full-year profits.

London 2012 to use same athletics track as Beijing

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

May 28 - London 2012 have signed a deal with Italian company Mondo to supply the athletics track for the Olympic Stadium along with flooring for up to 10 other sports, including basketball, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and goalball.