Olympics


Sochi to get early chance to see Formula One

By Duncan Mackay

Virgin Formula One carJune 18 - A special promotional race featuring cars representing Renault and Virgin is to be staged in Sochi next month to give Russians a taster of what they can expect when the Black Sea resort hosts its first Formula One race in three years, it has been announced.





Hunt shows his paces at launch of new School Games

By Mike Rowbottom in Hatfield

school_games1_17-06-11June 17 - Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, strutted his stuff on stage at the launch of the School Games here today - and maintained that the new event, which the Government is introducing in place of the old UK School Games, will "bring the magic of the Olympics" to pupils throughout the country.

British swimmers to receive more tickets for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

Fran_Halsall_with_name_on_hatJune 16 - Britain's swimmers, like Fran Halsall, are set to receive more tickets so their families can watch them compete at London 2012 after the British Olympic Association (BOA) and British Swimming announced they are dedicating a substantial part of their allocation of tickets to competitors.