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Olympic Stadium begins to rise out of the ground

Progress on the London 2012 Olympic Park became clearly visible this week as new images reveal the columns of the Olympic Stadium emerging from the ground. Over 100 columns, each five meters tall, have already been constructed and act as the support for...

UK ready for Handover

Millions of people around the UK will celebrate the moment the Olympic Games are officially handed over from Beijing to London, on Sunday 24 August. The Handover will take place in Beijing with an eight-minute segment during the Closing Ceremony when...

Work powers ahead on Olympic Park utilities infrastructure

Huge progress is being made in constructing the new utilities infrastructure that will form the ‘backbone’ of the Olympic Park, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today. Construction work is well underway on a new Primary Electrical Substation...

Red Arrows to top off London’s Olympic Handover celebrations

The skies over Buckingham Palace will be turned red, white and blue this Sunday as the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows perform a spectacular fly by as part of the UK-wide celebrations to mark the special handover moment when London becomes the official...

London showcases Britain’s sporting credentials

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) hosted a reception at the British Ambassador’s residence in Beijing yesterday to launch the London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide. The event was hosted by Sebastian...

Flying the flag for London 2012

On 24 August, more than 400 flags will be raised the length and breadth of the United Kingdom to mark the moment we become the next host of the Summer Games. Flags will be raised at places including Local Government Buildings, Army Barracks, Whitehall...

Benefits from London 2012 transport improvements will be felt two years ahead of the Games

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has published a document which shows that residents and commuters will benefit from major London 2012 transport projects as early as 2010. The plans are outlined in 'pace', the second in a series of progress...
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London 2012 tribute to Steve Parry

London 2012 has issued a tribute to the highly respected former Reuters Sports Editor and IOC and London 2012 press operations adviser. It takes an event or occasion of some magnitude to prompt a pause of any kind in the press rooms of the world's...
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Progress surges ahead on construction of Olympic Stadium

The construction of the Olympic Stadium is surging ahead with the start of the work on the concrete supports for the lower tiers of seating and the abutments for one of the main pedestrian access bridges, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today...

Exciting new acts join Line-up for London Olympic Handover Celebrations

London 2012 announced today that Scouting for Girls, and Brit Award winners Will Young and James Morrison will be joining the line-up of performers who will be playing at The Visa London 2012 Party in The Mall on Sunday 24 August as part of the UK-wide...

Olympic Park construction waste will not be wasted

The Olympic Delivery Authority has today announced that sustainability will remain at the heart of the construction of the London 2012 Olympic Park, venues and infrastructure with a commitment to recover and reuse or recycle 90 per cent of the waste created...

ODA sets out new community commitments

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today set out ten new community commitments to help reduce the impact of construction activity on the surrounding community as work on the Olympic Park moves forward into the ‘big build’ phase. The commitments include...

Nortel announced as Official Network Infrastructure Partner and seventh Tier One sponsor for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (LOCOG) today announced that Nortel [NYSE/TSX: NT] is the Official Network Infrastructure Partner and the latest London 2012 Tier One sponsor. LOCOG is now well over half...

Local residents get say on London 2012 VeloPark and Handball venues for Games and legacy

People living around the Olympic Park and a range of sports groups will be able to find out more and give their feedback on the plans for the London 2012 VeloPark and Handball Arena both for the Games and legacy. The Olympic Delivery Authority has organised...

Handover Ceremony cast get a feel for life on the big stage

Members of the cast for the Handover Ceremony in Beijing visited Wembley Stadium today to get a feel for performing in a large iconic stadium. The cast will perform in the eight-minute segment during the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Games, when the...
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