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Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:49 AM

Largest-ever nationwide network of giant screens for Beijing Games and London Olympic Handover celebrations

Permanent screens around country to broadcast Beijing Games and provide lasting legacy for towns and cities around the UK. Additional screens arranged to carry The Visa London 2012 Party around the UK, uniting the nation to celebrate London becoming the next Summer Olympic Games Host City. London 2012 today marked four years to the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in the capital by announcing the roll out of the UK’s largest-ever network of public giant screens. Funded by the National Lottery through...
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Friday, June 20, 2008 5:41 PM

Get Set London roadshow back for the summer

The Get Set London roadshow will be touring the capital again in the summer, following its success earlier this year. The roadshow explains the opportunities created by the 2012 Games – including business, jobs, training and cultural activities. It will visit established and diverse events across the capital, including the RISE festival and the London Mela. Over thirty thousand people visited the roadshow between January and April, enjoying interactive sports and culture events and learning more...
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:46 AM

1500m legends mark 1,500 days to go

Two of Britain's great 1,500m runners joined forces to mark 1,500 days to go to the London 2012 Games. Seb Coe (1,500m gold medallist winner at the Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games) and Steve Cram (silver medallist at Los Angeles 1984) lined up with young 1500m runners from the Tynedale Harriers Athletics Club in Hexham, North East England to celebrate the occasion. The photocall took place yesterday as part of Seb's visit to the North East, where he saw firsthand how the region...
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Monday, June 09, 2008 3:21 PM

Inspired by 2012

London 2012 has launched a 'mark' to recognise outstanding non-commercial projects and events inspired by the Games. The Inspire mark is part of the London 2012 brand family. Only the most accessible, participative, inspiring and stimulating projects and events will achieve the mark – across sport, culture, education, environment, volunteering and business skills. The Inspire mark will be awarded to specific projects and events which are: Genuinely inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 4:39 PM

London 2012 Welcome IOC Coordination Commission to London

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games today welcomed the IOC Coordination Commission to London. There were opening remarks from the IOC, London 2012 Chair Sebastian Coe, London 2012 CEO Paul Deighton, Minister for the Olympics and Minister for London Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP and Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. The prevailing themes focused on the importance of sport, elite sport and sport participation. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic...
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Thursday, May 01, 2008 2:45 PM

UK public want to see more Paralympic sport

According to a recent survey, 93 per cent of the UK public see Paralympic athletes as good role models for young people. 69 per cent of those polled say that there should be more media coverage of Paralympic sport. The research was published today by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). The research was conducted on LOCOG’s behalf by Opinion Leader. Sebastian Coe, London Organising Committee Chairman, said: 'We want to use the power of the Games to...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:13 AM

2012 Venue - Excel London

ExCel London , the international exhibition and conference centre, is home to a vast range of events from internationally acclaimed exhibitions and conferences to sporting spectacles and superb days out for all the family. Excel will also be one of the many London venues for the Olympics in 2012. Sports taking place in Excel include Boxing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Boccia, Paralympic Table Tennis, Paralympic Powerlifting, Wheelchair Basketball.
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Friday, April 25, 2008 10:26 AM

Natural micro-organisms help green clean-up of Olympic Park contamination

Billions of naturally occurring micro-organisms are helping clean nearly 50,000 tonnes of soil on the Olympic Park site that is contaminated with petrol and oil so that it can be reused to create the largest new urban park in Europe for 150 years. The bacteria, fungi and other microbes will completely clean this soil without any waste being taken to landfill as part of the green, high-tech clean up of the Olympic Park. The micro-organisms in the soil on the parts of the Olympic Park that has suffered...
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