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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:04 PM

London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide launched

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) hosted a reception at the British Ambassador's residence in Beijing today to launch the London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide for the Paralympic Games. The event was hosted by Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, Paralympics GB chairman Mike Brace, Olympics Minister Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP and Sandie Dawe, Director of Strategy and Communications at VisitBritain, and was attended by...

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Filed under: Paralympics, Sebastian Coe, LOCOG, Tessa Jowell, Phil Lane, Beijing, Mike Brace, Training Camp Guide, Sandie Dawe

Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:36 AM

London 2012 gets young people from East London involved in the Games

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is involving children and young people from east London in the preparations for the Games with a string of successful community projects. Last month, Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell and ODA Chief Executive David Higgins praised children and young people from East London for their artwork which they unveiled on hoardings on the Hackney Wick towpath. The ODA and Tower Hamlets-based social enterprise Signs of Life have been working with primary, secondary and special...

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Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Olympic Park, ODA, David Higgins, East London, Tessa Jowell, John Armitt, Children, Hackney Wick towpath

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:46 AM

ODA publishes Annual Report after a year of strong progress

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2007 – 2008, following a year when the ODA has delivered virtually all, and exceeded some, of its ‘Dig, Demolish, Design: Milestones to Beijing’. Publishing the report, Chairman John Armitt said: 'Thanks to the hard work of the team, impressive progress has been made over the last year with the Olympic Park transformed and construction already underway ahead of schedule. This has been reflected by the International...

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Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, ODA, IOC, Tessa Jowell, John Armitt, Annual Report

Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:21 AM

Construction starts two months early on London 2012 Aquatics Centre

ODA also announces it has achieved its milestones to Beijing and sets out next set for the ‘Big Build’ Construction will start two months earlier than planned today on the Zaha Hadid designed London 2012 Aquatics Centre, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today. Work will start on the foundations of the venue which will form a stunning ‘Gateway to the Games’ in 2012, and in legacy will provide world-class swimming facilities that London does not currently have. The ODA also announced...

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Filed under: London 2012, swimming, Construction, Boris Johnson, ODA, Olympic Village, Aquatics Centre, Diving, Zaha Hadid, Sebastian Coe, Tessa Jowell, John Armitt, Olympic Stadium, Jessica Williams, Crystal Palace

Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:46 AM

World class team appointed to develop media centre for London 2012 and local employment legacy

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has selected a consortium of Carillion and Igloo to deliver the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC) for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and its legacy development. The world class British consortium will transform the 1.3 million square feet media hub into quality mixed-use office and business space after the Games, larger than Canary Wharf tower, providing a legacy of over 8000 new jobs in Hackney. Previous Carillion projects...

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Filed under: London 2012, ODA, David Higgins, Sebastian Coe, Jules Pipe, LDA, IBC, Legacy Masterplan Framework, MPC, Tessa Jowell, Hackney, Tom Russell, Media Hub, Igloo, International Broadcast Centre, Main Press Centre, Olympic Park Venues, Carillion

Monday, June 16, 2008 12:54 PM

London 2012 Unveil UK Handover Celebrations

London 2012 today unveiled its plans for celebrating the moment the Olympic Flag is handed over from Beijing to London at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games on August 24. London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe and young Olympic hopeful Tom Daley were joined by Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell to unveil a London and UK-wide series of events aimed at celebrating the Games coming to London in 2012. Highlights of the celebrations include: A free concert – ‘The Visa...

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:33 PM

Local children’s artwork displayed around Olympic Park

ODA Chief Executive David Higgins praised children and young people from east London yesterday for their artwork which they unveiled on hoardings on the Hackney Wick towpath. The ODA and Tower Hamlets-based social enterprise Signs of Life have been working with primary, secondary and special needs schools in the Five Host Boroughs in a creative engagement programme to design the images which are now on display. The ODA held a celebration event for all the children and young people involved in the...

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Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Olympic Park, Games, ODA, Paralympics, David Higgins, Sebastian Coe, Jules Pipe, Tessa Jowell, Schools, Children, Hackney Wick towpath, Tower Hamlets, Artwork

Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:02 PM

Small UK companies winning biggest London 2012 business benefits

Of the 650 companies that have already won over £2 billion worth of work supplying the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to date over 70 per cent are small and medium (SMEs) sized businesses and 98 per cent are UK based. The latest London 2012 business engagement figures published today also show that SMEs make up nearly 90 per cent of the 18,000 companies registered on the unique ‘dating agency’ which aims to match businesses with London 2012 related opportunities. The figures were published today...

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Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, ODA, LOCOG, Tessa Jowell, Paul Deighton, John Armitt, Regional Development Agencies, UK companies, Business Link, London 2012 Business Network, Pat McFadden, CompeteFor, Lord Digby Jones, business benefits

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 1:19 PM

Potential Pre-Games Training facilities for Paralympic Games announced May 2008

Over 170 sporting facilities from every part of the UK will feature in London 2012’s Pre-Games Training Camp Guide for Paralympic sports. The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) announced the list of successful facilities today. It will publish its Guide of both Olympic and Paralympic facilities which are capable of hosting teams wanting to prepare for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in the summer. The Guide contains a selection of high quality, sporting facilities that meet...

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Filed under: London 2012, facilities, Paralympics, Sebastian Coe, LOCOG, Training, Tessa Jowell, Phil Lane, Guide, Anne McGuire, BPA, Olympic Games, Minister for Disabled People, Sports Council, Sporting facilities, Beijing Games, Training Camp, British Paralympic Association, 2012

Thursday, May 22, 2008 8:02 PM

London builds up for spectacular Games

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission for the London 2012 Games today delivered a positive endorsement of the work being carried out by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) and its partners. Led by its Chairman Denis Oswald, the Commission had spent the previous three days visiting some of the 2012 venues and hearing updates from LOCOG, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the other organisations involved in preparing for the Games. Speaking at the end of...

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Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:35 AM

Olympic Park construction gets early start

Construction officially started on the London 2012 Olympic Park today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) began work on the Olympic Stadium - three months earlier than originally planned. The work to create the permanent foundations for the Stadium was witnessed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown who had an opportunity to meet workers on site. In the next few years over a thousand workers will help build the venue. The Stadium will be the centre-piece for the London 2012 Games with over 4bn people...

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Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Olympic Park, Construction, Boris Johnson, Mayor, Games, ODA, Sebastian Coe, London, Tessa Jowell, Track, Prime Minister, Stadium, John Armitt, Field, Olympic Committee, Ceremonies, Gordon Brown

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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Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Sport, Boris Johnson, Games, Sebastian Coe, IOC, London, Culture, Coordination Commission, Tessa Jowell, Paul Deighton, Olympic Flag