The City of London hoisted the Olympic and Paralympic flags outside of City Hall on Friday as part of a ceremony getting ready for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be held in the city. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson was joined by a collection of Olympians from the 1948 London […]
The Beijing Games may be history, but the people of London are hard at work on the venues for the 2012 Games, which begin July 27, 2012. Below are just a few of the 34 stadiums, arenas, and other venues that will be used for the London Games.
The London Aquatics Centre
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While the closing ceremony was going on in Beijing, the people of London were having a party on the London Mall in front of Buckingham Palace to celebrate London’s becoming the official Olympic city, the site of the Summer Games in 2012. On hand were Michael Phelps; British Olympians, Bradley Wiggins, Mary Peters, Roger […]
The Beijing Olympics–the XXIX Olympiad–are now history. Sunday night’s closing ceremonies officially ended the two weeks of competition amid pagentry and fanfare. Here are some images of the ceremonies:
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The British cycling team has done exceedingly well at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and the people at their training facility, the Manchester Velodrome, have been really celebrating. They’ve done so well that many are confused by the fact that the British Olympic Committee is going to build a new center for the upcoming 2012 […]
The new mayor of London has announced that he wants to tighten the “financial management” of the 2012 Olympic Games. While chairing his first Olympic Board meeting, Boris Johnson, scaled back the plans for the hospitality venue, “London House,” which will promote the hosts at the Beijing Olympics. So far, he has cut 18 gourmet […]
Yes, the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing may be just 77 days away, but things are in the works for the 2012 games to be held in London. Below is British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd R) and his wife, Sarah (L) pictured with Chairman of the 2012 commitee, Sebastian Coe (R) and British athletes […]
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Amidst the nightmare that has followed the Olympic torch as it has toured the globe leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, organizers for the 2012 London games are considering having a British-only relay.
"No decision has been made," Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell said. "This is something that will be the […]
25 February 2008 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced an agreement with SKY Italia for the broadcast rights within Italy for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games.
SKY Italia, Italy’s leading digital satellite television network, acquired the rights across all broadcast platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile phone.
SKY Italia […]
6 December 2007 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that computer manufacturer Acer will join The Olympic Partner (TOP) Programme in 2009.
The agreement with the Olympic Movement, which begins on 1 January 2009, positions Acer as the official worldwide partner in the computing hardware category for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 […]
The Olympic Torch is just part of what Light the Torch covers. We discuss the coming Beijing Olympics as well as future and past Olympic Games, Olympic athletes, and Olympics issues and news.
Written by Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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