WORK has begun on the 2012 Olympics white water canoe centre, the last of the milestones set out last summer by the Olympics authority.
The centre is being built on the River Lea at Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, just 12 miles upstream from the main
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Its been more than a decade since Jamie Vanderbeken stepped on British soil. But in one month, the Canadian-born and largely U.S.-educated basketball player will head across the pond to compete for a country hes only visited.
Iowa State announce
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Olympic decathlon hero Daley Thompson is getting on his bike to ride from Manchester to London to highlight how sport can help fight gang and youth crime in Britain.
Thompson, 50, will finish the 367-mile ride at Downing Street on July 14 where he
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An Olympic wrestling champion known for his dominance on the sport's biggest stage, Rulon Gardner watched with disgust - and a tinge of envy - as the Russians crushed the Americans last year at the Beijing Games.
"It was like men and boys," he sai
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I don't mind genuine competition out to promote the London 2012 Olympics from other webmasters, but this new 'unofficial' 2012 Olympics forum takes the biscuit named 2012olympicsforum.com and using the official London 2012 logo in its upper b
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As a rower, during the four-year Olympic cycle there is one race you must win (Olympics), three races which are great to win (World Championships) and 12 that are nice to win (World Cup series).
That is the same number of races spread over four ye
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The main stadium for the 2012 London Olympics might not be downsized after the games because of Englands bid for the 2018 World Cup.
London Mayor Boris Johnson previously said it would be too expensive to keep the stadium at its maximum capacit
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London 2012 is more than just a sporting event, it's about inspiring people to try something new. The can help you achieve this, and this video tells some of the stories of people who have been inspired already.
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LEADING figures from the world of architecture have been touring the 2012 Olympics site this week.
They were taken round the massive two-square mile park now taking shape to see how designs previously only seen on drawing boards are taking shape o
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Australia has finished second in the ITU Triathlon Team World Championships in Iowa on Sunday as the sport showcased the event for inclusion in 2012 London Olympics.
Switzerland claimed a surprise victory over the Australian team of Emma Moffatt,
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Kelly Sotherton has revealed she is still waiting to produce the perfect heptathlon - and it is driving her on to London 2012.
Sotherton's summer has been rocked by injury but she remains determined to make her mark at the World Championships in B
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More than 1,000 Merseyside pupils took part in a sports event on Thursday, which aimed to inspire them to compete, coach or volunteer in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Some 1,200 pupils took part in the Merseyside Primary Games, at W
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It was Olympic Day on Tuesday.
What do you mean you missed it? It's a "unique, global event held every year" to commemorate the first time the International Olympic Committee (IOC) met for champagne and cigars. And it's "the most celebrated Olympi
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June is a blockbuster month of triathlon in the US. One week after the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship series makes its only stop on US soil in Washington DC; the worlds best triathletes make the short trip to Des Moines for a weeke
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Plans to build an Olympic training site to enable international teams to prepare for the 2012 sailing events in Dorset have been rejected.
The plans included bulldozing a 19th Century grade-II listed viaduct at the Camber Basin area of Portland.
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The fight against drug cheats at the 2012 Olympics could be undermined by government plans to force the new National Anti-Doping Agency to move to Coventry from its base in London, Telegraph Sport can disclose.
The new independent agency is schedu
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Reuters editor-in-chief David Schlesinger has warned the International Olympics Committee Press Commission its media accreditation rules are outdated and must be modernised to allow audience members to report from the Games.
The old means of cont
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KENOSHA, Wis. Blake Egan looks out the window, grabs his bow and steps outside his apartment.
Egan, formerly of La Crosse, focuses on a target, releasing one arrow after another. It's simply another day of practice with hopes of making the 2012
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Henry Cejudo, the youngest American gold medalist in Olympic wrestling history, came to Selma last weekend to motivate young wrestlers. The 22-year-old from Los Angeles said that he came to Selma to be the godfather for a friend's daughter. While he
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Henry Cejudo, the youngest American gold medalist in Olympic wrestling history, came to Selma last weekend to motivate young wrestlers. The 22-year-old from Los Angeles said that he came to Selma to be the godfather for a friend's daughter. While he
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Whether cock-up or conspiracy, the latest financial mess to emerge from the London Development Agency vindicates the decision to create a separate 2012 legacy company to own and operate the Olympic Park after the Games.
The £9.3 billion public inv
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VAT rates could be reduced on sports equipment, such as tennis rackets, and gym membership to encourage people to become more active, experts say.
EU law allows the tax to be cut to 5% by classing the activities or equipment as a healthcare provi
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I had a chance to watch the USA Women's Blue and Red squads scrimmage in Southern California over the weekend. Silver medalists Scott -Arruda, Jennifer Joines, Tayyiba Haneef-Parks, Heather Bown and Stacy Sykora were among the players present at the
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