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Para-Dressage riders from 23 nations have qualified to take part in the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The qualification process, which began in October 2010, finished yesterday, Jan. 31.
As the top three ranked teams at the Alltech FEI World Eques Some 700,000 people use the Jubilee Line each day
Mayor of London Boris Johnson says Olympic chiefs should use London Underground's Jubilee Line to get to events this summer. But what do others make of the silver line that runs from Westminster's
Feb
06
2012
 
Australia at full strength for track cycling test eventPosted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsAustralia have announced a full-strength squad for the three-day London World Cup next month which will double up as a test event for the 6,000-capacity Olympic velodrome, which has sold out for all six sessions.
The battle between the Australians
Feb
06
2012
Team GB women’s football hopefuls left without a club for Games run-inPosted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsHead coach Hope Powell's preparations for the GB women's football team have suffered a blow after the 2012 Women's Professional Soccer League in the United States was cancelled.
England striker Kelly Smith is one of five British players now withou
Feb
06
2012
Great Britain rower Tom James returns to training after heart scarePosted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsBeijing gold medallist Tom James has returned to full training this week, after a heart complaint interrupted his selection for the British rowing team.
James has been pronounced safe to compete to hold his seat in the men's coxless four, the flag
Feb
06
2012
Pub opening hours may not be extended for opening and closing ceremoniesPosted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsBritish pubs are facing a bureaucratic hurdle to extend opening hours for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies, the chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association Brigid Simmonds has warned.
Simmonds said
Feb
06
2012
Pub opening hours may not be extended for opening and closing ceremoniesPosted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsBritish pubs are facing a bureaucratic hurdle to extend opening hours for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies, the chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association Brigid Simmonds has warned.
Simmonds said
Feb
06
2012
Make room for us, Games volunteers ask London homeownersPosted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsOlympic volunteers are appealing to Londoners to open their homes to them amid a shortage of cheap accommodation.
Games Makers, some of whom are coming from as far away as India and the US to work unpaid, are struggling to find affordable places t In what's been dubbed the biggest volunteer campaign since World War Two, training will start this weekend for the 70,000 people charged with "making London 2012 happen".
Games Makers and Young Games Makers will be on the frontline of helping visi
Feb
05
2012
18-month-old toddler tipped for table tennis stardom… before he’s even learned how to talkPosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsAn 18-month-old is serving up a storm on the internet after his parents uploaded a video of him showing of his table tennis skills.
Talented Jamie Myskova-Buddell may not be able to talk yet but the pint-sized prodigy already he possesses a
Feb
05
2012
Experts warn internet could be overloaded as people log on during London 2012Posted by: richard in London Olympic NewsBritain faces an internet meltdown during the London 2012 Olympic Games due to more people going online.
In a Government document called Preparing your business for the Games, it warns companies they could lose their internet connection be Really excited to be part of 2012, a new event and a great chance for me on home soil. Just created my progress video:
[url="http://www.iamnotabeggar.com/2012/02/olympic-joggling-my-progress.html"]http://www.iamnotabeggar.com/2012/02/olympic-joggl Hi I am doing some research into the sponsors of the olympics. My question is who does the sponsorship go to, is it the highest biders, for example the bigger brands and companies, and is the olympic message taken into consideration when the sponsors
Feb
04
2012
Olympic sell-out as 91% of London 2012 souvenirs made abroadPosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsIn patriotic red, white and blue, these 2012 souvenirs are meant to showcase the best of British workmanship to mark the London Olympic Games. Unfortunately, a mere 9 per cent of the collection is actually made in the UK.
Almost all of the
Feb
04
2012
Anonymous release top secret call between FBI & Scotland YardPosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsA confidential call between the FBI & Scotland Yard was recorded by hacking group Anonymous - the very people they were trying to catch. :cool:
The group released a 15-minute tape of what appears to be a conference call last month about tra
Feb
04
2012
Will London 2012 be the greenest Olympics ever?Posted by: richard in London Olympic News[b]For an Olympic Games claiming to be the "greenest ever", in a city intending to be the "greenest ever", taking place under a government vowing to be the "greenest ever", there's precious little green to be seen when I pitch up at the 2012 venue in
Feb
04
2012
London 2012 Olympic ticket resale window closesPosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsThe window for people to sell their unwanted tickets for the London 2012 Olympics has closed.
Games organiser Locog offered to buy back all unwanted tickets at face value after problems with the resale website. The site was designed for
Feb
04
2012
London 2012 chief admits that training 70,000 Games Makers has been the biggest challenge so farPosted by: richard in London Olympic News[b]London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton has admitted that training the 70,000 Games Makers volunteering to help at the Olympics and Paralympics has been the biggest challenge that his organisation has faced so far in the lead up to the Games.[/B
Feb
03
2012
EU approves plan to force British sporting heroes to wear its flag on their national team shirtsPosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsBritain's sporting heroes should wear the EU flag on their national team shirts under contentious plans passed by the European Parliament yesterday.
The measures stipulate that the EU's blue and yellow flag should be worn by all our teams -
Feb
03
2012
London 2012 qualification round-up – 3 FebruaryPosted by: Lianne, London 2012 Trailblazer Volunteer in London Olympic NewsWelcome to the weekly blog following the London 2012 qualification process as athletes and teams compete to secure their place at the Games. The qualification process can at times be quite complex, so we’ve put together a brief guide which explains how it all works.
Feb
03
2012
Matthew Pinsent tips Welsh rowing for three 2012 Olympic medalsPosted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsOlympic great Matthew Pinsent has tipped Welsh rowers to win three medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Defending Olympic champion Tom James is set to lead the way for Welsh rowing in the coxless fours but Chris Bartley and Vicky Thornley a
Feb
03
2012
I’m living in fear of being banned from the Olympics …Posted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsIf Ben Ainslie needed any greater motivation in his quest to strike gold at his home Olympics, then the television camera crew who cost him a world championship in Perth before Christmas may just have provided it.
The man who has been Olympic cham
Feb
03
2012
Convicted criminals no longer have to declare their offending in plans outlined by Kenneth ClarkePosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsThe periods after which convicted criminals no longer have to declare their past offending are to be significantly cut in plans outlined by Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary yesterday.
It will mean some rapists and killers who would nor
Feb
03
2012
Forget ticket hassles – see London 2012 for freePosted by: richard in London Olympic News[b]The modern Olympic Games has had to deal with its fair share of controversy during its century-long existence. Bribery, corruption, boycotts, doping and terrorism have all scarred the greatest sporting event in the world, and it looks as if London
Feb
03
2012
Samsung & Vodafone giving away London 2012 ticketsPosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsNow that the London 2012 Olympics is just a few months away Samsung is offering 91 lucky punters the chance to see some of the top events including the 100m final
Samsung have announced that they will be offering 91 tickets to the London 20
Feb
03
2012
London 2012 school tickets allocation announcedPosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsSchools in London have been told how many free tickets for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games they are to receive.
In total pupils are eligible for 125,000 free tickets for the Games. Some 2,419 schools applied for a share of the
Feb
02
2012
Geri Halliwell draws inspiration from Spice Girl days to design Union Jack clothing rangePosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsWhen Geri Halliwell burst onto the stage at the Brit Awards in that knicker-skimming Union Jack dress, she more than secured her place in pop fashion history.
And 15 years later, she has returned to her Spice Girl days and designed a clothi
Feb
02
2012
Miniature Olympic torch carved on the end of a pencilPosted by: richard in London Olympic NewsMany artists have used pencils to draw their masterpieces but very few can claim to have created artwork on the tips of them.
But sculptor Hedley Wiggan, 46, has managed just that - carving out intricate designs on the pencil nibs using jus
Feb
02
2012
Olympics-No extra time for Games, Everton boss warns playersPosted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsAny Everton players selected to play for a British team at the London Olympics will get no extra time off afterwards to recover, manager David Moyes said on Thursday.
Moyes told the Premier League club's website (www.evertonfc.com) that
Feb
02
2012
Armitstead hopes men’s success can be replicated in women’s cyclingPosted by: divingbrit in London Olympic NewsSky's the limit: Armitstead hopes men's success can be replicated in women's cycling
Olympic road race favourite Lizzie Armitstead hopes it is only a matter of time until Team Sky venture into women's cycling. The BSkyB-backed outfit entered the |
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