The 2012 Editor
Have you seen the new Team GB website yet?
, 9 May 2008
The British Olympic Association (BOA) have launched a new Team GB website ahead of the Beijing 2008 Games.
There's lots of interesting information about the Team GB athletes. Over the next few months 'Brits to Watch' out for at the Games will be recording personal video diaries on the road to Beijing. You can already log on see what it was like to carry the Beijing Olympic Torch from Olympic silver medallist Leon Taylor, and enjoy the Team GB’s Synchronised swimming duet’s underwater video diaries.
The website also includes:
- Profiles/biogs on all selected Team GB athletes
- The ability to search by region and find out where the athletes are from
- A detailed competition schedule
- All the latest news and results from the heart of Team GB
- A photo gallery of Team GB's past and present Olympic triumphs
- Information on the Games and the Host City and the Olympic sports themselves.
Take a look: www.teamgb.com
Latest images: aerial shots from Olympic Park
, 4 April 2008
1. Aquatics Centre - located in the south east corner of the Olympic Park, the Aquatics Centre will be the 'gateway' to the Park during the Games. Work to rebuild the river walls is progressing with more than 650 metres completed:
2. The Energy Centre will generate hot water, heating, electricity and cooling to homes and buildings in the Park:
3. International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre - around 9,000 cubic metres of soil has been taken away from the site to prepare the platform for construction:
Read more of “Latest images: aerial shots from Olympic Park”
Video: archaeological finds from Olympic Park
, 28 March 2008
Businesses - grab these opportunities
, 19 March 2008
Our athletes are already in training our businesses should be too
Says Lord Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee
In a little under five months, I will be in Beijing, watching our athletes going for gold in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. As someone who has competed in two Olympic Games, I know only too well the hard work that goes before that - and, believe me, it starts some years before the Games themselves.
So as we approach Beijing, the training and preparations that shape the daily routines of an athlete are brought into sharper focus. The goals of a lifetime that you work years to achieve are suddenly months and weeks away from fulfilment.
And the need to tailor your preparations to peak at just the right time is absolutely vital. When the Beijing Games come to a close, all eyes will then turn to London.
The Organising Committee - which I chair - is already working in minute detail towards staging a fantastic Games and I'm sure the incentive of competing at London 2012 will also give an added boost to the preparations of British athletes. The same should go for British business.
Video: VeloDream competition winners
, 29 February 2008
Video: London 2012 employment and skills opportunities
, 20 February 2008
Video: Get Set London roadshow launch
, 14 January 2008
Video: Milestones Event
, 21 December 2007
Video: Highlights of 2007
, 21 December 2007
Video: Sustainability Plan
, 4 December 2007
Video: launching the London 2012 Sustainability Plan
, 4 December 2007
Video: Launching the Olympic Stadium
, 14 November 2007
Video: Olympic Stadium design
, 7 November 2007
Video: Demolition day
, 5 November 2007
The 12-storey building, which used to be University of East London student accommodation, has been derelict for a number of years.
Removing the building will clear the area that will link the Olympic Village and Velodrome during the Games.
The area is also at the heart of plans after the Games when community facilities such as new homes, schools and sporting venues will all be close by.
Video: Transport Plan on track
, 2 November 2007
At the end of October, the ODA released the first formal edition of the Transport Plan for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Read the Transport Plan.
Find out more about the plans in a video.
Video: adidas and London 2012
, 5 October 2007
Video: Work accelerates on the Olympic Stadium site
, 4 October 2007
Progress on the site of the Olympic Stadium accelerated this week with nearly half the buildings now demolished, temporary bridges being installed and a programme of work beginning to remove thousands of tonnes of soil to create the correct ground levels.
Demolition started in July with 16 of the existing buildings already knocked down and the rest due to be demolished by the end of the year. You can watch the progress in our time-lapse video.
Inspired by adidas and 2012
, 4 October 2007
At the recent adidas sponsorship launch, 20 twelve-year-olds were invited to take part. As part of the day they each wrote a summary of their experiences - the best summary to be published on this website.
So here's our winner: a poem by Adebisi Alakan, Hackney Free & Parochial C of E Secondary School...
Last week I was so privileged
We tripped our way to Millennium Bridge
To meet a load of Olympic trainers
And grab a free pair of Adidas trainers.
They’re the ones funding the Olympic Games
And they introduced us to sports stars of fame.
We sprinted our way to the finish line
Our feet were light and our hearts were fine.
Allyson Felix and Tyson Gay –
They made it into a happy day,
We met the chairman, Sebastian Coe,
And our feet started pounding when they shouted “GO!”
Adidas are popular so they drew in the crowds,
Deservedly for 100 million pounds…
That’s the amount they’re sponsoring
Those ancient Games with those five great rings!
Thank you Adidas for the best day ever…
It’s a memory that forever I’ll treasure…
Good luck Britain in the Olympic Games
Put all the rest of the Universe to shame!!
Open House - behind the scenes
, 26 September 2007
Welcome adidas!
, 20 September 2007
Culture and 2012 video: Lenny Henry
, 14 September 2007
Watch a video of comedian Lenny Henry talking about his cultural education.
You can also hear from comedienne Shazia Mirza and actor John Barrowman
Culture and 2012 video: Shazia Mirza
, 14 September 2007
Culture and 2012 video: John Barrowman
, 14 September 2007
Watch a video of actor John Barrowman explaining what culture and sport mean to him.
VeloDream competition launched
, 13 September 2007
Congratulations Sochi!
, 19 July 2007
Vancouver 2010 sustainability launch
, 5 July 2007
The new brand is coming
, 31 May 2007
Update on the search for Handball talent
, 4 May 2007
Could your story feature in a new 2012 film?
, 17 April 2007
Olympic Park from the sky
, 12 April 2007
Sydney's hopes for London 2012
, 29 March 2007
Statements on the budget announcement
, 15 March 2007
Celebrating our first sponsor
, 15 March 2007
Lloyds TSB shares the inspiration
, 14 March 2007
Seb's Birmingham baton relay
, 2 March 2007
Seb's Sheffield visit in pictures
, 22 February 2007
On walkabout:
Seb's pavement star:
Visiting the Lord Mayor in Sheffield Town Hall:
Back to Seb's old school to meet pupils:
Where it all started...
, 21 February 2007
On the right he's a year older (and taller!), competing in the Sheffield Schools 1,500m
From the Singapore bid to Canary Wharf
, 20 February 2007
Seb on Five Live tonight
, 12 February 2007
Sports in the Blogosphere: #2 Tennis
, 2 February 2007
2012 countdown around the UK
, 26 January 2007
Seb's Number 10 Podcast
, 23 January 2007
New home for 2012 contractors
, 8 January 2007
Olympic Sports in the Blogosphere: #1 Gymnastics
, 28 December 2006
But, she told the BBC in an audio interview posted on Tuesday, performing at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show was the greater challenge.
TV presenter Gabby Logan – a former Commonwealth rhythmic gymnast – reflected on the impact of this prime-time appearance in her column for The Times Online. Bloggers approved of her positive take on elite gymnastics training for youngsters.
Read more of “Olympic Sports in the Blogosphere: #1 Gymnastics”
Chairmen's New Year Message
, 27 December 2006
Right to Olympic Park land granted
, 19 December 2006
Young reporter meets sports stars
, 18 December 2006
Let the demolition commence ...
, 14 December 2006
Lucky Dog launch
, 13 December 2006
Our survey says...
, 12 December 2006
ODA responds to weekend media coverage
, 5 December 2006
Accounting for "ambition costs"
, 4 December 2006
Doha Games get set, go
, 1 December 2006
IOC "very happy" with London progress
, 29 November 2006
Greenwich Park cross-country course
, 28 November 2006
Courses for horses
, 28 November 2006
Aquatics plans unveiled
, 27 November 2006
The argument for regeneration
, 21 November 2006
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