Lianne, London 2012 Trailblazer Volunteer, 3 February 2012
Welcome 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.
Read more of London 2012 qualification round-up – 3 February
Chris Holmes, LOCOG Director of Paralympic Integration, 27 January 2012
In my latest audio blog I talk about the positive impact that the Paralympic Games can have in helping to change attitudes towards disabled people.
Read more of The Paralympic Games will help change attitudes towards disability
Six months from today, the eyes of
the world will be on London with the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012
Olympic Games. With excitement building around the globe, I feel this day marks
a good opportunity to look at the enormous scale of the project.
I often talk about the Games being a
massive logistical exercise, the largest in peacetime. This is evident when
considering the range of people whose needs we have to satisfy between now and the...
Read more of Spotlight on scale with six months to go
Welcome to this week's round up of what's been going on at London 2012.
With today marking just six months to go until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority has handed over the Olympic and Paralympic Village to the London 2012 Organising Committee.
Read more of Photos of the week: six months to go
Today we launched London 2012 World Sport Day to the world with a photo shoot at the Copper Box.
Read more of World Sport Day launch puts smiles on young faces
Sir Philip Craven, IPC President, 20 January 2012
The 11 days of competition during the London 2012 Paralympic Games will see almost 4,200 athletes battle it out across 20 sports. They will be the biggest Paralympic Games ever, and I am hugely excited about what lies ahead.
Read more of 2012 could be the biggest ever year for Paralympic sport
Lianne, London 2012 Trailblazer Volunteer, 20 January 2012
Welcome to a new weekly blog following the London 2012 qualification process as athletes and teams compete to secure their place at the Games.
Read more of London 2012 qualification round-up – 20 January
One of the finest all-round athletes in history, Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands remains the first and only woman to win four Athletics gold medals at a single Olympic Games.
In a remarkable career which lasted 20 years, Blankers-Koen won multiple European titles and set 20 world records, but her finest hour would come at the London 1948 Games
'The Flying Housewife'
Twelve years earlier, Blankers-Koen competed in the High Jump and 4 x 100m Relay at Berlin 1936...
Read more of Golden Games: Fanny Blankers-Koen, London 1948
With less than 200 days to go until the start of the Games, pin collectors from all around the
world are putting the final touches to their travel arrangements and deciding
which pins to bring with them in July.
Read more of Pin collecting craze heading for London 2012
Read more of Golden Games: Mark Spitz, Munich 1972
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