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The snowfall has shown the Olympic Park in a completely different light, here is an image of the Riverbank Arena consumed under a thick blanket of snow.
The stunning shape of the Aquatics Centre's roof is made even more prominent under this snowy film. Seeing the striking wave-shaped venue under a cold blanket of snow will be very different to how it will look in the blazing sunshine this summer.
Seeing the...
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0 Comments on this postMy trip to Africa continued this week with a visit to Morocco. Here I met up with two of the greatest Moroccan sporting legends – Hicham El Guerrouj and Nawal Al-Moutawakel – and saw just how seriously Morocco takes elite-athlete sport. A meeting with the Moroccan NOC president and the new Minister for Sport and Youth reinforced these thoughts – they all clearly see sport as a vehicle to help change people's lives.
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This week was slightly different to my usual one. Instead of facing the cold snap in the UK, I was put through my paces by an eight-year-old child during a visit to an International Inspiration project.
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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.
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Stephanie, Venue Operations Manager, 1 February 2012
With the UCI Track Cycling World Cup presented by Samsung just over a week away, the Visa International Gymnastics – a test event ahead of the Games held at North Greenwich Arena – is nearly a distant memory here at London 2012 HQ. But what an event it was!
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0 Comments on this postWelcome 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.
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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.
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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 end of the Games.
Heart of our Games
First, the athletes – the...
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0 Comments on this postToday we launched London 2012 World Sport Day to the world with a photo shoot at the Copper Box.
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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.
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