July 2009
Britain's elite sports personalities unite to support London 2012's international legacy
29 July 2009
David Beckham, Sir Chris Hoy, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson have joined forces to add their support to International Inspiration, London 2012’s international legacy programme for children and young people.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has announced a new set of milestones, known as ‘the big build: structures’, to be achieved during the next phase of constructing the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games.
Three years to go and counting
27 July 2009
In exactly three years, the eyes of the world will be on London and the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
London 2012 today welcomed 150 competition winners and their guests to the Olympic Stadium site for an exclusive preview of the construction progress made to date on the Olympic Stadium.
London 2012 Open Weekend begins
24 July 2009
More than 750 events taking place across the country this weekend are part of London 2012 Open Weekend (24-26 July 2009).
Limited edition 'three years to go' pin announced
24 July 2009
A limited edition London 2012 pin will go on sale to mark 'three years to go' to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in 2012.
Prince William joined young homeless people to raise a London 2012 flag marking Open Weekend and three years to go to the Olympic Games.
London 2012 appoints ticketing services provider
23 July 2009
London 2012 today announced that Ticketmaster has been appointed Official Ticketing Services Provider and will become a Tier 3 sponsor.
Local schools receive London 2012 mementos
21 July 2009
Schools that took part in the London 2012 hoardings project have been presented with panels displaying their students’ artwork, which was used to decorate the hoardings along part of the Olympic Park boundary.
The first official London 2012 toys will be ready by the end of the year, following the appointment of models and collectibles maker Hornby as an official licensee.
All permanent Olympic Park venues under construction
20 July 2009
Building work has started on the Handball Arena two months early, which means all new permanent venues on the Olympic Park are now under construction.
Londoners proud to build the Olympic Park
17 July 2009
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today published ‘Park people’, a collection of testimonies and pictures from some of the London residents that are working on the Olympic Park.
External structure complete on Olympic Stadium
16 July 2009
The Olympic Stadium’s external structure was completed today, as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) published its ‘Annual Report and Accounts 2008–2009’.
British team will use Bath as pre-2012 Games base
16 July 2009
ParalympicsGB today announced that the University of Bath has been selected as the key base for the British team for a series of preparation camps in the lead up to the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
Update on Olympic Park workforce
15 July 2009
Figures published today by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) show that more than 10,000 people have worked on the Olympic Park to date.
Cultural Olympiad gets £16m boost
15 July 2009
An investment of £16 million towards the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad was announced today. The grant, from the Olympic Lottery Distributor, will fund six of the major projects that feature in the Olympiad.
London 2012 today announced a change of the Official Network Infrastructure partner for the Games from Nortel to Cisco.
A new bridge that links Stratford town centre to the new Stratford City development and the Olympic Park has moved a step closer to completion.
Scottish company nets Basketball Arena contract
9 July 2009
A company based in Glasgow has been awarded the contract to build the main structure of the London 2012 Basketball Arena.
Designs launched for Olympic Village
7 July 2009
Plans for the ‘gold medal standard’ Olympic Village have today been released by London 2012.
The first young members of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA’s) Construction Crew have graduated from the programme.
Awards have been given to individuals and teams across the Olympic Park site to recognise their efforts to make the construction project one of the healthiest, safest and greenest in the UK.
Construction has started on the White Water Canoe Centre in Broxbourne where the Canoe Slalom events will take place during the London 2012 Games.
Olympic Park experience for engineering students
1 July 2009
Engineering and construction students from universities across London have gained hands-on building experience on the Olympic Park.
