August 2010

August 2010

A golden meadow of wild flowers is already blooming around the Olympic Stadium, two years before the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Plans for the temporary London 2012 Water Polo Arena, with a distinctive sloping roof, have been approved.

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Sunday 29 August 2010 marks exactly two years to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and the London 2012 Organising Committee is calling on the UK public to start planning their Games.

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Team USA select Sheffield

27 August 2010

The USA diving team have signed an agreement with Sheffield to train in the city ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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After 12 days of world-class sporting competition and cultural and educational activities, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games have come to an end in Singapore.



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London 2012 today got behind England's bid to stage the football World Cup in 2018 – by joining in with 'wear your shirt to work' day.



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The first stage of landscaping work is already underway on the Athletes’ Village site where an extensive wetlands park is being created.



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The Brazilian Paralympic team became the latest nation to sign up  to train in Manchester ahead of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

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The Basketball Arena is being readied for the 12,000 black and orange seats that will be installed in the venue.



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Water is now flowing at the Lee Valley White Water Canoe Centre, the venue for the London 2012 Canoe Slalom events. The venue is on track to be completed later this year and will be the first brand new 2012 venue to be finished.

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is to invite the outstanding candidates from the International Olympic Committee’s Young Reporters programme to come to London in 2012.

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Work will begin this week at Greenwich Park to make it ready to host the Olympic Equestrian competition in 2012. The work will be carried out by sub-contractors working on behalf of the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG), in association with The Royal Parks.

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), in partnership with the Design Council today, began the process of creating the Olympic and Paralympic Torches for the London 2012 Torch Relays.


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Robert the Engine the 80-year-old-locomotive that has been temporarily moved from the front of Stratford Regional Station to the East Anglian Railway Museum, is getting a makeover.



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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd today published its 2009 /10 financial report and accounts. The full report and accounts are being filed with Companies House today, and can be viewed online at www.london2012.com



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