British electronic music pioneers Underworld have been <a href="http://www.london2012.com/news/2011/12/underworld-announced-as-music-directors-for-olympic-game.php">appointed Music Directors</a> for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. <br/><br/> The appointment completes the team of senior creatives that will lead the direction of the London 2012 Ceremonies.
With one week to go until the application window for tickets for the Paralympic Games closes, the London 2012 Paralympic Games medals have been unveiled.<br/><br/>The design was revealed at the opening of a new display at the British Museum for the Cultural Olympiad, which gives the public their first opportunity to see the medals.
With one week to go until the application window for tickets for the Paralympic Games closes, the London 2012 Paralympic Games medals have been unveiled at the opening of a new display at the British Museum for the Cultural Olympiad.
<p>Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards holds up the newly unveiled London 2012 Olympic gold medal.<br aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" jquery1322845708836="328"/><br aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" jquery1322845708836="329"/>The design has been revealed to the world to mark one year to go to the Olympic Games.<br aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" jquery1322845708836="330"/></p>
To mark one year to go to the London 2012 Games, the Olympic medals have been unveiled to the world.<br aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" jquery1322845551741="327"/><br aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" jquery1322845551741="328"/><p>The design was revealed by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, and London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe in the presence of IOC President Jacques Rogge at a special ceremony in Trafalgar Square, London.</p><p/>The Olympic medals, which are presented in recognition of the incredible achievements of outstanding athletes, will be made in Britain and have been designed by British artist David Watkins who is an established artist in the field of decorative art.<br aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" jquery1322845551741="331"/>
Double Olympic gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes and Seb Coe reveal the London 2012 Olympic medals at the celebrations in Trafalgar Square to mark one year to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The first metal ore that will be made into London 2012 medals has today been delivered by official metal provider Rio Tinto to the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG). Olympian and London 2012 ambassador James Cracknell attended the handover event, where Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese presented a rock containing veins of copper to LOCOG.
The London 2012 Organising Committee has announced leading British creatives Jenny Sealey MBE and Bradley Hemmings as Artistic Directors of the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has awarded the contract to record the 205 national anthems required for the London 2012 Games Victory Ceremonies (medal ceremonies) and Team Welcome Ceremonies to one of Britain's leading orchestras - the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
