July 2007

July 2007

Today, Friday 27 July, sees Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee, marking five years to go to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games by taking the London 2012 Roadshow to the host borough of Waltham Forest.

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London 2012 will present the inaugural De Coubertin Lecture this evening, discussing how the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games can transform host cities and what this could mean for London in 2012.

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Five key appointments

25 July 2007

The London 2012 Organising Committee has strengthened its senior management team with five key hires.

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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today selected a consortium to supply the health care services for the construction work-force for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Planning for the Olympic Stadium moved to the next stage today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd to design and build the Olympic Stadium for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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The shortlisted teams competing to deliver the first packages of structures, bridges, highways and associated infrastructure for the Olympic Park, in Games time and in legacy, have been announced by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).

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London 2012 has appointed Donna Taylor as its Head of Accommodation.

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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2006 – 2007.

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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today launched one of the UK’s most challenging land clean-up jobs to clear the 2.5 square kilometre Olympic Park site of contamination that has built up through over a century of neglect and heavy industrial use.

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Paralympian Ade Adepitan is at the RISE Festival with the London 2012 Roadshow this week (15 July).

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Plans for world-class venues for the 2012 Games and legacy took another significant step forward today with the announcement of the team that will design the VeloPark, one of the 'Big 4' venues in the Olympic Park.

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games today announced that EDF is to be a Tier One sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

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Olympic athlete Iwan Thomas will be at the International Eisteddfod at Llangollen, Wales with the London 2012 Roadshow today (10 July) to give visitors the chance to join in with a wide range of sporting activities.

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Long jumper Chris Tomlinson will be at the Middlesbrough Festival of Sport with the London 2012 Roadshow today. The Roadshow is touring the UK and visiting 27 stops over a ten-week tour in a specially branded 2012 double decker bus.

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A mix of established designers, engineers and emerging young practices have made the shortlist in a design competition for a major footbridge in the centre of the Olympic Park, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.

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