The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (LOCOG) today announced that Nortel [NYSE/TSX: NT] is the Official Network Infrastructure Partner and the latest London 2012 Tier One sponsor.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today set out ten new community commitments to help reduce the impact of construction activity on the surrounding community as work on the Olympic Park moves forward into the ‘big build’ phase.
People living around the Olympic Park and a range of sports groups will be able to find out more and give their feedback on the plans for the London 2012 VeloPark and Handball Arena both for the Games and legacy.
Cast members of the London 2012 team who will perform in the closing ceremony at the Beijing Olympic Games today visited Wembley Stadium to get a flavour of what it is like to perform in a large iconic stadium.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today released new aerial photos of the venues in the Olympic Park as construction progresses ahead of schedule, to mark 'Four Years to Go' until the London 2012 Opening Ceremony on Sunday 27 July 2008.
Clarifying a report in the Financial Times today the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said that the key venues for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be ready by summer 2011 for test events, as it has always maintained.
Tim Hadaway has been appointed as the London 2012 Organising Committee’s Sport Competition Manager for equestrian events at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. These will take place at Greenwich Park in south east London.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is involving children and young people from east London in the preparations for the Games with a string of successful community projects.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2007 – 2008, following a year when the ODA has delivered virtually all, and exceeded some, of its ‘Dig, Demolish, Design: Milestones to Beijing’.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is expecting to get a record number of bidders for a plant hire and builders merchant facility contract following a high turn out to the ODA’s Olympic Park Plant Hire and Builders Merchant Facility procurement Industry Day.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is expecting to get a record number of bidders for a plant hire and builders merchant facility contract following a high turn out to the ODA’s Olympic Park Plant Hire and Builders Merchant Facility procurement Industry Day.
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has appointed James Macleod as Head of National Olympic Committee (NOC) and National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Services and Relations. James will be part of the Sport Department and will be responsible for delivering all the necessary services to support the NOCs and NPCs and their athletes as they prepare for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Ten-year-old Reece Berrisford from St Peter’s C of E (Aided) Primary School in Caverswall, Staffordshire has won a five-day trip to the Beijing Paralympic Games which run from 6-17 September. The Visa Trip Package includes flights and accommodation, tickets to the Opening Ceremony and sporting events, along with visits to key cultural and tourist sites.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has selected a consortium of Carillion and Igloo to deliver the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC) for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and its legacy development.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is rolling out a health and safety programme to over 1,500 children from schools within the five Host Boroughs - Hackney, Greenwich, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.
Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Chairman John Armitt set out how 75 pence in every £1 spent by the ODA is being invested in long term regeneration of east London.
The designs for the world-class White Water Canoe Centre to be used during the London 2012 Games and leave major sporting and leisure attraction in legacy were unveiled by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today.
More than 450 school pupils from the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham and Waltham Forest will join together today (4 July) to celebrate their involvement in ‘Welcoming the World’, a London 2012 education project which explores the cultural landscapes of where they live.
Plans to enhance the security of the Olympic Park progressed today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced procurement was underway of contractors to provide security guarding and access control systems for the Olympic Park, as well as other measures to ensure the safety and security of the site workforce and local people.
BP is the latest Tier One Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the official Oil and Gas Partner and London 2012’s third Sustainability Partner, BP will be responsible for providing fuelling facilities for the vehicles required to keep the Games moving. In addition, BP will provide Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for catering, vehicle washing facilities and technical support services, including a system for tracking and reporting carbon emissions.
Some small samples of asbestos-containing material have been discovered within the construction site of the Olympic Stadium, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.
In response to a BBC London report which questioned whether the London 2012 Aquatics Centre could be built the Olympic Delivery Authority today insisted that the construction is on track and will in fact start ahead of schedule this month.
