Olympic

The UK-wide London 2012 Festival, which began on 21 June and runs for 12 weeks, has more than 25,000 artists… Read More »London 2012 Festival reaches halfway point

After being welcomed by the Sochi 2014 staff and volunteers working in London, President Rogge was taken on a guided… Read More »Rogge visits Sochi.Park

Dow has provided key sustainable science and chemistry- based solutions to assist in the planning, building and legacy of the… Read More »Dow provides sustainable solutions for London 2012 that make a difference

Q. How would you describe the technological challenge of organising the Olympic Games?A. It?s a big challenge, but for me… Read More »Technology: Keeping the Games running

A team of 152 staff, all of whom will be participating in the IOC?s Observation Programme, and 51 representatives of… Read More »Rio 2016 contingent keen to learn from London?s experience

Twenty-four-year-old Alistair, the older of the two, went into the competition as reigning world champion of the event and the… Read More »British brothers dominate the triathlon podium

The Caribbean Island with a population of less than 3 million has already won gold in the men?s and women?s… Read More »Jamaican athletes on top of the world for Independence Day

“I am very pleased with my work today; I have put so much work into it. I can’t even quantify… Read More »Silver medal for superstar Santos

The 22-year-old entered the medal race with a chance of winning gold, but Australia?s five-time world champion Tom Slingsby ?… Read More »Cyprus celebrates first Olympic medal as Kontides claims silver

A ?300m construction project run by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will transform the Olympic site into the Queen… Read More »Olympic Park will continue to transform East London

The reigning world champion dominated the race from start to finish to win in a new national record of 43.94… Read More »James wins Grenada?s first-ever Olympic medal

Selected primary schools in the host boroughs including Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich and Waltham Forest have ordered… Read More »Acer delivers laptops to schools as part of London 2012 legacy programme

Nineteen-year-old Maziah Mahusin is one of them. The runner from Brunei Darussalam has become the first woman from her country… Read More »Olympic Solidarity athletes on a roll in London

The 25-year-old triumphed 6-2 6-1 6-4 over Switzerland?s 17-time Grand Slam champion to become the first British man to win… Read More »Murray claims tennis gold

The 35-year-old clinched the Olympic Finn title in front of huge crowds in Weymouth after finishing ninth in a tense… Read More »Britain?s Ainslie makes Olympic history with fourth sailing gold

The Jamaican sprint king ? who won three Olympic gold medals in Beijing four years ago ? faced stiff competition… Read More »Bolt breaks Olympic record in stunning 100m final

There was more to come on the track as Austria?s Ivona Dadic performed solidly in the second day of the… Read More »?Super Saturday? for the Youth Olympic Games athletes and YOG Ambassadors

This is a first in Olympic history. The competitions in three different weight categories – fly weight (51kg), light weight… Read More »Women?s boxing celebrates its debut in London

The 21-year-old came through strongly on the final lap after lying fourth at the bell to take the silver medal… Read More »Barrondo claims Guatemala?s first-ever Olympic medal