Queen praises Olympians in 3D Christmas message
Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute to the London 2012 athletes in her annual Christmas message to the Commonwealth, saying they had inspired the world and drawn people in to the excitement and drama.
Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute to the London 2012 athletes in her annual Christmas message to the Commonwealth, saying they had inspired the world and drawn people in to the excitement and drama.
The Olympic flame landed in London in dramatic style on Friday when it was flown in by military helicopter and lowered to the ground by a marine commando a week ahead of the opening ceremony. AFP
US Olympic swimming medal hopefuls Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Missy Franklin trained in France on Saturday with London 2012 due to start in a week’s time.
As well as regenerating acres of contaminated wasteland, organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have also breathed new life into the canals that bisect the Olympic Park. A new canal boat service is opening to make the most of the waterways and, at a cost, will deliver Olympic ticket holders right to the heart of the action.
As London gets ready to welcome the 2012 Olympic Games, giant sets of Olympic rings take their place around the city. AFP
The US-China Olympic rivalry heated up in an unfashionable way Thursday when a top US lawmaker suggested burning the US team’s outfits for the opening ceremony because they were made in China.
The doping-tarnished world of athletics needed a boost at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and duly received a massive one from Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt, who changed the face of track and field as we know it.
With one month to go until the 2012 Games, officials have opened the Main Press Centre in the Olympic park in east london. AFP
The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics are on track to be delivered under their £9.3 billion budget, with £476 million left in contingency funds, the British sport minister says.
As London gears up for the 2012 Olympic Games, organizers will be hoping their venues avoid the fate of many of those in Greece, which are now almost derelict, eight years after Athens hosted the Games. Now, at a time when the crisis-hit country is trying to stay afloat, the need to develop such sites is stronger than ever.
United Kingdom, London : There is just a month to go before London welcomes the world for the Olympic Games. While the sporting infrastructure is ready, two concerns remain: transport and security.
With the cost of hosting the Olympic Games soaring, the economic benefits of the sporting extravaganza have been called into question as the global economy faces a slowdown in growth.
