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Construction starts on controversial Aquatics Centre

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  JULY 17 - CONSTRUCTION started two months earlier than planned today on the controversial Zaha Hadid designed London 2012 Aquatics Centre (ODA), the Olympic Delivery Authority announced today.

swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, water polo finals and the swimming discipline of the Modern Pentathlon


Local people to be given chance to have say on Olympic venues

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 JULY 29 - 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.

Arena will host the preliminaries and quarter-finals for the handball competition as well as Modern Pentathlon


Follow the 1948 Olympics - live

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 JULY 29 - A NEW website has been created to celebrate the anniversary of the 1948 Olympics, the last time London staged the Games and which opened on this day 60 years ago.

on the basketball match between Brazil and Mexico for the bronze medal or a report from the Modern Pentathlon


Rio reveals 2016 Olympic plans

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  RIO DE JANEIRO today revealed additional details of the city’s plan to follow London and host the 2016 Olympics.

Zone,  which will host seven venues that will stage competitions in disciplines including as Modern Pentathlon


Shooting venue for London 2012 still to be decided

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  A FINAL decision on where the shooting should take place at the London 2012 Olympics still has to be made, Games officials admitted today.

They also agreed that the equestrian events and Modern Pentathlon would be at the Greenwich Park, but


Shooting venue for London 2012 still to be decided

  • Shooting

  A FINAL decision on where the shooting should take place at the London 2012 Olympics still has to be made, Games officials admitted today.

They also agreed that the equestrian events and Modern Pentathlon would be at the Greenwich Park, but


Coe set to walk into Maze row

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 JUNE 25 - SEBASTIAN COE, the chairman of London 2012, is set to walk into the row over the proposed Maze Stadium when he appears at a public meeting in Belfast tonight.

The topic is bound to dominate tonight's meeting, where Coe will appear alongside the 1972 Olympic pentathlon


Government make it clear: No Maze, no Olympics

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 JUNE 26 - THE GOVERNMENT have said that unless Northern Ireland builds the proposed stadium on the site of the former Maze Prison then it will lose the chance to host football matches during the 2012 Olympics.

over the Maze when he appeared a special debate in Belfast alongside Mary Peters, the 1972 Olympic pentathlon


EXCLUSIVE: Britain win controversial Modern Pentathlon appeal

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 JULY 1 - BRITAIN look set to have a male competitor in the Modern Pentathlon at the Olympics for the

Lausanne-based Court of Arbitraion for Sport (CAS) today announced they had upheld an appeal from the Modern Pentathlon


EXCLUSIVE: Britain win controversial Modern Pentathlon appeal

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 JULY 1 - BRITAIN look set to have a male competitor in the Modern Pentathlon at the Olympics for the

Lausanne-based Court of Arbitraion for Sport (CAS) today announced they had upheld an appeal from the Modern Pentathlon


Olympic row between Australia and Britain breaks out

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 JUNE 30 - WITH Britain having aspirations to finish ahead of Australia in the Olympics medals table, it was perhaps inevitable things would become fraught between the two countries sooner rather than later.

 But the Aussies are incensed that the Modern Pentathlon Association of Great Britain (MPAGB) has taken

Modern Pentathlon Australia president Jason Pennell said the problem was confusion from the international


Top committee role for British Olympic medallist Harland

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 BRITAIN'S Georgina Harland (pictured) has been elected as the chair of the Athletes Committee for Modern Pentathlon's world governing body, the UIPM.

Peter Hart, the chief executive of Pentathlon GB, said: “Georgina’s commitment to the sport

"Pentathlon GB is extremely proud of her achievement and is confident that she will make an excellent

contribution to the international development of modern pentathlon.

Georgina’s drive, athletic experience and respect amongst her peers, as well as the support of Pentathlon


Woodbridge officially named in British team for Beijing

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 JULY 2 - NICK WOODBRDIGE (pictured) was today officially named in Britain's Modern Pentathlon team for

Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced they had upheld an appeal from the Modern Pentathlon

Dominic Mahony, who will lead the Modern Pentathlon team in Beijing, said: “Sam and Nick are both