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G4S chief executive cleared after review of Olympic security fiasco

  • London 2012

By Duncan MackaySeptember 28 - Two senior executives have been forced to quit G4S after the company published an internal review into its failure to fulfil its contract to provide enough security guards for the London 2012 Olympics.

biggest challenge admits CoeSeptember 2012: Home Affairs Select Committee to grill G4S chief and Coe


Alan Hubbard: Lord Moynihan's departure has left a chill wind of change at the BOA

  • Inside the Blogs

moving so hastily to push through his restructuring plans before the anticipated accession of Lord Coe

the Beijing 2008 Games, strongly resisted attempts to bring forward the election date, thus getting Coe

believed to be among those who have urged Leman, a close friend of Moynihan, to stand against him.If Coe

wins, it seems doubtful that Hunt will stay, with Coe looking to earmark Woodward as Chef de Mission

(left) is known to have IAAF Presidency ambitionsWhile obviously Coe would prefer to have a clear


Glowing praise for London 2012 sustainability measures

  • Sustainability

By Tom DegunIt has long been clear that the measures taken by London 2012 were going to make these the most sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games in history by quite some distance.

in explaining London 2012's sustainability commitment, it is Organising Committee chairman Sebastian Coe


Sebastian Coe to speak at Doha Goals

  • London 2012

By Andrew WarshawSeptember 22 - Sebastian Coe, the face of this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games

Coe (pictured top), who will speak on sport's role as an agent of social change, joins a list of sporting

through sport.Sheikh Faisal Al Thani, executive director of Doha Goals, said: "We are delighted Lord Coe


Rio 2016 staff fired after stealing documents from London 2012

  • Rio 2016

By Duncan MackaySeptember 21 - Rio 2016 has fired ten employees after they were caught stealing computer files from London 2012 during the Olympics, it has been revealed. 

about strategic planning and security, without authorisation.London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

incident a secret but details of it appeared in the Brazilian media today.London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


G4S accused of misleading Government over London 2012 security fiasco

  • London 2012

By Duncan MackaySeptember 21 - Security firm G4S has been accused of misleading the British Government and top London 2012 officials over staff recruitment for the Olympics and Paralympics and must waive its management fee, a new report published today said. 

biggest challenge admits CoeSeptember 2012: Home Affairs Select Committee to grill G4S chief and Coe


Restructuring leaves Sir Clive Woodward's future at BOA in doubt

  • London 2012

By Duncan MackaySeptember 19 - A planned restructuring at the British Olympic Association (BOA) following London 2012 could put the future of several leading figures, including Sir Clive Woodward, in doubt.

afford.Hunt's decision to push ahead with the restructuring plan comes despite the fact that Sebastian Coe

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as chairman of BOASeptember 2012: Exclusive - New BOA chair will be vital for the future, says Coe


Tom Degun: London 2012 Games Makers already setting their sights on Rio 2016

  • Inside the Blogs

pre-Games accommodation.Then of course, there is the amazing volunteer London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

bombings but found closure by volunteering at the 2012 Olympic GamesOne his way to the Games one morning, Coe

47-year-old doctor who had treated the victims of the London bombings on July 7, 2005.So touched was Coe

I saw Lord Coe on the train and I wanted to thank him for bringing the Olympics to London, but it was


Atos set to be target of new protests over sponsorship of Glasgow 2014

  • Glasgow 2014

By Duncan MackaySeptember 16 - A new campaign against Olympic worldwide partner Atos is set to be launched with the aim of getting Glasgow 2014 to drop them as a sponsor of the Commonwealth Games.

as International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven and London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


Games Makers role in success of London 2012 to be marked by special stamp

  • Collecting and Heritage News

By Tom DegunSeptember 15 -  The 70,000 Games Maker volunteers, so widely praised for helping to make the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games a huge success, are set to be honoured with a special limited edition stamp, the Royal Mail have announced.

within a miniature sheet with a border that features a special quote from London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


Greatest-ever athletics memorabilia exhibition to mark IAAF Centenary in Barcelona

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomSeptember 15 - The greatest collection of athletics memorabilia ever assembled will go on display in Barcelona later this year to mark the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Centenary – with the eight main displays being shown in eight separate lanes on a specially laid Mondo track.

and present heroes including Paavo Nurmi, Jesse Owens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Sergey Bubka, Sebastian Coe



London 2012 security contract is one of kind, says G4S chief following "humiliating shambles"

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun at the House of Commons in LondonSeptember 11 - G4S chief executive Nick Buckles told the Home Affairs Select Committee here that the unique nature of the contract his company signed with London 2012 to become security providers for the Olympic and Paralympic Games is the main reason why they failed to deliver.

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Overcoming G4S failure was our biggest challenge admits Coe

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun at the House of Commons in LondonSeptember 11 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe today

The largest challenge we faced was the inability of G4S to deliver on their contract," Coe (pictured

mince his words in the House of Commons todayLondon 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton, who joined Coe

following "humiliating shambles"September 2012: Home Affairs Select Committee to grill G4S chief and Coe


Home Affairs Select Committee to grill G4S chief and Coe on London 2012 security

  • London 2012

By Duncan MackaySeptember 10 - Nick Buckles (pictured), the chief executive of G4S, will tomorrow face the Home Affairs Select Committee at the House of Commons to explain the security fiasco that overshadowed the build-up to the start of London 2012. 

Buckles will appear during a Session that will also feature Sebastian Coe and Paul Deighton, the chairman