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Brazil select formidable judo quartet to compete at the GB World Cup

  • Judo

By Tom DegunSeptember 8 - Brazil has selected a formidable four-strong judo team to compete in Britain

next month for the GB World Cup as they step up their preparations for the London 2012 Olympics.

the biggest event in the UK ahead of London 2012, which explains why Brazil are sending such a strong team

, who are gearing up for their own home Games at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.The Brazilian team will be led

in Moscow and Rio de Janeiro.The three-time Pan American Championships winner - who took gold at the GB


London 2012 pass £700 million sponsorship target with Westfield deal

  • Sponsor News

By Duncan MackaySeptember 7 - London 2012 today announced that it had reached its £700 million ($1.1 billion/€798 million) sponsorship target after signing-up Westfield as its 44th domestic sponsor.

The mall will also host the official hospitality zone for Team GB.Westfield has handed over cash for

[email protected] storiesJuly 2011: Westfield Stratford City to be home to Team

GB for London 2012July 2011: Westfield Stratford City "tip of the iceberg" regeneration from London


We'll challenge for gold at London 2012, promises GB wheelchair rugby official as GB Cup opens

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

rugby officials has said that he is confident of medal success at the London Paralympics as the 2011 GB

executive David Pond is particularly excited that the sport is being showcased in Cardiff and believes that Team

GB, who came fourth at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, are in for a chance of a podium finish at next

With so many of the world's top players present, the 2011 GB Cup is going to be hugely exciting and a

fantastic challenge for our team," said Pond."

Not only is Team GB progressing well towards the Paralympic Games, but thanks to the funding support


National Lottery gives thousands the chance to run on London 2012 track

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun in LondonSeptember 6 - More than 5,000 members of the public set to be given the chance to run on the track at the Olympic Stadium ahead of athletics stars such as Usain Bolt and Mo Farah, it has been revealed.

National Lottery is providing in excess of £310 million ($500 million/€352 million) to support potential Team

GB and Paralympics GB athletes as they prepare for London 2012 and beyond.In total, The National Lottery


David Faulkner: Mental strength will be needed for Britain's hockey teams to fulfil their potential at London 2012

  • Inside the Blogs

greatest will be to cut the squads down - each from about 30 athletes to the 16 who will be selected as GB

I was angry with the system and the team, but when I reflected on it later, it was probably the right

decision.Looking forward to 2012: Yes, GB can reach a podium.

There are so many things in the team sport environment that are interdependent.

That thought motivates me every day.David Faulkner won 225 England and GB international caps and was


Pride the Lion retains his Team GB mascot role for London 2012

  • London 2012

By Tom DegunSeptember 5 - Pride the Lion has been named as the Team GB mascot for London 2012, four years

GB will wear at the London 2012 Olympics.Pride is also at the centre of a new range of Team GB and ParalympicsGB

, but instead of using cars, there are two miniature cyclists dressed in Team GB outfits racing each

The Team GB and ParalympicsGB range is not only a great way to show your support but it also helps fund

It is fantastic that fans will have a range of items to choose from to get behind Team GB – a brand that

The new range of Team GB and ParalympicsGB products featuring Pride are available nationwide online from


I'd definitely play for Britain at the Olympics given the chance, says Scot

  • Football

Scotland midfielder Kim Little (pictured) has said she wants to play for Britain's Olympic football team

to allow its players to compete for Britain, believing that the fielding of an all-British national team

GB in 2012.Tottenham's Gareth Bale (pictured), arguably the best non-English player eligible for the

GB and Scots say they want to play at London 2012June 2011: BOA decision to pick Scottish and Welsh

players for Team GB football team sparks angerJune 2011: Scottish FA chief claims BOA are trying to sell

tickets for London 2012 with talk of Team GBJune 2011: Exclusive - British Olympic football team "very


Sir Clive Woodward excited about Innsbruck 2012 after Chef de Missions seminar

  • Innsbruck 2012

By Tom DegunSeptember 5 - The Chefs de Mission Seminar for the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games has reached a conclusion having hosted more than 200 National Olympic Committee (NOC) delegates from 63 nations.

Team GB were hugely successful at the first YOG in Singapore last summer and I'm fully confident that

Our aim for the YOG in Innsbruck is to find and develop Team GB Olympians of the future and give them

Sir Clive was appointed at Team GB Chef de Mission for Innsbruck 2012 in June this year while he was

the Team GB Deputy Chef de Mission at both the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics and Vancouver 2010 Winter

Olympics.He is again set to serve as Deputy Chef de Mission for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.Sir



Seven British Olympians appear in glamorous photo shoot for Hello! Magazine

  • Latest

By Tom DegunSeptember 2 - Seven of Britain's best-known Olympians - past and present - have appeared in a photo shoot for Hello! Magazine this week at the top of London's BT Tower.

Olympia next month and is organised by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as a crucial fundraiser for Team

GB at London 2012."

GB Chef de Mission at the 2012 Olympics."

GB athletes to the London 2012 Olympic Games next summer.In 2010, the Ball was attended by guests including

- Team GB in advance of London 2012."


Eton Dorney will stage a special Olympic canoe sprint, says ICF vice-president

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun at Eton DorneyAugust 31 - International Canoe Federation (ICF) vice-president Richard Fox (pictured) has claimed the world governing body for the sport are fully confident that Eton Dorney will stage a particularly special Olympic canoe sprint competition, with the venue set to host the London 2012 Olympic test event.

This venue here at Eton Dorney is already used by the GB team and hosts competitions, while Lee Valley


Wenlock and Mandeville to be turned into chocolate and jelly babies

  • Sponsor News

jellies as part of a new £8 million ($13 million/€9 million) programme under the banner "Keep Team

GB Pumped", it has been revealed.

GB Pumped", a campaign encouraging consumers to upload videos of themselves singing "power training

songs" designed to motivate the Team GB athletes in the run up to the Games.Cadbury will be appealing

the public to "Keep Singing" and help them record several iconic music tracks to be released to Keep Team

GB Pumped all the way to 2012.To thank consumers for their efforts, an on-pack promotion will also be

With Olympic Games and Paralympic Games fever taking hold already, we are sure that Keep Team GB Pumped


Weymouth & Portland

  • Venues

it has hosted the 2006 ISAF World Youth Championships and the RS:X class World Championship in 2009.Team

GB will have high hopes of success in the sailing, having been the most successful nation in the discipline


Velodrome

  • Venues

Builders Hopkins / ISG Time to build Two years Cost £90 million ($146 million) Team

GB will be hoping that the 6,000 seat Velodrome will be one of the main scenes of glory for them in

Designers even consulted with Team GB and in particular triple Beijing gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy prior