By Duncan MackayJanuary 28 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe and Hugh Robertson (pictured left

who has a long and fairly robust history, and an unreconstructed history some might say, on this," Coe

By Duncan Mackay in LondonJanuary 27 - To mark six months until the start of London 2012, the Olympic Village has been handed over by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) so officials can start the huge process of fitting-out the new apartments ready for the arrival of more than 10,000 athletes.

home-from-home as they prepare for one of the biggest sporting moments of their lives," said Sebastian Coe

By Duncan MackayJanuary 26 - Dow Chemical's controversial sponsorship of the Olympics is once again under the spotlight today after Meredith Alexander (pictured), a commissioner of the sustainability watchdog for London 2012, resigned in protest at the company's involvement in the Games.

IOA to raise Dow sponsorship with London 2012 but rule out boycottDecember 2011: Effigy of Sebastian Coe

By Duncan MackayJanuary 24 - London 2012 today launched World Sport Day, which is due to be held on June 25, in which students will be encouraged to celebrate the athletes and cultures of the world.

celebrate our amazing athletes from all over the world, and their nations and cultures," said Sebastian Coe

By Tom DegunJanuary 18 - The London 2012 gymnastics test event, titled Visa International Gymnastics, has drawn to a conclusion but there was a disappointing end for Britain's rhythmic gymnastics team as they agonisingly missed out on a spot at this summer's Olympic Games on home soil.

Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Bruno Grandi (pictured right with London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

of expectation for London is much higher than it was for Beijing.I am extremely confident that Seb Coe

President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has praised London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

I am extremely confident that Seb Coe and his excellent team at LOCOG will deliver a very different Games

By David Owen in InnsbruckEntering the final phase of what will be a 12-year stint as head of the world's most powerful sports body, Jacques Rogge's workload does not appear to be getting any lighter.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President will celebrate his 70th birthday on May 2; yet he was a man on a schedule in the outrageously scenic Austrian city of Innsbruck this weekend, when insidethegames was granted an exclusive interview.Temporarily installed on the 14th floor of a city-centre hotel ringed by magnificent snow-covered mountains, Rogge certainly had a room with a view.

It is going to be an athlete-centred Games – definitely with Seb [Coe] at the helm."

By David Owen in InnsbruckJanuary 16 - The tone of the London 2012 Olympics will be in keeping with the difficult economic circumstances of the times, with "no extravaganza", International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has pledged.

However, Rogge (pictured above with Sebastian Coe and London Mayor Boris Johnson) underlines that his

By Tom DegunJanuary 12 - Sebastian Coe (pictured left) has insisted that it is vitally important for

together with Glasgow 2014 we will ensure that does not happen and a legacy from sport is created," said Coe

The Pass the Baton event comes after Coe and former Glasgow 2014 chief executive John Scott (pictured

By Tom DegunJanuary 12 - Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles (pictured third from left) has visited key London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sites in Essex, including the mountain bike venue in Hadleigh, to see the sporting legacy the Games will leave and the positive effect it will have on local businesses and communities.

Four sections of London 2012 mountain bike course named following schools competitionMarch 2011: Coe

That message is carried by a sequence of figures including Lord Coe, David Beckham, Paralympian Shelly

By Duncan Mackay in InnsbruckJanuary 14 - Madrid will reveal more details about its bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, including the logo, during a special event at Palacio de Cibeles in the Spanish capital on January 30.

Council at a meeting attended by Alejandro Blanco, the President of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE

Olympic bidSeptember 2011: Madrid 2020 Olympic bid hoping that new bid leader can emulate Sebastian Coe

By Declan Warrington at The Atrium in LondonJanuary 10 - Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured) has spoken of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) plans to encourage participation in sports up to and beyond this year's Olympics and Paralympics after the proposed new UK School Games received a massive injection of cash.

Sport England, Jennie Price, Hunt admitted that their intention was to build upon the promise Sebastian Coe

By Tom DegunJanuary 10 - Tier One London 2012 sponsor Sainsbury's are set to offer the last opportunities to nominate people to carry the Paralympic Flame during the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay.

Paralympic values and make a difference to the lives of others," said London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe