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Tickets for London 2012 Paralympic swimming and track cycling evening sessions already oversubscribed

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom Degun in LondonSeptember 16 - London 2012 have revealed that the evening sessions for swimming and track cycling at the Paralympics next year are already oversubscribed - the first time in the history of the Games that individual events have been oversubscribed.

there are still lots of opportunities to be part of London 2012," said London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


New concept for 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay sees four flames lit across Britain

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 15 - London 2012 have today unveiled a new concept for their Paralympic Torch Relay which will see four separate flames lit in London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff before a special ceremony at Stoke Mandeville - the home of the Paralympics - brings them together to create the Paralympic Flame.

of human endeavour both on and off the sporting field of play," said London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


New concept for 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay sees four flames lit across Britain

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 15 - London 2012 have today unveiled a new concept for their Paralympic Torch Relay which will see four separate flames lit in London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff before a special ceremony at Stoke Mandeville - the home of the Paralympics - brings them together to create the Paralympic Flame.

of human endeavour both on and off the sporting field of play," said London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe



GlaxoSmithKline unveil massive sign to publicise London 2012 role

  • Sponsor News

By Duncan MackaySeptember 14 - GlaxoSmithKline has begun trumpeting its role as a partner of London 2012 by unfurling new signage at its headquarters in the capital.

performance to the anti-doping tests which will help to make the Games as clean as possible," said Sebastian Coe



Exclusive: American Hersh to head IAAF Evaluation Commission for 2017 World Championships

  • Athletics

By Duncan MackaySeptember 12 - Bob Hersh, the newly appointed senior vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has been chosen to be the head of the Evaluation Commission for the 2017 World Championships.

Commission of Namibia's former world 200 metres champion Frankie Fredericks (pictured above with Sebastian Coe



Met Police issue warning as London 2012 Paralympic tickets go on sale

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom DegunSeptember 9 - The Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) Operation Podium team have issued a warning reminding buyers to be wary of unauthorised and illegal ticket scams as London 2012 Paralympic tickets went on sale today.

2012 and I'm confident that the whole country will get behind them," said London 2012 chair Sebastian Coe


Met Police issue warning as London 2012 Paralympic tickets go on sale

  • London 2012

By Tom DegunSeptember 9 - The Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) Operation Podium team have issued a warning reminding buyers to be wary of unauthorised and illegal ticket scams as London 2012 Paralympic tickets went on sale today.

and I'm confident that the whole country will get behind them," said London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


Irish Paralympic hopefuls to take part in pre-Games training camp in Northern Ireland

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Emily GoddardSeptember 9 - Paralympics Ireland is set to hold a pre-Games training camp to prepare its top athletes, including Beijing gold medallists Michael McKillop and Jason Smyth, at the Antrim Forum, Northern Ireland ahead of London 2012.

London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe also welcomed the announcement, saying: "Pre-Games preparations are


IPC President urges world to come to London 2012 as Paralympic tickets go on sale

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom Degun at Trafalgar Square in LondonSeptember 8 - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven today formally invited the top disability athletes on the planet to the London 2012 Paralympic Games at a speech here at Trafalgar Square that rounded off International Paralympic Day just hours before tickets went on sale for the event.

number of high profile guests, including Prime Minister David Cameron, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

Games are coming home in 2012 and I'm confident that the whole country will get behind them," said Coe


IPC President urges world to come to London 2012 as Paralympic tickets go on sale

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun at Trafalgar Square in LondonSeptember 8 - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven today formally invited the top disability athletes on the planet to the London 2012 Paralympic Games at a speech here at Trafalgar Square that rounded off International Paralympic Day just hours before tickets went on sale for the event.

number of high profile guests, including Prime Minister David Cameron, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

Games are coming home in 2012 and I'm confident that the whole country will get behind them," said Coe


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

  • Tokyo 2020

MackaySeptember 8 - Alejandro Blanco, the widely-respected President of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE

campaign to be headed by someone more closely linked to sport rather than from politics, such as Sebastian Coe

politics," said Gallardon.A former Spanish judo international, 60-year-old Blanco was elected President of COE

a recognition of Spanish sport" and a is sign of "confidence in the ability of the President of the COE


London 2017 unveil World Championship logo and slogan

  • Athletics

By Duncan MackaySeptember 6 - London today launched its website and unveiled its logo and slogan for its bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championships with backing from Dai Greene, Britain's newly crowned world 400 metres hurdles champion.

The bid will be led by Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012 and vice-president of the IAAF.