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London 2012 starts search for 2,000 young volunteers

  • London 2012

By David GoldJuly 26 - London 2012 has announced details of the Young Games Maker programme which aims to find more than 2,000 young volunteers around the UK to help out in next year's Olympics and Paralympics.

2012 Games MakerOctober 2010: Midnight deadline for London 2012 Games Maker volunteersOctober 2010: Coe

"thrilled" as thousands flock to volunteer for London 2012September 2010: Coe wants London 2012 to be


I will remind Daley that I beat him says Coe after being voted most famous British Olympian

  • Athletics

By Tom Degun in LondonJuly 26 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said that he will remind former teammate

Exactly 18 per cent chose former middle distance running star Coe as the most famous British Olympian

I'm very flattered," Coe told insidethegames."

Coe, now 54, claimed gold in the 1500 metres at the Moscow 1980 Olympics (pictured) before defending

but I'm a bit surprised that there are still enough people out there to remember my racing career," Coe

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesJuly 2011: Athletics will be "my primary focus" after London 2012 reveals Coe



Exclusive: I want a quick resolution to Stadium row claims Sir Keith Mills

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun in LondonJuly 25 - London 2012 deputy chairman Sir Keith Mills has claimed he wants a quick resolution to the controversy surrounding the future of the Olympic Stadium but insisted he will not get involved in trying to find a resolution because of his close links to Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently taking legal action after West Ham United were chosen ahead of them to be the tennants.

secure the competition, something which would be hugely embarrassing to London 2012 chairman Seabstian Coe


International Inspiration reaches target year ahead of schedule claims Coe

  • London 2012

By Tom DegunJuly 25 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe claimed today the success of the overseas legacy

delivery of the project that you are seen to be meeting those commitments and fulfilling that vision," Coe

part in sport and play.It is helping change children and young people's lives in many different ways, Coe

and who saved a child from drowning by performing CPR which she learnt during her training, joined Coe


"No-one is forced to eat at McDonald's" claims Coe

  • Sponsor News

By Andrew WarshawJuly 24 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has defended the decision to allow McDonald's

of the Park as one of four in total on the Olympic site.But speaking to BBC's Sportsweek programme, Coe

commercialisation sends out the wrong message.McDonald's has been an Olympic sponsor for 35 years and Coe

only branded restaurants on site and estimates it will sell 1.75 million meals during the Games.But Coe

2009: Healthy eating cafe fears McDonald's will force it out at London 2012 venueOctober 2006: Coe


Rudisha and Kaki to play it again in London Diamond League meeting

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomJuly 24 - The outstanding race of 2010, between 800 metres rivals David Rudisha of Kenya and Abubaker Kaki of Sudan, is scheduled for a re-run at the Aviva London Grand Prix which takes place at Crystal Palace from August 5 and 6.

indoor title last year, produced one of the greatest 800m races since the days of Steve Ovett and Seb Coe

Oslo.On that occasion, the Kenyan finished a stride ahead in 1min 42.06sec which broke the stadium record Coe


Athletics will be "my primary focus" after London 2012 reveals Coe

  • London 2012

By Duncan MackayJuly 23 - Sebastian Coe has dropped his biggest hint yet that he plans to challenge for

My focus post-2012 will be track and field, absolutely," Coe told Reuters in an interview."

but subsequently changed his mind and will stand again in Daegu next month.He will be unopposed after Coe

No, of course not," said Coe when asked by Reuters whether he would stand."

" says athletics legend LewisFebruary 2011: Exclusive - Coe can become the next IAAF President - but

the titansMay 2010: Exclusive - Support growing for Coe to stand as Diack denies financial crisis


Medals to be unveiled in Trafalgar Square to mark One Year to Go for London 2012

  • London 2012

By Duncan MackayJuly 21 - Celebrations to mark One Year to Go until the start of London 2012 will include the unveiling of the Olympic medals to be awarded next year at a special event in Trafalgar Square to be broadcast live on BBC One, it was announced today.

eagerly awaited event of the evening, which will also be attended by London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

year to go mark is London's invitation to the world to come to the Games in the summer of 2012," said Coe


Exclusive: Start believing in London 2012, Coe tells British public

  • The Big Read

Sebastian Coe was never one for complacency.

staged in Britain, the biggest sigh of relief in the royal box will be emitted from the lips of Baron Coe

A myriad of mandarins and quite a few moguls have been enlisted to help Coe carry the torch towards

Complacency is one thing, confidence another, and Coe has that in spades, though events of the past few

Tickets, or the lack of them, have not been the only issue causing hostility towards Coe of late

Lord Coe, a divorced father of four who two weeks ago married long-term partner Carol, daughter of the

While Coe says any political ambitions are now sporting rather than political, the IAAF Presidency being


Tickets for London 2012 Live Sites will be allocated on first-come, first-served basis

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun at City Hall in LondonJuly 20 - Neale Coleman, the director of the London 2012 Coordination at the Greater London Authority (GLA), has revealed that tickets to attend Live Sites during the Olympics and Paralympics will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis in order to avoid the controversy that occurred in applications for tickets to the events.

London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe claimed last year that the success of live sites at the Vancouver

Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesJuly 2011: Coe vehemently


EDF Energy signs green transport deal with fellow London 2012 Sustainability partner BMW

  • Sponsor News

By David Gold at the London Eye in London July 19 - EDF Energy today announced a deal with car giant BMW to lease a 35-strong fleet of London 2012 branded all-electric MINI Es, which it hopes will contribute to putting on the most sustainable Olympic Games in history.

2012January 2011: London Eye to carry name of Olympic 2012 sponsor after £8 million dealJune 2010: Coe


London 2012 has "salvaged reputation of British construction industry" claims Olympics Minister

  • London 2012

By Duncan Mackay in LondonJuly 19 - London 2012 has "salvaged the reputation of the British construction industry" it was claimed today by Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson as he revealed today that he expected the project to be delivered on time and under budget, something he himself never believed possible when the capital was awarded the Games six years ago.

London 2012 has already been great news for British business - and there's more to come," said Sebastian Coe


Youngsters invited to Olympic canoe slalom test event at Lee Valley White Water Centre

  • London 2012

By Tom DegunJuly 17 - The London 2012 canoe slalom venue, the Lee Valley White Water Centre, is set host to the test event from later this month from July 28-31, with 120 young people from Hertfordshire and Essex having been given the chance to attend.

, which is not open to the public, happening right on their doorstep.London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe