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EXCLUSIVE: Japan set to base themselves in Loughborough for London 2012

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  JAPAN is set to sign a deal with Loughborough University for their Olympic team to set up a pre-Games training camp there for the London 2012 Games, insidethegames can exclusively reveal.

Loughborough, where London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe and world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe


Ross quits London 2012 role

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DECEMBER 9 - DAVID ROSS (pictured), the representative of Mayor Boris Johnson, has resigned from London 2012 Board after breaking stock market rules.

company against personal loans.Johnson had appointed Ross, hailed by London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


Coe and Moorcroft open new multi-million pound centre in Coventry

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  SEBASTIAN COE, the chairman of London 2012, has joined former team-mate Dave Moorcroft to open a

Coe visited the Midlands city to see the Xcel Leisure Centre, which includes a 25-metre pool, all-weather

Coe said: “Coming here to sell the Olympic Games is like preaching to the converted.  

Coe said: “The region with its world- class facilities has a great opportunity to attract teams during

He said: “To have the chairman of the London Organising Committee, Lord Coe, to perform the opening is




Deighton and Coe defend Greenwich Park for equestrian in 2012

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  GREENWICH PARK will not be destroyed by staging the equestrian events during the London 2012 Olympics, the two most senior figures in the organisation of the Games have promised.

  Paul Deighton and Sebastian Coe, chief executive and chairman respectively of London 2012, both

Coe promised the residents that they would see the benefits of the Park hosting the sport.  


Backley asks public to name new high-speed Olympic trains

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  OLYMPIC silver medallist Steve Backley (pictured) has teamed up with rail firm Southeastern to help name its new 140mph high-speed trains to be introduced for London 2012 after British sporting greats.

“And of course we must include greats such as Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Dame Tani-Grey Thompson



British Olympic and Paralympic heroes honoured

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  OCTOBER 25 - CHRIS HOY (pictured), Christine Ohuruogu and David Weir were among the Olympic and Paralympic champions rewarded for their efforts at awards ceremonies up and down the country tonight.

the year award for the second consecutive year at a glittering dinner in London attended by Sebastian Coe


Coe and Ovett head inductees into new Hall of Fame

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  OCTOBER 23 - SEBASTIAN COE and his former great rival Steve Ovett head the inductees into a new Hall

  Coe and Ovett, whose middle-distance rivarly in the late 1970s and early 1980s has been credited

Coe and Ovett swapped world records and lit up arenas across Europe.  

Their rivalry peaked at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow when Ovett won the 800m only for Coe to come back

Ovett, who now lives in Australia, has become good friends with Coe, who recently paid him the highest

are David Coleman, the former BBC commentator whose voice provided the unforgettable soundtrack for Coe


EXCLUSIVE: KPMG report recommends no change

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  OCTOBER 22 - A GOVERNMENT-COMMISSIONED report has recommended that the venues for basketball, equestrian and shooting at London 2012 should not be moved, insidethegames can reveal.

which consists of Olympic Minister Tessa Jowell, London Mayor Boris Johnson, 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


UK Athletics chief confident that Olympic Stadium will have legacy for his sport after 2012

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OCTOBER 18 - ATHLETICS will continue to be held at the Olympic Stadium after it has staged the 2012 Games, the sport's chief executive in Britain claims he has been promised.

"   Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, has been fiercely defending the right of

of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), was persuaded to back it by Coe


UK Athletics chief confident that Olympic Stadium will have legacy for his sport after 2012

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  OCTOBER 18 - ATHLETICS will continue to be held at the Olympic Stadium after it has staged the 2012 Games, the sport's chief executive in Britain claims he has been promised.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, has been fiercely defending the right of athletics to have

president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), was persuaded to back it by Coe


UK Athletics chief confident that Olympic Stadium will have legacy for his sport after 2012

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  OCTOBER 18 - ATHLETICS will continue to be held at the Olympic Stadium after it has staged the 2012 Games, the sport's chief executive in Britain claims he has been promised.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, has been fiercely defending the right of athletics to have

president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), was persuaded to back it by Coe


Coe and Edwards among greats attending first European Athletics Convention

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  OCTOBER 17 - SEBASTIAN COE (pictured) and Jonathan Edwards are among 372 key decision makers attending

  Coe, the double Olympic 1500 metres champion, will deliver a key-note speech as the European Athletics

Coe, the chairman of London 2012 and the vice-president of the International Association of Athletics