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COLUMN: David Owen on the IOC's new European TV deal

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  A NEW televison deal for the European rights may, on the face of it, may not appear great news for the Olympic Movement but, DAVID OWEN claims, it is actually pretty good business

It remains to be seen whether Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards will join Coe and the others


Britain announces £16 million more funding for overseas projects

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  BRITAIN have committed another £16 million towards the development of sports overseas, one of the main planks of London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics.

Oswald, the chairman of the IOC’s Co-ordination Commission for the London 2012 Games, said: “When Seb Coe

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: “Our vision is to use the power of the Games to inspire


Coe pledges that London 2012 will be for everyone

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 AUGUST 16 - SEBASTIAN COE (pictured) today vowed to make London 2012 an event that the whole country

 Coe said in an interview published today in the Daily Telegraph: "Ours will be the Games for everyone

Coe claimed that the spectacular opening ceremony put by Beijing last week had left him and the rest

To read the full article visit http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2563858/Seb-Coe-interview-London



Loughborough hoping to cement relations with Japan in Beijing

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 AUGUST 4 - A DELEGATION from Loughborough University is to visit the Beijing Olympics where they hope to persuade a leading nation to base themselves in Leicestershire in the run-up to London 2012

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


Rogge: London Olympics can make a massive difference to Britain

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  JACQUES ROGGE (pictured), President of the International Olympic Committee, tonight claimed London staging the 2012 Games will help Britain beat the economic crisis but also, more importantly, address the country's obesity problem.

It was the inspiring address by Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, at the IOC Session in Singapore

"Seb Coe and the team at London 2012 are deeply engaged with challenging children and schools across



London announces latest acts for party in The Mall

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  AUGUST 4 - LONDON 2012 announced today that Scouting for Girls, and Brit Award winners Will Young and James Morrison will be joining the line-up of performers who will be playing at The Visa London 2012 Party in The Mall on August 24, as part of the UK-wide celebrations to mark the moment when London becomes the official Olympic City.

Sebastian Coe, the London 2012 chairman, said: “At approximately 2.30pm UK time, on the afternoon of


Coe and Clegg celebrate Super Saturday success

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  AUGUST 16 - SEBASTIAN COE and Simon Clegg today hailed the achievements of Britain's team as "Super

Coe, the chairman of London 2012, who was at the Shunyi Rowing Park to see the coxless four win the Olympic

Coe said: "It's an extraordinary platform for London 2012.  


Coe claims he is more excited by 2012 than ever

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 AUGUST 4 - SEBASTIAN COE (pictured) claimed today that he is more excited about London 2012 than when

Management Today describes Coe as "like a white, sports-mad Barack Obama", a reference to the Democratic

Coe said: "I was talking to the people from Barcelona [the 1992 host] about this only recently.  


Coe promises that London will meet its commitments for 2012

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LONDON will honour its commitments for the 2012 Olympics despite the global financial crisis, Sebastian Coe

  Coe, the London 2012 chairman, made his pledge when he updated the European Olympic Committees (

These commitments, Coe promised, included retaining an athletics track at the Olympic Stadium after the

Coe, who claimed that all London's early targets such as transport had been met and that the initial

Coe warned that London would not try to match Beijing because the two Games should be viewed as being

Pat Hickey, the president of the EOC, backed Coe and London to deliver a great Games in 2012.  


London House set to open in Beijing

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 AUGUST 5 - THE controversial London House has finally been set up in Beijing to try to exploit the capital's unique position as the next Olympic Host City to drive international investment, and increase the number of overseas visitors and students.

also house press conferences and media opportunities with key figures, including Johnson and Sebastian Coe



IAAF renew historic link with London ahead of 2012

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  THE International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today renewed its historic links with London ahead of the 2012 Olympics.

  The meetng of the IAAF's ruling council, which includes London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe, at Guoman


Cram backs Rogge in London Olympic Stadium row

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  STEVE CRAM, one of Britain's greatest ever runners and now a senior sports administrator, has today backed International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge in a row over what should happen to the London 2012 Stadium.

supported Britain's bid to host the Games because Cram's former rival, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe