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London 2012 on time and within budget claims Government

  • London 2012 Paralympics

 By Duncan Mackay   November 23 - London 2012 remains on time and within budget, new official data published today by the Government and Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) claimed.

contingency was spent partly on investigating the suitability of Barking and Dagenham as a venue location for shooting


London 2012 on time and within budget claims Government

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 By Duncan Mackay   November 23 - London 2012 remains on time and within budget, new official data published today by the Government and Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) claimed.

contingency was spent partly on investigating the suitability of Barking and Dagenham as a venue location for shooting


Gold Coast 2018 bid given perfect report card claims Mayor

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November 6 -  A $1 billion (£570 million) bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games from the Gold Coast has made a big step closer after Event Knowledge Services (EKS), who had been carrying out an audit, gave it a positive report, the city's Mayor Ron Clarke (pictured) said today.

to Queensland, the EKS staff visited Carrara stadium, Southport Olympic pool, Skilled Park, Belmont shooting


Gold Coast 2018 bid given perfect report card claims Mayor

  • Gold Coast 2018

November 6 -  A $1 billion (£570 million) bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games from the Gold Coast has made a big step closer after Event Knowledge Services (EKS), who had been carrying out an audit, gave it a positive report, the city's Mayor Ron Clarke (pictured) said today.

to Queensland, the EKS staff visited Carrara stadium, Southport Olympic pool, Skilled Park, Belmont shooting


Gold Coast 2018 bid given perfect report card claims Mayor

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November 6 -  A $1 billion (£570 million) bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games from the Gold Coast has made a big step closer after Event Knowledge Services (EKS), who had been carrying out an audit, gave it a positive report, the city's Mayor Ron Clarke (pictured) said today.

to Queensland, the EKS staff visited Carrara stadium, Southport Olympic pool, Skilled Park, Belmont shooting


Guadalajara warned to come up with $50 million or lose 2011 Pan Am Games

  • Guadalajara 2011

November 5- The 2011 Pan American Games, one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar, could be moved from Guadalajara unless the Mexican city can find a $50 million (£30 million) guarantee within two weeks, they have been warned.

 new venues are being planned, also including a volleyball arena, covered velodrome, shooting


Coe to take part in Queen's Baton Relay

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October 26 - Sebastian Coe (pictured), the chairman of London 2012, is to join Dame Kelly Holmes and Monty Panasar in the Queen's Baton Relay, which will help launch next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and starts at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, it was announced today.

will go to Abhinav Bindra, the first Indian to win an individual gold medal when he won the Olympic shooting


Coe to take part in Queen's Baton Relay

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October 26 - Sebastian Coe (pictured), the chairman of London 2012, is to join Dame Kelly Holmes and Monty Panasar in the Queen's Baton Relay, which will help launch next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and starts at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, it was announced today.

will go to Abhinav Bindra, the first Indian to win an individual gold medal when he won the Olympic shooting


Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics set for Wembley

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By Duncan Mackay   October 15 - Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics seem set to be relocated to Wembley Arena for the London 2012 Olympics after organisers today officially agreed to scrap a £40 million temporary venue in Greenwich to help keep costs down.

"   London 2012 also confirmed that shooting would go ahead as planned at Woolwich Barracks

week by London Mayor Boris Johnson and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell who agreed to support plans for shooting

  British Shooting have criticised the choice of Woolwich, arguing that it would leave no lasting

legacy, but their campaign has been undermined because the International Shooting Federation (ISF) has


Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics set for Wembley

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By Duncan Mackay   October 15 - Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics seem set to be relocated to Wembley Arena for the London 2012 Olympics after organisers today officially agreed to scrap a £40 million temporary venue in Greenwich to help keep costs down.

"   London 2012 also confirmed that shooting would go ahead as planned at Woolwich Barracks

week by London Mayor Boris Johnson and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell who agreed to support plans for shooting

  British Shooting have criticised the choice of Woolwich, arguing that it would leave no lasting

legacy, but their campaign has been undermined because the International Shooting Federation (ISF) has


Delhi 2010 calls for sacking of chief executive of CGF

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By Duncan Mackay   October 15 - A major row that threatens to further undermine the build-up for next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has broken out after Suresh Kalmadi, the head of the local Organising Committee, today called for the dismissal of Mike Hooper (pictured second right), the top official monitoring the preparations.

nbsp; "But there is strong resentment [about hiring foreign experts] in sports like shooting


Delhi 2010 calls for sacking of chief executive of CGF

  • New Delhi 2010

By Duncan Mackay   October 15 - A major row that threatens to further undermine the build-up for next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has broken out after Suresh Kalmadi, the head of the local Organising Committee, today called for the dismissal of Mike Hooper (pictured second right), the top official monitoring the preparations.

nbsp; "But there is strong resentment [about hiring foreign experts] in sports like shooting


Delhi 2010 calls for sacking of chief executive of CGF

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Duncan Mackay   October 15 - A major row that threatens to further undermine the build-up for next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has broken out after Suresh Kalmadi, the head of the local Organising Committee, today called for the dismissal of Mike Hooper (pictured second right), the top official monitoring the preparations.

nbsp; "But there is strong resentment [about hiring foreign experts] in sports like shooting


Johnson and Jowell agree to drop Barking plan in support of Wembley

  • London 2012

By Duncan Mackay October 13 - London Mayor Boris Johnson and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell have today agreed to back plans for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics to move to Wembley Arena for London 2012 and have dropped their original proposals for a new purpose built venue to be built in Barking.

arena be constructed in Barking that would have hosted the two sports while Johnson wanted the shooting


Johnson and Jowell agree to drop Barking plan in support of Wembley

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By Duncan Mackay October 13 - London Mayor Boris Johnson and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell have today agreed to back plans for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics to move to Wembley Arena for London 2012 and have dropped their original proposals for a new purpose built venue to be built in Barking.

arena be constructed in Barking that would have hosted the two sports while Johnson wanted the shooting