A quick scan across the internet today has revealed 2 more sets of pins being issued in the US for their retail market.The first is a set of 2 pins available now to mark the Christmas period or Holiday season as its termed. The 2 pins show Wenlock slam-dunking a present into a basketball hoop (the same image used in LOCOG emails last Christmas) and another version of the snowflake design used in two separate pins in the UK last Christmas

the logo also.As for the previous US retail pins, these are only for sale and distribution within the USA

Time has been awarded a contract that sees it become the official tournament software provider for USA

Founded by foil fencer Dan Berke, the company's software will manage pools and tables for all USA Fencing

I am excited about our new partnership with USA Fencing," Berke said."

allows tournaments to run numerous individual and team events simultaneously.The programme also updates USA

chose Fencing Time because the software is one of the best tournament programs in the world," said USA

By Duncan MackayOctober 8 - Britain's women's artistic gymnastics team booked their place at the London 2012 Olympics after a nervy qualifying process in Tokyo today.

We are clearly not at the very high level of the USA, Russia, China, Romania but we are making inroads

By Tom Degun in GlasgowThe rise of American David Grevemberg to chief executive of the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee has been little short of meteoric.For those in the sporting world, it is no great surprise to see the talented 38-year-old from New Orleans spearheading the plans for the biggest sporting event in Scottish history but it was actually a very unusual path that took him to the position in which he now sits.Born the eldest of five children, Grevemberg was a hugely talented young sportsman to the point where he became a United States Olympic team contender as a college...

was not long before after that Grevemberg became national competition director for Disabled Sports USA

By David GoldOctober 7 - USA Judo has announced that Jhonny Prado will be the head coach of the 2011

the Ki-Itsu-Sai Judo Club in Coral Springs which serves as one of the four national training sites of USA

Janeiro and has been involved in every senior championships since 2006.He has also been a part of each USA

Tom DegunOctober 7 - The International Boxing Association (AIBA) Special Investigation Committee have begun their work looking into the legitimacy of the corruption allegations made by the BBC Newsnight programme last month.

corruption and he immediately set up the Special Investigation Committee, which will be chaired by former USA

By Mike RowbottomOctober 6 - Mo Farah, Britain's world 5,000-metre gold medallist and 10,000m silver medallist, has been named as European Male Athlete of the Year, and his young British colleague Jodie Williams has been voted the Female Rising Star of the Year.

Farah now based in Portland in the USA, added:  "I will continue working hard and aim to stay on

By Tom DegunOctober 6 - United States athlete LaShawn Merritt will be able to defend his Olympic 400-metre title at London 2012 Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ban on convicted drug cheats "invalid and unenforceable".

sprinter, who won silver in the 400m at the World Championships in Daegu earlier this year and gold in the USA

By Emily GoddardOctober 2 - Vern Gambetta, often considered as the founding father of 'Functional Sports Training', has been announced as a keynote speaker as part of this year's high calibre line up at the International Festival of Athletics Coaching (IFAC) 2011.

as consultant coach for the Nike Oregon Project.Gambetta's extensive expertise saw him co-found the USA

By David GoldOctober 1 - Al Buehler, the former Duke University track and field coach, has been named as the winner of the 2011 Jackie Robinson Humanitarian Award from the United States Sports Academy, in recognition of his 56-year service to athletes both on and off the track.

Olympians in the process.He also arranged for the university to host the USSR meet in 1974 and the USA-Pan

By Tom DegunSeptember 28 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have unveiled USA Triathlon research

coordinator Charlie Paddock (pictured) as their young ambassador for Team USA at the inaugural Winter

Paddock previously interned at USOC's international games division, where he assisted Team USA with

I am honoured to serve Team USA as the young ambassador for the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games

In his role as young ambassador, Paddock will be responsible for encouraging Team USA athletes to participate

like to congratulate and thank Charlie for accepting the responsibility of young ambassador for Team USA

By David GoldSeptember 27 - Teams from across America and Asia are gearing up for Olympic handball qualification tournaments as they bid to reach London 2012.

Republic, hosts Mexico and the USA.In the women's groups, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and the USA

By Duncan MackaySeptember 26 - BP has extended its sponsorship of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) through until the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, they have announced.

Team USA is an inspiration to us all, and its tradition of competition, courage and sportsmanship to

"Our continued partnership will support and help showcase Team USA, and we wish all US Olympic and Paralympic

"We thank BP for its commitment to Team USA."

By David GoldSeptember 26 - American cyclist Evelyn Stevens has been selected as the final member of the BMW Performance Team, an elite group of athletes taking part in the London 2012 Olympic Games, following a public vote.

the final member of our team, and look forward to witnessing together the future successes of Team USA

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By Tom DegunSeptember 25 - Six grand prize winners of the inaugural Team USA Grants have been determined

behalf of the US Olympic Committee, a big thanks goes out to the organisations who applied for Team USA

The winners in the Excellence category are the PossAbilities Paralympic training programme and USA Triathlon's

On behalf of USA Triathlon, we're honoured to be voted as a winner in the Excellence category for Team

USA Grants," said Chuck Menke, the marketing and communications director for USA Triathlon."

We are very honoured and excited to be grand prize winners of the Team USA Grant," said US Olympic figure