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Storey wins Britain's first Paralympic gold medal of London 2012

  • Cycling News

By David Gold at the Velodrome on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 30 - Sarah Storey, now Britain's eight time Paralympic champion, claimed the host nation's first gold medal of this summer's Games here this afternoon with a superb display in the women's individual C5 pursuit.

morning.The 34-year-old claimed two gold medals in Beijing four years' ago, which added to her five swimming



London 2012 makes contingency plans as Paralympic Torch Relay is delayed

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 29 - London 2012 has been forced to come up with a contingency plan to light the Paralympic Cauldron at the Opening Ceremony tonight after the Paralympic Torch Relay suffered major delays, mostly due to bad weather conditions.

London 2012 director of Paralympic integration Chris Holmes, who is also a British nine-times Paralympic swimming


London 2012 makes contingency plans as Paralympic Torch Relay is delayed

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in LondonAugust 29 - London 2012 has been forced to come up with a contingency plan to light the Paralympic Cauldron at the Opening Ceremony tonight after the Torch Relay suffered major delays, mostly due to bad weather conditions.

London 2012 director of Paralympic integration Chris Holmes, who is also a British nine-times Paralympic swimming


London 2012 Paralympic Flame comes to life at Stoke Mandeville Stadium

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun at Stoke Mandeville StadiumAugust 28 - The London 2012 Paralympic Flame has been created here tonight at the spiritual home of the Paralympic Movement and begun its 24-hour Torch Relay journey to the Olympic Stadium in London, where it will light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony tomorrow evening.

led by Baroness Susan Masham, who competed at the first Paralympics in Rome in 1960 in the sports of swimming


London 2012 Paralympic Flame comes to life at Stoke Mandeville Stadium

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom Degun at Stoke Mandeville StadiumAugust 28 - The London 2012 Paralympic Flame has been created here tonight at the spiritual home of the Paralympic Movement and begun its 24-hour Torch Relay journey to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, where it will light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony tomorrow evening.

led by Baroness Susan Masham, who competed at the first Paralympics in Rome in 1960 in the sports of swimming


German Olympic medallist and Irish rugby coach to review British Swimming London 2012 performance

  • Aquatics

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London August 28 - British Swimming

Lurz, who won the Olympic silver medal in the 10 kilometres open water swimming at Beijing 2008 and bronze

perspective to the review.The panel will be chaired by Craig Hunter, an independent member of the British Swimming

areas for improvement for inclusion in British Swimming's strategy for Rio and beyond," said a British Swimming

story at [email protected] storiesAugust 2012: Review into London 2012 British swimming


I love being the centre of attention, says Paralympics' poster girl Simmonds

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom Degun at ParalympicsGB House in LondonAugust 27 - Britain's teenage Paralympic swimming star Ellie

gold medals at the age of 13.Since then she has been the face of the ParalympicsGB team and will be swimming

everything in at London 2012 because Beijing passed me by, says SimmondsMay 2012: ParalympicsGB swimming


Ajax to host baseball and softball at Toronto 2015

  • Toronto 2015

By Tom DegunAugust 27 - Ajax in the eastern part of the city will host the baseball and softball competitions for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, it has been announced.

is the confirmed location for the two sports, there is currently no venue in place for them.Marathon swimming

the University of Toronto in Scarborough will be the Pan Am Complex, staging aquatic sports such as swimming


Gold Coast looks to establish healthy Commonwealth Games "pregacy"

  • Gold Coast 2018

By David GoldAugust 27 - Legacy has been the watchword of the summer for the London 2012 organisers, but Australia's Gold Coast is looking to deliver what it calls a "pregacy" – bringing the benefits of hosting the Commonwealth Games to the city years in advance.

healthy outdoor lifestyle in the years preceding the Commonwealth GamesPart of the plans includes a new swimming

For example, we're looking at a swimming venue to be used in 2018, but we can bring that forward a few


How London 2012 has struck sustainability gold by cultivating the greenest Games yet

  • Sustainability

By Tom DegunInside a wonderful, magical 17 days, the London 2012 Olympic Games has come and gone and the world has rightfully applauded the show. Billions around the globe were thrilled by Usain Bolt on the track, dazzled by Michael Phelps in the pool and stunned by Sir Chris Hoy in the Velodrome.

Games venues on the Olympic Park siteAround 700 tonnes of carbon – the equivalent to 140 Olympic-sized swimming


Setanta Sports to show over 70 hours of London 2012 Paralympics live coverage

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London August 26 - Setanta Sports, who will be broadcasting the London 2012 Paralympics in Ireland, has announced it will be showing over 70 hours live coverage from the Games and on a free to air basis, which is more than ever before.

cycling commentators will be Declan Quigley and Hugh Byrne, while Will Downing will be commentating on swimming


Tennis ace Norfolk gets nod to carry British flag at Paralympics Opening Ceremony

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By David Gold at Hampton Court Palace in LondonAugust 24 - Wheelchair tennis star Peter Norfolk, who is aiming for a third successive quad singles gold medal at London 2012, has been named as the British Paralympic team's flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Games next week.

Paralympic Games.Among the first people to congratulate him on his achievement were British Paralympic swimming


London police to deliver Paralympic security operation based on system used at Olympics

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London August 23 - Chris Allison, the Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner and national Olympic security coordinator, has revealed that the policing operation for the London 2012 Paralympics will be exactly the same as it was for the Olympics only with a scaled down force.

were for the Olympics with beach volleyball at Horse Guards Parade and the triathlon and open water swimming