Summer Olympics







Fredericks delighted with "athlete-centred" London 2012 Games

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

Olympic Village_29_JulyJuly 30 - Frankie Fredericks, current chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission, has praised London 2012 for ensuring that the competitors are at the heart of all the plans for the Games.










President Rousseff opens Casa Brasil at Somerset House

By Tom Degun at Casa Brasil in London

Brazilian President_Dilma_Rousseff_at_Casa_BrasilJuly 28 - Dilma Rousseff, the President of Brazil, has officially opened Casa Brasil at Somerset House which will serve as the home of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) and Rio 2016 for the duration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.