Summer Paralympics

Plan to keep passengers moving in 2012 given planning permission

By Duncan Mackay

November 24 - A range of temporary measures designed to keep passengers moving at West Ham station during the London 2012 Games have been given planning permission, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.

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London 2012 on time and within budget claims Government

By Duncan Mackay

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.

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Mencap warn British ID athletes could fail at London 2012 unless funded

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

November 22 - Charity Mencap have hailed the decision to allow athletes with an intellectual disability (ID athletes) to compete in the London 2012 Paralympics but warned that without funding British athletes will struggle to take part in the Games.

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ID athletes re-admitted for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

November 21 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will re-admit athletes with an intellectual disability (ID Athletes) back into the Paralympic Games for London 2012 it was announced today at the General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur.

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Sir Philip to be re-elected as IPC President

By Duncan Mackay

November 21 - Sir Philip Craven will be re-elected unopposed as president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today after no challenger came forward to contest the election.

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Johnson to remind Rogge he promised to use public transport in 2012

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

November 18 - On the day London 2012 launched its multi-million pound automobile deal with BMW, Mayor Boris Johnson announced he is due to meet International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge to discuss the possibility of VIPs using public transport.

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UK tourism industry comes together for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

November 18 - A joint working party has been set up by some of the UK's biggest tourism and accommodation agencies to encourage visits to Britain during and after the 2012 Olympics and help ensure that hospitality businesses get the most from the Games.

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Exclusive: BMW to be unveiled today as London 2012 Tier One sponsor

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

November 18 - Jacques Rogge may be able to attend his last Olympic Games as International Olympic Committee President in a Rolls-Royce after London 2012 sealed its latest multi-million pound sponsorship deal.

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Olympic Stadium is no threat to us claims Wembley boss

By Duncan Mackay

November 17 - The Olympic Stadium would struggle to become a serious rival to Wembley for major events if it retains its capacity of 80,000 after the Games in 2012, it was claimed today.

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London 2012 will give McCann Worldgroup a boost says managing director

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun in London

November 17 - Nick Sykes, the managing partner of McCann Worldgroup (MWG), is hoping that his company's partnership with London 2012 will help re-engergise them after the deal was officially launched at a reception attended by Sebastian Coe.

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Lane confident on re-inclusion of ID athletes for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

November 16 - Phil Lane (pictured), the chief executive of ParalympicsGB, is backing the re-inclusion of intellectual disability athletes (ID) for London 2012, he has told insideworldparasport.

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Britain must not waste opportunity that 2012 has given it says Deighton

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom in Coventry

November 13 - Paul Deighton (pictured), chief executive of London 2012, has said the desperation shown last month by cities bidding for the 2016 Games underlined the necessity of ensuring every possible benefit is drawn from the staging of Britain’s first Olympics since 1948.

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Nugent takes on brand and marketing role on permanent basis

By Duncan Mackay

November 13 - Greg Nugent (pictured) has been confirmed as the brand and marketing director of London 2012, a role he had been fulfilling on a interim basis.

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London Olympic coin keeps Big Ben striking on time

By Duncan Mackay

November 12 - A new £5 coin produced for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is being used to help Big Ben keep time.

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Roof for London Aquatics Centre lifted into place

By Duncan Mackay

November 11 - The stingray-shaped roof of the 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre was set into place today, a major landmark for the project as the sweeping 160 metre structure, designed by Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid, will form part of the entrance to London's Olympic Park.

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