Olympics






Nissan unveiled as top-level sponsor of Team GB and ParalympicsGB

By Tom Degun at the British Olympic Association in London

Seb Coe NissanApril 25 - British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Sebastian Coe has unveiled Nissan as the first post-London 2012 Tier One sponsor of Team GB and ParalympicsGB here in a deal that will see them support Britain's top athletes at Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016.









Samaranch Memorial opens in China

By Tom Degun at the Samaranch Memorial in Tianjin

Jacques Rogge opens Samaranch Memorial April 21 2013April 21 - The Samaranch Memorial has been unveiled here today with a special ceremony to commemorate the memory and legacy of the late Juan Antonio Samaranch, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.