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Miracle recovery ends London 2012 quest for Dutch handcyclist

Monique_van_der_Vorst_in_BeijingDecember 27 - Monique van der Vorst, Dutch handcyclist who had ambitions of improving on the two silver medals she won at the Beijing Paralympics, will not now be able to go for gold at London 2012 after she was struck from behind by a cyclist while she was out training, with the accident leading to her being able to walk again.





London sets up new agency to promote capital for 2012 Olympics

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Tower Bridge lit upDecember 27 - Details of a four-year funding deal for a new promotion agency for London, which will bring together the work of the existing agencies for tourism, inward investment, and international students and aims to champion the capital as one of the world's best big cities in the build-up to the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012, have been announced.