London 2012

We're ready for the transport challenge, promises Coe

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold at Tower Bridge in London

November 23 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe confidently claimed today that London is ready to cope with the huge volume of transport expected during the Olympic and Paralympics Games next year, though he admitted that there will be major challenges ahead.

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Mayor's adviser denies "stitch up" over Olympic debt and heralds "clean break" deal

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom at City Hall in London

November 23 - The Mayor of London's chief of staff, Sir Edward Lister (pictured right), today denied that Boris Johnson (left) had been "stitched up" by the Government over the question of whether it would cover Olympic Park debts of £231 million ($359 million/€267 million).

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"This is a fight worth having" claims Olympics Minister over BOA doping row

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun at ExCel Arena in London

November 23 - Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson (pictured) has backed the British Olympic Association (BOA) and their chairman Colin Moynihan in their controversial war of words with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as they look to keep their lifetime Olympic ban on drug cheats in place for London 2012.

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London 2012 unveils official uniforms for Games Makers and technical officials

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Park in London

November 22 - London 2012 have today unveiled the designs of the retro Games Maker uniform which will be worn by around 70,000 volunteers and 6,000 London 2012 staff during the Games along with the uniform which will be worn by around 4,500 technical officials.

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ODA chair Armitt honoured for work on London 2012 Games

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

November 22 - Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) chairman John Armitt has received two prestigious awards from Europe's biggest engineers' body for his role in leading his organisation in building the venues, facilities and infrastructure for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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BOA can solve doping row by dropping bylaw now say WADA

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

November 21 - David Howman (pictured), the director general of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has hit out at British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Colin Moynihan, saying that it is disappointing when someone of his stature makes such misguided accusations.

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Government hit back at Moynihan over London 2012 legacy criticism

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

November 21 - Colin Moynihan is embroiled in a new row, this time with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), who have refuted claims that the London 2012 Games will fail to deliver a lasting sporting legacy for most young Britons because of six years of failed Government policy.

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Thomas fails to get on his bike quickly enough as London 2012 test event tickets sell out in record time

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

November 21 - London 2012 have revealed that tickets for the diving, gymnastics and track cycling test events, which went on sale last Thursday (November 17), all went just hours after being made available to the public.

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Doping row escalates as BOA declared “non-compliant” by WADA

By Duncan Mackay

By David Owen

November 20 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has tonight declared the British Olympic Association (BOA) "non-compliant" with its global code, in a move set to aggravate tensions between the two bodies.

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Wenlock and Mandeville eyeing up the charts with new song

By Duncan Mackay

By David Gold

November 20 - London 2012 mascots Wenlock and Mandeville are hoping to make a splash in the music scene with their official song for next year's Games, "On a Rainbow," which has been written and recorded by McFly's Tom Fletcher, and its release coincides with today's milestone of 250 days until the start of the Games.

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London 2012 Games Makers to be trained at Hackney Community College

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

November 20 - Hackney Community College has been unveiled as the key training location for the London 2012 Games Maker volunteers that will work across the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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London taxpayers facing £231 million Olympic blackhole

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

November 18 - A blackhole of £231 miillion ($365 million/€270 million) has appeared in London's budget as a result of Olympic land debt, members of the London Assembly claim.

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Second arrest in London 2012 Olympic Stadium row

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

November 18 - A second man has been arrested in connection with claims Tottenham Hotspur spied on officials from the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) during their campaign to be awarded the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.

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Exclusive: Moynihan accused of making "misinformed allegations" by angry WADA chief

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

November 17 - Colin Moynihan has come under attack from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after the British Olympic Association (BOA) referred its controversial doping bylaw to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), fiercely disputing his version of events which led to the decision.

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Mayor begins hunt for members of the London 2012 Culture Squad

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold

November 17 - Mayor of London Boris Johnson (pictured left with Sebastian Coe) has joined forces with Arts Council England and other leading arts groups to find five youngsters to take part in full time paid apprenticeships during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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