Or maybe not. Should darts be included in the Olympic Games? asks the Guardian.
Whilst thirteen-times World Darts champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor argues strongly in favour, based on the sports popularity around the world there seems to be some way to go before Darts is recognised by the Olympic Comittee.
Former director of coaching for […]
The Times reports that chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Europe, Paul Deighton, will head up the Olympic Games organising committee.
The 458th richest man in the UK, (with £100m of his wealth attributable to his shares in the investment bank) will take up the £300,000 a year position next year.
Lord Coe commented that:
“We […]
A crisis meeting over funding was held to discuss the failure of Gordon Brown to confirm in his Pre Budget announcement what funds would be made available for training athletes in the lead up to the 2012 Olympics.
Simon Clegg, the BOA chief executive commented:
“The sole measurement of the Games won’t be on how efficient […]
Already costs for the 2012 Olympics are looking like they are on the up. Proposals for the new aquatic centre, designed by Architect Zaha Hadid, have doubled in cost, since the hosting proposals.
In a sign, perhaps, that the Government will not stand for over indulgence in this massive construction project, the Olympics minister Tessa Jowell […]
IOC and LOCOG hold seminar on Olympic Games preparation
Orientation seminar sets framework for 2012. London Games vision, values and objectives also announced
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) today announced further details of their partnership over the next seven years.
Speaking at a press conference to highlight the […]
Following our report yesterday of the appointment of Jack Lemley to chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, it was announced last night that David Higgins will become the chief executive of the ODA when it is formed, early in 2006.
Currently heading up a company developing blighted land in the UK, Higgins previously worked in Australia, […]
Jack Lemley, ex chief executive of Transmanche-Link the company that built the Channel Tunnel has been appointed chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
Tessa Jowell, the Olympics Minister announced his appointment by saying:
“I am delighted to welcome Jack Lemley to the 2012 team. He will bring a wealth of experience to the task […]
The BBC report on the Queens visit to the 2012 Olympic Park includes an interesting picture of how work is already under way and how the use of coloured airships helped point out areas of interest to the Queen.
The view from the 21st floor of the Holden Point tower block, from where the Olympic Committee […]
The first Board meeting of the interim London 2012 organising committee took place yesterday.
The members of the interim committee will stand until the permanent committee is appointed, by April 2006. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic games, with the slightly less catchy acronym of LOCOG will be responsible for planning and staging the 2012 […]
London has been chosen as the host city for the XXX olympics in 2012.
After a day of presentations and voting London beat Paris in the fourth round of voting. Earlier Moscow, New York and then Madrid had been eliminated.
Supporters in Trafalgar Square and Stratford, where mush of the games will take place erupted in jubilation […]