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2012 Olympics: Long-forlorn East London is getting into competition shape - Washington Post
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 9, 2011
View Photo Gallery - getting into Olympic shape:The largely industrial and neglected area of the city is getting some major attention ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games. The race to the venue, and the starting line of the tour, required… Full Story »
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Mascot pin badges designed by students hit the shelves
London 2012 News &bull Dec 5, 2011
Students from across the UK who took part in the London 2012 design competition 'Get Set to make your mascot' have seen their winning designs become official London 2012 pin badges. The competition was an initiative run through Get Set,… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics site security costs over 250000 every day - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 22, 2011
The cost of securing the venues come as these stunning pictures reveal how work in the nine venues is nearing completion with less than 250 days until the start of the Games. Construction has already been completed on five of… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics site security tops 250k every DAY as 5 venues are completed - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 22, 2011
The cost of securing the venues come as these stunning pictures reveal how work in the nine venues is nearing completion with less than 250 days until the start of the Games. Construction has already been completed on five of… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: Venues close to completion ahead of the games - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 21, 2011
Taken from the sky above Stratford in east London, the photographs offer the clearest indication of how the showpiece stadiums will look ahead of next summer's Games. Construction has already been completed on five of the arenas, including the Olympic… Full Story »
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RT @_IWBF: Women's Wheelchair Basketball Gold Medal game Saturday between the USA and Canada - both teams have spots in London 2012
London 2012 &bull Nov 19, 2011RT @_IWBF: Women's Wheelchair Basketball Gold Medal game Saturday between the USA and Canada - both teams have spots in London 2012 Continue reading Full Story »
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Porter aiming big for 2012
United States Paralympics News &bull Nov 18, 2011Myles Porter attempts a take down at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center dojo during practice. The 25-year-old is trying to become the first Olympic and Paralympic judo athlete in 2012. In 2006, Myles Porter was struggling in organic chemistry, scrambling for a class to take so he didn't have to move home while he was attending classes at University of Toledo. By 2011, that judo class he picked up has him… Full Story »
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London 2012: 'Brilliant! I'm going to the Paralympics!' - BBC News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 18, 2011
London 2012: 'Brilliant! I'm going to the Paralympics!' Applicants for tickets to the London 2012 Paralympic Games have now all been told which events they will be going to, as the ballot process completed on Friday. Earlier this week it was announced that remaining tickets for the Paralympics would go on sale on a first come, first served basis on 2 December. Here, some of those who applied in the first round reveal which events they have secured seats for, and their plans so far for travelling to the Games. Sarah, 28, is a homemaker from Croydon with four children… Full Story »
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LONDON 2012: Olympics may be caught in fall-out from NBA player lockout - More Than The Games
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 16, 2011
NBA commissioner David Stern predicted a 'nuclear winter' this week as the league's owners and players headed to court to resolve their labour negotiations - and the fear for Olympics organisers is that next summer may also be caught in the… Full Story »
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Paralympics ticket sale announced
BBC - Olympic Sports &bull Nov 15, 2011
Remaining tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games will go on sale on a first-come first-served basis at 1300 GMT on 2 December, organisers say. Track cycling and wheelchair rugby have sold out, but tickets are available for athletics, wheelchair… Full Story »
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LONDON 2012: Paralympic tickets set to go back on sale
More than the games &bull Nov 15, 2011The tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis from 1pm on Friday December 2nd, just a few days after seats for the Olympic football tournament also go back on the market. Excel and Olympic Park days… Full Story »
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London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets to go back on sale
London 2012 News &bull Nov 15, 2011
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has confirmed that remaining tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games will go on sale on a first come, first served basis from 1pm on Friday 2 December 2011. Tickets will be available to… Full Story »
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Opening Ceremony kicks off 2011 Parapan American Games
United States Paralympics News &bull Nov 13, 2011The 2011 Parapan American Games officially opened on Saturday night in Guadalajara, Mexico with the Opening Ceremony, which hosted nearly 1,500 athletes at the Telmex Athletics Stadium for a welcome and celebration to begin these exciting Games. Team USA athletes… Full Story »
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School sport makes the most of its chance to shine
More than the games &bull Nov 8, 2011THE GREAT and good of British sport gathered at Twickenham last week for the Aviva School Sport Matters Awards as teachers and students from all over the country were given their chance to shine. Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell and silver medallist Iwan Thomas were the hosts at… Full Story »
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LONDON 2012: Olympic truce becomes most adopted in UN history
More than the games &bull Oct 17, 2011AN Olympic truce for next year's London 2012 Games has become the most adopted resolution in United Nations history - with all 193 member states co-sponsoring its wording. HISTORIC: Olympic truces date back to the Ancient Games. London 2012 chairman Seb Coe addressed… Full Story »
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Great Britain, South Africa, Germany (women) Wheelchair Basketball Champions 2011 - off to London 2012 who will join them from Asia/Oceana?
London 2012 &bull Oct 16, 2011Great Britain, South Africa, Germany (women) Wheelchair Basketball Champions 2011 - off to London2012 who will join them from Asia/Oceana? Permalink to Great Britain, South Africa, Germany (women) Wheelchair Basketball Champions 2011 - off to London 2012 who will join… Full Story »
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Horford Fears More Games Will be Lost - Fox News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Oct 15, 2011
NEW YORK - Atlanta Hawks power forward Al Horford told Fox News Latino that he wasn't surprised that the NBA decided to scrap 100 games off the schedule. And he fears that more games could be wiped of the schedule unless the players and owners come to a settlement on a… Full Story »
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Congratulations to the SA wheelchair basketball team for qualifying for London 2012 Paralympics.
London 2012 &bull Oct 14, 2011Congratulations to the SA wheelchair basketball team for qualifying for London 2012 Paralympics. Continue reading Full Story »
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Congratulations to the SA wheelchair basketball team for qualifying for London 2012 Paralympics.
London 2012 &bull Oct 14, 2011Congratulations to the SA wheelchair basketball team for qualifying for London 2012 Paralympics. Continue reading Full Story »
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London 2012: Olympic Park to host School Games - BBC News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Oct 7, 2011
Nearly 2,000 schoolchildren will get the chance to compete in four main Olympic venues before the Games start, in the finals of the 2012 School Games. Around 1,600 young sportsmen and women will take part in 12 different sports in… Full Story »
