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Summer Olympic Games

Latest Summer Olympic Games News
London scales back Olympic plans as crunch bites
The credit crunch could have a silver lining for the hard-pressed organisers of the London 2012 Olympics who can now scale back their grand designs with the full blessing of the public and the IOC.

The rationing and homemade kit of 1948 when war-weary London's hosting was dubbed the "Austerity Games" should not be necessary this time but athletes arriving in 2012 will not be greeted by the mega-structures of Beijing.

Flat-pack stadiums are likely to be the order of the day while several of the original bid's planned temporary venues could be scrapped for existing buildings in...  More >
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Softball campaign reaches 1-year-until-Olympic-vote landmark

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Tokyo 2016's Athlete Ambassador Kitajima Makes Strong Plea for Environment

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Cadbury lined up as London 2012 sponsor

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Chicago 2016 Partners With Chicago Cultural Alliance

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Sport Festival Promotes Tokyo 2016 Bid

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2012 Olympic village faces £250m shortfall

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IOC to re-examine Beijing samples

 
Other Summer Olympic Games News
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Economic Crisis Won’t Affect Chicago 2016 Bid
09/10/2008

Chicago 2016 organizers don't think the global economic crisis will have a negative effect on the city's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Patrick Sandusky, spoke...More>
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Premier League football unlikely in Olympic Stadium
09/10/2008

London's 2012 Olympic stadium is highly unlikely to be used for Premier League football, the man responsible for building the venues said Wednesday. The showpiece 500 milli...More>
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London 2012 to be 'cosier' than Beijing, security an issue
08/10/2008

Boris Johnson has said the 2012 Olympic Games will be "cosier" and have more "intimacy" than those in Beijing. Updating MPs on progress, the London mayor pledged to delive...More>
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British Athletics escapes major cut in Olympic funding
07/10/2008

British athletics looks to have escaped a major cut in funding for the 2012 Olympics despite falling short of its medal target in Beijing. The leading Olympic sports were yest...More>
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Tokyo 2016 reaches new heights with unique Bid campaign
07/10/2008

Tokyo 2016’s Bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games reached for the skies last Thursday as its Official Bid Partners, Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (A...More>
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Empty Olympic Venues Draw Beijing Visitors at Golden Week Break
06/10/2008

Empty Olympic sports venues attracted more than a quarter of the visits made to Beijing's tourist spots during China's week-long National Day holiday. Entries to tourism s...More>
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New body to run GB Olympic boxing
06/10/2008

British Olympic boxing has been given an overhaul ahead of London 2012 with the formation of a new "lead body". Responsibility for coach Terry Edwards' successful team wil...More>
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