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2012 Games events could be moved

by sportsreporter October 14, 2008 Olympics2012

London 2012 officials are considering moving the badminton event to Wembley to save money, BBC London learns.

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Thorpe mentor joins GB swimming

by sportsreporter October 14, 2008 Olympics2012

Australian Doug Frost is named head coach of the new British Swimming Intensive Training Centre in Stirling.

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2012 to be ‘cosier’ than Beijing

by sportsreporter October 7, 2008 Olympics2012

Boris Johnson says the London 2012 Olympics will deliver a better spectator experience than Beijing for half the money.

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Plans for 2012 VeloPark unveiled

by sportsreporter September 8, 2008 Olympics2012

Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy helps unveil designs for London’s 2012 Olympic cycling facilities.

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2012 bosses deny demolition plan

by sportsreporter September 5, 2008 Olympics2012

London 2012 chiefs tell BBC Sport they are not seriously considering a scheme to flatten the Olympic Stadium after the Games.

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Public ‘fearing Olympics failure’

by sportsreporter September 4, 2008 Olympics2012

Most Britons do not think the government is capable of successfully managing the 2012 Olympics, a survey suggests.

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Cultural Olympiad plans unveiled

by sportsreporter September 4, 2008 Entertainment

Plans for a four-year programme of cultural events ahead of the 2012 Olympics are announced in London.

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Uefa chief warns against GB team

by sportsreporter August 28, 2008 Football

Uefa’s David Taylor says a GB team at the Olympics would endanger British football’s separate identities.

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More Britons ‘to attend Olympics’

by sportsreporter August 26, 2008 Olympics2012

Public enthusiasm for attending the 2012 London Olympic Games has risen almost 30% following the Beijing Games, a survey for the BBC suggests.

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Britain may aim for third in 2012

by sportsreporter August 25, 2008 Olympics2012

Britain could revise its medals target for London 2012 following the team’s success at the Beijing Olympics.

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London takes over as Olympic host

by sportsreporter August 24, 2008 Olympics2012

Mayor Boris Johnson receives the Olympic flag to signal the start of London’s reign as Olympic host city and spark wild celebrations in the capital.

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Brown pays tribute to GB success

by sportsreporter August 24, 2008 Olympics2012

Prime Minister Gordon Brown pays tribute to the achievements of the British team at the Beijing Olympics.

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More from the BBC on London 2012

by sportsreporter August 22, 2008 Olympics2012

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We won’t try to top Beijing – Coe

by sportsreporter August 20, 2008 Olympics2012

London 2012 chief Lord Coe admits that the current Olympics in Beijing will be the last Games of its scale.

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See the Olympic building site through the eyes of a 2012 cynic

by sportsreporter July 25, 2008 Olympics2012

See the Olympic building site through the eyes of a 2012 cynic

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