Shimla, August 28, 2008 : The excellent performance by some of the Indian contestants at Beijing Olympics has managed to give a new definition to sports in India. The medals won by Vijender in boxing and the excellent performance of other boxers has enthused the young girls in Shimla who aspire t...
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video.news.sky.com Britain’s most successful disabled athlete, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, has travelled to a refugee camp in the Middle East to try to persaude disadvantaged children there to get involved in sport. Her trip was part of a programme promised by organisers of the 2012 olympics to ch...
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As the International Olympic Committee chooses the host city for the 2016 Olympics, AFPTV looks at the ongoing state of affairs in London as it builds up to the 2012 Games.
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70,000 volunteers will be helping Olympic athletes to do just that. They begin preparing for the Games in January, learning to direct visitors, translate, and even deliver medical care. Just some of the services needed to pull off a spectacular show for all the world to see.
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The Olympic Stadium — Its construction started ahead of schedule and is making good progress -- Its structure is already up, and the basis for the framing of the roof will be installed within the next two months. But that’s not the case for all Olympic sites. Some have been hit harder than...
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Paula Radcliffe still has her sights on running in the Olympics in London in 2012. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com ... "paula radcliffe" "london olympics" 2012 marathon athletics
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Nearly 300 businesses have been relocated to make room for the Games. Their old factory was on the site of the future stadiumThe London 2012 Olympic stadium is a £450 million project. The athletics stadium will allow for 80′000 seats, and it will be converted into a more easily maintained 25′000...
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Hugh Sumner from the 2012 Olympics Committee talks to members of the Licensed Private Hire Car Association at its AGM at Heathrow in October 2009. Part 2 of 4 ... olympics "olympics 2012" "Hugh Sumner" LPHCA taxi "private hire" "2010 olympics"
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Hugh Sumner from the 2012 Olympics Committee talks to members of the Licensed Private Hire Car Association at its AGM at Heathrow in October 2009. Part 1 of 4 ... olympics "olympics 2012" "Hugh Sumner" LPHCA taxi "private hire" "2010 olympics"
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Hugh Sumner from the 2012 Olympics Committee talks to members of the Licensed Private Hire Car Association at its AGM at Heathrow in October 2009. Part 3 of 4 ... olympics "olympics 2012" "Hugh Sumner" LPHCA taxi "private hire" "2010 olympics"
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Despite the withdrawal of some sponsors, the media hub is almost finished, and the work on the Aquatics centre is two months ahead of schedule. In all, the entire Olympic Park is a nine-billion-euro budget — three times more than what was originally planned. And organising the Games will c...
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Hugh Sumner from the 2012 Olympics Committee talks to members of the Licensed Private Hire Car Association at its AGM at Heathrow in October 2009. Part 4 of 4 ... olympics "olympics 2012" "Hugh Sumner" LPHCA taxi "private hire" "2010 olympics"
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