Summer Olympics






Istanbul 2020 bid gets boost from James Bond

By Tom Degun

skyfall istanbulOctober 25 - Istanbul is set to receive a major boost in its bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games as the Turkish city provides a large part of the backdrop for the latest James Bond movie Skyfall.

LLDC begins takeover of London 2012 Olympic Park

By Tom Degun

olympic parkOctober 23 - The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has begun the takeover process of the Olympic Park in Stratford from London 2012 as it prepares to transform the site into a vibrant new community in the capital.

London 2012 set to come in nearly £400 million under budget

By Tom Degun at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in London

london 2012October 23 - London 2012 is set to come in almost £400 million ($639 million/€492 million) under budget according to figures revealed in the Government's final quarterly economic report on the Games that was published here today.

"Inspiring a generation" requires more work, claims report following London 2012

By Mike Rowbottom

Inspire a_generationOctober 20 - Research by communications agency Threepipe has claimed that London 2012 has so far inspired 8 per cent of people to take up a new sport, with some industry experts indicating that governing bodies need a step-change in their approach to marketing in order to secure their funding and deliver on the promise to "inspire a generation".