Summer Olympics


Qataris to take over London 2012 Olympic Village

By Tom Degun

Olympic_Village_with_people_walking_awayAugust 12 - The Qataris extended their reach in London today when they signed a joint venture £557 million ($906 million/€636 million) deal with Delancey  to purchase the  long-term management of the 2012 Olympic Village, as first revealed on insidethegames last year.










Plans for Tulsa 2020 Olympic Stadium submitted

By Duncan Mackay

Tulsa_river_viewAugust 8 - A plan for an Olympic Stadium so Tulsa can host the 2020 Games is among proposals put forward to redevelop the west bank of Arkansas River in the city, even though the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has made it very clear that it is unlikely to bid for the event.



Orient take London 2012 Olympic Stadium row to Europe

By David Gold

London_2012_Olympic_Stadium_from_Greenway_August_5_003August 5 - Leyton Orient are continuing their fight to have a judicial review carried out into the decision to award West Ham United the right to move into the Olympic Stadium afterLondon 2012, and will take the case to the European Union following Justice Davis' decision that they had no grounds for such a review.