Summer Olympics



Dallas to host London 2012 Team USA summit

By Tom Degun

USOC(2)May 13 - The 2012 Team USA Media Summit, presented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), will get underway exactly a year from today at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, Texas, with more than 100 of the country's leading Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls set to participate in the four-day event from May 13 until 16, it has been announced.



London 2012 construction programme budget descreases by £35 million

By Tom Degun at Westminster in London

Olympic_Stadium_turf_being_laidMay 12 – Hugh Robertson, the Minister for Sport and the Olympics, has revealed that the Anticipated Final Cost (AFC) of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) construction programme has decreased by £35 million ($57 million) as the Government today released the figures for the latest Quarterly Economic Report on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.


Chance to watch London 2012 for £10 or less

By Tom Degun at the National Theatre in London

David_Weir_helps_launch_London_2012_Paralympic_ticketsMay 11 - London 2012 has today published ticket prices for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, with 95 per cent to be priced at £50 ($82) or under, and half of the tickets on offer for £10 ($16) or less.