Summer Olympics



Ghana football team hit hardest by Olympic ban

By Duncan Mackay in Lausanne
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Dominic_Adiyah_lifting_World_Cup_under-20_Egypt_2009January 14 - The Ghanian Government have been blamed for the situation which has led to the country being suspended by the International Olympic Committtee (IOC) and put in jeopardy their participation at next year's Olympics in London, where the men's football team were being touted as one of the favourites.





IOC announce timetable for 2020 Olympic bids

By Duncan Mackay in Lausanne
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Olympic rings_23January 12 - Cities planning to put themselves forward to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics today found out the timetable for the bid process, with the final decision due to be announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 125th session in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires on September 7, 2013.







London 2012 tickets are reasonably priced claims Coe

By Tom Degun

Seb_Coe_Jan_7January 7 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe (pictured) says tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic Games are reasonably priced and claimed organisers have been creative in their efforts to offer low-cost tickets to both children under 16 and adults over 60.

Hiroshima bid for 2020 Olympics still alive claim JOC

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Tsunekazu_TakedaJanuary 6 - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda claimed he is still hopeful that Hiroshima will continue with its proposed bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics despite the announcement by the city's Mayor that he plans to step down.