Winter sport funds ‘unacceptable’
Winter sports receive an "unacceptable" level of funding, the British Olympic Association has said, pledging a "new dawn" for British winter athletes.
Coe accepts French competition for pre-Games training (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
French attempts to cash in on the 2012 Olympics and attract athletes to training camps should come as no surprise, according to London Games chief Sebastian Coe, who advised British venues to go out and sell themselves.
Woodward thrilled by GB progress
Sir Clive Woodward tells BBC 5 Live that Britain is overtaking Australia in terms of supporting elite athletes and coaches.
Channel 4 to show 2012 Paralympics
Broadcaster pledges that Paralympics will ‘take over Channel 4 for their duration’ after snapping up rights
Channel 4 has won the rights to broadcast the 2012 Paralympics games.
Although the BBC has the rights for the 2012 Olympics, the Paralympic broadcast rights were put out to tender.
Channel 4 announced today that it had been awarded the rights [...]
Concern over 2012 drug searches
Athletes representatives warn against random drug searches in the London 2012 Olympic Village.
Games lane tunnel plan criticised
Plans to reserve tunnel traffic lanes for 2012 Olympic athletes and officials are called “unworkable”.
Northern Irish company wins last contract for Basketball Arena
The contract is to provide the modular accommodation for the Arena, including temporary offices and athletes’ changing rooms, as well as press and media accommodation.
Games lane tunnel plan criticised
Plans to reserve tunnel traffic lanes for 2012 Olympic athletes and officials are called “unworkable”.
Hamer joins call for Paralympians
Exeter’s Judith Hamer, a wheelchair basketball player, says more disabled athletes should take up paralympic sports.
Countdown call for Paralympians
With 1,000 days to go until the 2012 Paralympics, disabled athletes still have time to take up new sports and win gold in London, says UK Sport.
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