Yorkshire pupil wins London 2012 coin design competition

A 16-year-old pupil from Yorkshire has won the competition to design a London 2012 Olympic Games 50p coin featuring the sport of Cycling.

Boy’s design chosen for 50p coin

A picture of a cyclist by 16-year-old Theo Crutchley-Mack is chosen for a 50p coin to commemorate the 2012 Olympic Games.

John Lewis to sponsor 2012 Olympics (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)

Retailer John Lewis will sponsor the 2012 Olympic Games in London, sell official merchandise, and provide furniture, warehousing and staff for the event, it said on Monday.

UK school games and the 2012 olympic legacy (Epolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

As a sports minister for six years, one thing that was always apparent to me was the enthusiasm and tremendous athletic potential of the UK’s young people. On 6th July 2005, London was announced as the host of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The inspiration that the Olympics could provide seemed like a great chance [...]

Olympic cycle track ‘ready first’

The cycle track is on course to be the first London 2012 venue completed for the Olympic Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority says.

Olympic cycle track ‘ready first’

The cycle track is on course to be the first London 2012 venue completed for the Olympic Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority says.

Police tackle Olympic fraudsters

A squad of specialist detectives will tackle ticket fraudsters trying to cash in on the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Paralympics deal fires starting gun for Channel 4’s post-Big Brother era

Channel 4 will bring the Paralympics enthusiasm and innovation – its coverage should be good for the games and the network
Snatching the 2012 London Paralympics from under the noses of the BBC is a real feather in Channel 4’s cap. And should give a tremendous boost to an event which has been gaining significantly in [...]

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 [...]

Met recycling guns for 2012 site

Guns and knives seized by the Metropolitan Police are being melted down for reuse on the 2012 Olympic Games site in Stratford, east London.