London 2012 Olympics » Paralympics http://www.london-2012-olympics.net Information, news and affairs relating to the London 2012 Olympics Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:32:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 London 2012 – Paralympics: Five to watch http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/london-2012-paralympics-five-to-watch/ http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/london-2012-paralympics-five-to-watch/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:57:00 +0000 admin http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/london-2012-paralympics-five-to-watch/ Nine-time Paralympic champion Chris Holmes tells us exactly who we should be keeping an eye on in the build up to 2012.

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]]> http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/london-2012-paralympics-five-to-watch/feed/ 0 GB ‘on course’ for 2012 success http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/gb-on-course-for-2012-success/ http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/gb-on-course-for-2012-success/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:47:13 +0000 admin http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/gb-on-course-for-2012-success/ Britain are on course for a top-four finish in the Olympics and second-place finish in the Paralympics, according to UK Sport’s latest Mission 2012 update.

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]]> http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/gb-on-course-for-2012-success/feed/ 0 Skinner targets 2012 Paralympics http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/skinner-targets-2012-paralympics/ http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/skinner-targets-2012-paralympics/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/skinner-targets-2012-paralympics/ Lincolnshire athlete Andy Skinner says he is targeting a place in the Paralympic Games in London in 2012.

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]]> http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/skinner-targets-2012-paralympics/feed/ 0 London 2012 Olympics: A big business spectacle http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/london-2012-olympics-a-big-business-spectacle/ http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/london-2012-olympics-a-big-business-spectacle/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:38:41 +0000 admin http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/london-2012-olympics-a-big-business-spectacle/ IN 2012 the Olympics and Paralympics come to east London. On show will be the world’s elite sportsmen and women, flexing their muscles and straining their sinews in state-of-the-art stadia.

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]]> http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/london-2012-unveils-futuristic-one-eyed-mascots/feed/ 0 Sainsbury’s announces sponsorship of 2012 Paralympics http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/sainsburys-announces-sponsorship-of-2012-paralympics/ http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/sainsburys-announces-sponsorship-of-2012-paralympics/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 23:55:04 +0000 admin http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/sainsburys-announces-sponsorship-of-2012-paralympics/ Supermarket company’s backing ‘will really get out to Britain the importance and brilliance of Paralympic games’ London Olympics organisers said yesterday that Sainsbury’s multimillion pound sponsorship of the 2012 Paralympic Games would change the way the event is viewed by the public. The supermarket yesterday became the first company to solely sponsor the Paralympics, rather than backing both …

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]]> http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/sainsburys-announces-sponsorship-of-2012-paralympics/feed/ 0 Sainsbury’s signs up as 2012 Paralympics sponsor http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/sainsburys-signs-up-as-2012-paralympics-sponsor/ http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/sainsburys-signs-up-as-2012-paralympics-sponsor/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 11:48:05 +0000 admin http://www.london-2012-olympics.net/2012-olympic-news/sainsburys-signs-up-as-2012-paralympics-sponsor/

The supermarket chain is the first to sign as a Paralympics-only sponsor in the largest deal in the event’s history

Sainsbury’s has signed up as the first sole sponsor of the 2012 London Paralympics, in what the organising committee claims is the largest sponsorship of the event in its history.

Sainsbury’s, the first partner to sign as a Paralympics-only sponsor, undoubtedly spied a significant commercial opportunity after Channel 4 snatched the rights to broadcast the event in January and pledged 150 hours of TV coverage. The BBC, which runs no ad breaks, has broadcast previous Paralympics.

“This historic commitment to the Paralympic movement is the largest sponsorship ever of a Paralympic games,” said the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

Sainsbury’s said that between now and the start of the event it will use its 850-shop network across the UK to promote the Paralympics. The deal will also include stocking merchandise and a guarantee to run a major media campaign in 2012.

The deal will also include “limited branding” on the field of play at the Paralympics and Sainsbury’s will be one of only two partners, the other is as yet unnamed, to have a “presence” on athletes’ bibs.

Seven main sponsors are already tied to the London Olympics, which also gives them links to the Paralympic event.

“We are delighted to be the official sponsor of the 2012 London Paralympic games,” said Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury’s. “The vision on which the Paralympic movement was founded complements Sainsbury’s commitment to promote a healthy, fitter lifestyle across all ages and abilities.”

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