London 2012 Olympics news
06 Apr 2022
The MSG Sphere, a controversial auditorium and music globe designed by Populous, has been given
09 Sep 2019
The world’s best para-swimmers are descending to the London Aquatics Centre this week, to mark
17 Jul 2019
Plans have been unveiled for an ice skating destination in east London. Featuring an Olympic-size,
08 Jun 2018
London mayor Sadiq Khan has set out a £1.1bn vision for East Bank at Queen
14 Nov 2017
Pool equipment from the London 2012 Olympics has found a new home following the opening
28 Jul 2017
UK Sport’s ‘no compromise’ approach to funding elite sport “needs a rethink”, according Baroness Tanni
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
07 Mar 2017
The charitable foundation set up to maintain the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics will
21 Oct 2016
Ian Drake, the man who has overseen the most successful period in British Cycling’s history,
02 Sep 2016
National governing body (NGB) Volleyball England is on the hunt for a new chief executive
22 Aug 2016
Disabled people do not have adequate access to grassroots sport clubs and facilities and there
04 Aug 2016
The coalition government “destroyed” the chance of creating a participation legacy following London 2012 after
29 Jul 2016
High performance sport organisation, the Irish Institute of Sport, will be on the hunt for
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
22 Jul 2016
New images have been released of the completed handball arena for the Rio Olympics and
09 Jun 2016
The number of people taking part in sport has reached the same level as the
12 Apr 2016
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) – the company which operates London’s Olympic Park –
03 Mar 2016
Thirty-two Scottish athletes aiming to win medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Winter Olympics
22 Jan 2016
The 21 events funded by National Lottery income through UK Sport in 2015 contributed £21m
14 Jan 2016
Baroness Sue Campbell, the former UK Sport chair, has been appointed to oversee the development
12 Jan 2016
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has established a department focused on socio-economic development and humanitarian
15 Dec 2015
Consumer spending on the UK leisure industry is expected to pass £80bn for the time
25 Nov 2015
Elite sport quango, UK Sport, will receive a 29 per cent increase in government funding
20 Nov 2015
Government cuts will be “devastating” to grassroots sport and will banish the legacy of the
09 Nov 2015
A World Anti-Doping Agency commission report into allegations of doping, cover-ups, and extortion in Russian
17 Feb 2015
A training pool used during the London 2012 Olympics is being installed at Bath University
04 Feb 2015
The 2015 Rugby World Cup in England is set to create 12,000 new jobs and
30 Jan 2015
Having been awarded £4m worth of contracts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, integrated
16 Oct 2014
More than 600 primary schools in England have now received grants from Sport England’s £18m
02 Oct 2014
Olympic champion Dani King has helped launch Matrix Fitness’ newest indoor cycle in the UK
05 Sep 2014
Laura Trott, one of the superstars of the London 2012 Olympics, has joined the Matrix
04 Sep 2014
Laura Trott, one of the superstars of the London 2012 Olympics, has joined the Matrix
21 Aug 2014
North Korea is now turning to sport in to raise its image on the international
03 Jun 2014
Sports charity StreetGames will create 200 Pop Up Clubs during the summer that will enable
01 Mar 2014
The London Aquatics Centre, which was home to high drama in the London 2012 Olympics,
15 Jan 2014
The Zaha Hadid-designed Aquatics Centre, used during the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, will open
19 Dec 2013
More money is required in order to achieve the “crucial” legacy of the London 2012
13 Dec 2013
Sheffield has edged closer to realising its Olympic legacy programme after plans were unveiled for
03 Dec 2013
The London 2012 Olympic and Parlympic Games have helped a great deal in the preparations
12 Nov 2013
The UK Treasury has set out new guidance for public infrastructure providers on how project
24 Oct 2013
More than 700 children took part in a day of activities and healthy competition designed
09 Oct 2013
It’s good news for British tourism according to VisitBritain’s annual review, launched today, with record
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a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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