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Pretoria 14:18, 16 May 2012
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Vote for Team South Africa mascot and win
Sports loving South Africans will get to vote for a Team South Africa mascot for all multi-coded sports events going forward from the London Olympics and Paralympics later this year.
Leap to London
South Africa’s champion triple jumper visited the UK Border Agency offices in Pretoria on Wednesday 29 February 2012 to have his biometric data taken as preparation for his participation in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
OLYMPIC Flame Lighting Ceremony in Greece
The Olympic Flame will be lit in an hour long traditional ceremony
Final Paralympic Torch Relay nomination campaign set to launch
The final call for inspirational people to carry the Paralympic Flame begins tomorrow with the launch of Sainsbury’s public nomination campaign.
British High Commissioner presents t-shirts to New Year's Day babies
On the afternoon of the 1st of January, Dame Nicola Brewer, the British High Commissioner, paid a visit to Groote Schuur Hospital’s maternity ward in Cape Town.
London 2012 ticket resale plans confirmed
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has today confirmed details of its ticket resale process for Olympic and Paralympic ticket holders.
BT set to launch Paralympic Torch Relay Torchbearer campaign
The next stage of the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay Torchbearer nomination process gets underway tomorrow, with the launch of BT's public campaign.
London 2012 offers first Torchbearer places for the Olympic Torch Relay
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has today begun making conditional offers to the inspiring people chosen to carry the Olympic Flame next summer during the 70-day Olympic Torch Relay
International Inspiration programme launches in Ethiopia
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) today announced that International Inspiration, London 2012’s international legacy programme, has launched in Ethiopia.
Olympic Torch Relay to pass through more than 1,000 communities
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) today revealed the 1,000 cities, towns and villages on the route of the Olympic Torch Relay.
Official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic posters unveiled
A collection of specially commissioned images by twelve of the UK’s leading artists to celebrate the London 2012 Games have been unveiled.
Key footbridge completed on the Olympic Park
A striking new piece of architecture for the Olympic Park was unveiled today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced the completion
One year to go - who are you supporting?
Athletes from around the world share what they are looking forward to about London 2012.
BT Paralympic World Cup sees record-breaking performances
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today confirmed that last week's BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester saw a number of world records
Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius visits Olympic Stadium
Paralympic gold medallist and world-record holder Oscar Pistorius today visited the Olympic Stadium to see for himself where he may be competing in under 500 days time
Paralympic Gold Medalist lays final tile in Aquatics Centre pool to mark 500 days to the 2012 Paralympic Games
Paralympic Gold Medal winning swimmer and BT Ambassador Liz Johnson has laid the final tile in the Aquatics Centre competition pool to mark 500 days to go
Olympic Stadium construction complete
The last piece of turf has been laid today on the Olympic Stadium’s field of play, marking the completion of construction on the flagship venue.
Foreign Secretary marks 500 day to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games
The British people stand ready to welcome friends from across the globe, athletes and spectators alike, to what my friend and Chairman of the Games, Lord Coe, describes as the greatest show on earth.
Britain's first gold
The velodrome is the first finished London 2012 venue. It deserves a gold medal
New aerial images show Olympic Park transformation on eve of Velodrome ‘big build’ completion
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) have released new aerial images showing the transformation of the Olympic Park for the London 2012 Games and legacy, with the construction of the permanent venues nearing completion and parklands taking shape.
From South Africa to south Birmingham: International Inspiration in action
Blog by Bill, Director of Culture, Ceremonies, Education and Live Sites
UK Border Agency Launches Olympic / Paralympic visit visa
In November the UK Border Agency announced the launch of a new Olympic/ Paralympic Games Visit Visa to help athletes, coaches or officials who want to come to the UK