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Saturday, September 20, 2008 9:45 AM

Olympic and Paralympic flags raised by Champions

The Olympic and Paralympic Flags will be raised at a special ceremony on 26 September at City Hall to mark London becoming the next Host City of the Summer Games. Beijing gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu will raise the Olympic Flag and Chris Holmes MBE, Britain's most successful Paralympic swimmer, will raise the Paralympic Flag. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson will raise the Union flag. Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee Sebastian Coe and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell will join...

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:04 PM

London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide launched

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) hosted a reception at the British Ambassador's residence in Beijing today to launch the London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide for the Paralympic Games. The event was hosted by Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, Paralympics GB chairman Mike Brace, Olympics Minister Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP and Sandie Dawe, Director of Strategy and Communications at VisitBritain, and was attended by...

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Friday, September 12, 2008 6:03 PM

Sam Hynd smashes own world record

ParalympicsGB’s Sam Hynd today broke his own swimming world record in his Paralympic Games debut. The 17-year-old Nottingham student knocked five seconds off his own world record in the Men’s 400m Freestyle (S8) Heat, touching in at 4:26:46. ‘I kept my stroke rate high throughout the race and tonight I will go out hard and come back even harder,’ said Hynd. A total of 10 British swimmers have made it through to the final. ‘I know I have a lot left for tonight. That was a well placed race. I was aiming...

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Friday, September 12, 2008 8:50 AM

Lee Pearson wins ninth Paralympic medal

British Paralympian Lee Pearson won a ninth title today as the Equestrian competition came to a close in Hong Kong. Finishing in first place in the (1b ind) Freestyle, Pearson has only been riding his horse, Gentleman, since January. 'I was more nervous for these three competitions than I have ever been for any competition in my life,' said Pearson. 'I rode my heart out and I don’t think Gentleman will ever know how much he has changed my life.' Pearson and Gentleman topped the table...

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Monday, September 08, 2008 11:06 AM

Spectacular opening to Beijing Paralympic Games

The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games have launched with a spectacular Opening Ceremony. In the three-hour show, 6,000 performers and 4,000 disabled athletes from 148 countries took part in front of 91,000 spectators. London 2012 Organising Committee Chief Executive Paul Deighton said: 'China delivered a fantastic Opening Ceremony for the Paralympic Games. Eleven year old ballet student, Li Yue, who lost a leg four months ago in the Sichuan earthquake, held the stadium spellbound as she showed the...

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Saturday, September 06, 2008 12:36 PM

Danny Crates to carry Opening Ceremony flag for ParalympicsGB

ParalympicsGB today announced that London 2012 Ambassador Danny Crates will carry the flag for the Great Britain team at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games today, Saturday 6th September. The Paralympic, World and European champion for T46 800m will be defending the title he won in Athens four years ago and is part of a 36-strong athletics team competing for GB in Beijing. Danny will be competing in his third Paralympic Games. He was a talented rugby player before losing his arm...

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Friday, July 18, 2008 7:02 PM

Staffordshire pupil wins trip to Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

Ten-year-old Reece Berrisford from Staffordshire has won a five-day trip to the Beijing Paralympic Games in September, after his school registered to be part of Paralympic Handover celebrations in the UK. The Visa Trip Package includes flights and accommodation, tickets to the Opening Ceremony and sporting events, along with visits to key cultural and tourist sites. London 2012 is inviting schools, colleges and other learning institutions across the UK to lead the celebrations around the Paralympic...

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:12 AM

Children and young people to celebrate Paralympic Handover

A new website has launched with resources to get schools and colleges involved in celebrating Paraympic Handover on 17 September. Children and young people are being encouraged to create special events to mark the moment the Paralympic Flag is handed over from Beijing to London. All schools and colleges have been sent a special pack including a timeline showing the history of the Paralympic Games and a short DVD featuring UK athletes who are going to compete at the Beijing Games. Ideas for marking...

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:33 PM

Local children’s artwork displayed around Olympic Park

ODA Chief Executive David Higgins praised children and young people from east London yesterday for their artwork which they unveiled on hoardings on the Hackney Wick towpath. The ODA and Tower Hamlets-based social enterprise Signs of Life have been working with primary, secondary and special needs schools in the Five Host Boroughs in a creative engagement programme to design the images which are now on display. The ODA held a celebration event for all the children and young people involved in the...

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:31 AM

Construction begins on Olympic Village

Construction work has started on the Olympic Village keeping plans on track to deliver first-class accommodation for athletes and officials during the London 2012 Games, and leaving a lasting legacy of thousands of new homes in the heart of east London. Beds for athletes and new homes for Londoners move closer as building work begins on programme The announcement was made by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and preferred development partner Lend Lease. The Olympic Village will provide 17,000...

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 1:19 PM

Potential Pre-Games Training facilities for Paralympic Games announced May 2008

Over 170 sporting facilities from every part of the UK will feature in London 2012’s Pre-Games Training Camp Guide for Paralympic sports. The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) announced the list of successful facilities today. It will publish its Guide of both Olympic and Paralympic facilities which are capable of hosting teams wanting to prepare for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in the summer. The Guide contains a selection of high quality, sporting facilities that meet...

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Filed under: London 2012, facilities, Paralympics, Sebastian Coe, LOCOG, Training, Tessa Jowell, Phil Lane, Guide, Anne McGuire, BPA, Olympic Games, Minister for Disabled People, Sports Council, Sporting facilities, Beijing Games, Training Camp, British Paralympic Association, 2012

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:46 PM

Local residents consulted on plans for Main Press Centre and International Broadcast Centre

Local residents are being encouraged to attend an Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) local consultation event and drop-in sessions to find out more about the plans for the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC) for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The consultation events are being run before the ODA makes its planning submission is made for the Games time elements of the venue which will serve around 20,000 media during London 2012 and will become a quality employment...

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Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:13 AM

Construction on track as London 2012 Aquatics Centre gets planning go ahead

Construction of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre is on track to start this summer after it was granted planning permission last night. The independent Planning Committee for the Olympic Park approved the plans for the Aquatics Centre after public consultation was incorporated into the design development of details such as accessibility and changing facilities in legacy. The 17,500 capacity Aquatics Centre will form the ‘gateway’ to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and transform into a...

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Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Olympic Park, swimming, Games, Aquatics Centre, Athletes, Diving, Water Polo, Zaha Hadid, Modern Pentathlon, Paralympics, Sebastian Coe