Sebastian Coe - London Olympics 2012

Browse by Tags

All Tags » Sebastian Coe (RSS)

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:58 PM

New Designs for Handball Arena

Designs were unveiled today for a 'simple, efficient and flexible' London 2012 Handball Arena that will become a new multi-sports facility in legacy. The new designs were included in the planning application for the venue which was submitted today. The Handball Arena will be in the west of the Olympic Park, to the south of the Hockey Centre, within four minutes of the Olympic Village. It will have up to 7,000 seats during the Games, hosting the Handball preliminaries and quarter finals as...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Olympic Park, Sebastian Coe, Jules Pipe, John Armitt, Handball, Handball Arena

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...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: Paralympics, Sebastian Coe, LOCOG, Tessa Jowell, Phil Lane, Beijing, Mike Brace, Training Camp Guide, Sandie Dawe

Friday, August 15, 2008 6:47 PM

Flying the flag for London 2012

On 24 August, more than 400 flags will be raised the length and breadth of the United Kingdom to mark the moment we become the next host of the Summer Games. Flags will be raised at places including Local Government Buildings, Army Barracks, Whitehall Departments. They will also fly at the points furthest north, south, east and west in the UK. Outside the UK, the flag will be flown at overseas missions from Vancouver to Tokyo. This activity will follow the moment when London Mayor Boris Johnson is...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Sebastian Coe, Olympic Flag, Mayor of London, Handover Flag, 24th August 2008, Flag, 400 flags

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:19 AM

New Mountain Biking venue in Essex confirmed for the London 2012 Games

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today confirmed that subject to final contract negotiations, the venue for the Mountain Biking events will be at Hadleigh Farm, Essex. The alternative site was chosen following the decision in January 2008 to move the competition away from The Weald Country Park in Essex after a change in requirements for the sport that resulted in the need to identify a more technical and challenging course. This venue change for the...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: venue, British Cycling, Sebastian Coe, LOCOG, IOC, British Olympic Association, Peter King, Mountain Biking, Essex, Stephen Castle, Pat McQuaid, UCI, Hadleigh

Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:34 PM

Exciting new acts join Line-up for London Olympic Handover Celebrations

London 2012 announced today that Scouting for Girls, and Brit Award winners Will Young and James Morrison will be joining the line-up of performers who will be playing at The Visa London 2012 Party in The Mall on Sunday 24 August as part of the UK-wide celebrations to mark the moment when London becomes the official Olympic City. On August 24, 40,000 people will gather in The Mall to watch performances from multi-million-selling artists including The Feeling, Il Divo, Katherine Jenkins, McFly and...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Boris Johnson, Sebastian Coe, The Mall, Beijing, Visa Party, Colin Grannell, Scouting for Girls, London Olympic Handover, Will Young, August 24th 2008, BBC, James Morrison

Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:45 PM

Nortel announced as Official Network Infrastructure Partner and seventh Tier One sponsor for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (LOCOG) today announced that Nortel [NYSE/TSX: NT] is the Official Network Infrastructure Partner and the latest London 2012 Tier One sponsor. LOCOG is now well over half the way to reaching its domestic sponsorship target. London 2012 will make the most of exciting new technology and communications to get people closer to the action they want to see, when, where and how they want to experience it. 'London 2012...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Sebastian Coe, LOCOG, Lloyds TSB, Olympic Games, Beijing, BP, panasonic, British Airways, EDF Energy, Deloitte, Atos Origin, Adidas, Visa, GE, Tier One Partner, Samsung, Coca-Cola, BT, Nortel, McDonald's, Partners

Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:21 AM

Construction starts two months early on London 2012 Aquatics Centre

ODA also announces it has achieved its milestones to Beijing and sets out next set for the ‘Big Build’ Construction will start two months earlier than planned today on the Zaha Hadid designed London 2012 Aquatics Centre, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today. Work will start on the foundations of the venue which will form a stunning ‘Gateway to the Games’ in 2012, and in legacy will provide world-class swimming facilities that London does not currently have. The ODA also announced...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, swimming, Construction, Boris Johnson, ODA, Olympic Village, Aquatics Centre, Diving, Zaha Hadid, Sebastian Coe, Tessa Jowell, John Armitt, Olympic Stadium, Jessica Williams, Crystal Palace

Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:46 AM

World class team appointed to develop media centre for London 2012 and local employment legacy

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has selected a consortium of Carillion and Igloo to deliver the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC) for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and its legacy development. The world class British consortium will transform the 1.3 million square feet media hub into quality mixed-use office and business space after the Games, larger than Canary Wharf tower, providing a legacy of over 8000 new jobs in Hackney. Previous Carillion projects...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, ODA, David Higgins, Sebastian Coe, Jules Pipe, LDA, IBC, Legacy Masterplan Framework, MPC, Tessa Jowell, Hackney, Tom Russell, Media Hub, Igloo, International Broadcast Centre, Main Press Centre, Olympic Park Venues, Carillion

Friday, July 11, 2008 10:25 AM

Designs unveiled for 2012 canoe and kayak slalom venue

The designs for the world-class White Water Canoe Centre to be used during the London 2012 Games and leave major sporting and leisure attraction in legacy were unveiled by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today. The new images were released as the planning application process for the venue gets underway. The White Water Canoe Centre will be built in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire to host the canoe / kayak slalom events during the Olympic Games in 2012. After the Games, the venue will be developed...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Games, ODA, David Higgins, Kayak, Sebastian Coe, Broxbourne, EEDA, White Water Canoe Centre, River Lee Country park, slalom, Richard Ellis, Shaun Dawson, Chris Mathews, Hertfordshire, Michael Hall, canoe

Monday, July 07, 2008 1:19 PM

Pupils get creative in Welcoming the World

Over 450 schoolchildren have shown their creative talents in a London 2012 photography, film and music making programme 'Welcoming the World'. The pupils, from schools in the five Host Boroughs (Hackney, Lewisham, Greenwich, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest), worked alongside experts including photo-journalist Gideon Mendel, film director Pratibha Parmar and music director Mike Dixon to develop their talent and create works on the theme of 'My World' and 'Our World'. During...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Sebastian Coe, Children, Film, School Children, Photography, Mike Dixon, Pratibha Parmar, Gideon Mendel, Music

Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:53 PM

BP signs as London 2012 partner

BP is the latest Tier One Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the official Oil and Gas Partner and London 2012’s third Sustainability Partner, BP will be responsible for providing fuelling facilities for the vehicles required to keep the Games moving. In addition, BP will provide Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for catering, vehicle washing facilities and technical support services, including a system for tracking and reporting carbon emissions. BP aims to support the Cultural...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Sebastian Coe, LOCOG, Lloyds TSB, Olympic Games, Carbon Emissions, McDonalds, Oil and Gas, BP, panasonic, British Airways, EDF Energy, Cultural Olympiad, Tony Hayward, Omega, Deloitte, LPG, Atos Origin, Adidas, Visa, GE, Tier One Partner, Samsung, Coca-Cola, BT

Friday, June 20, 2008 5:41 PM

Get Set London roadshow back for the summer

The Get Set London roadshow will be touring the capital again in the summer, following its success earlier this year. The roadshow explains the opportunities created by the 2012 Games – including business, jobs, training and cultural activities. It will visit established and diverse events across the capital, including the RISE festival and the London Mela. Over thirty thousand people visited the roadshow between January and April, enjoying interactive sports and culture events and learning more...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Sport, Sebastian Coe, LDA, London, Culture, Get Set London, Festival, Roadshow, Summer, 2012 Games, Capital, RISE, London Mela

Monday, June 16, 2008 12:54 PM

London 2012 Unveil UK Handover Celebrations

London 2012 today unveiled its plans for celebrating the moment the Olympic Flag is handed over from Beijing to London at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games on August 24. London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe and young Olympic hopeful Tom Daley were joined by Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell to unveil a London and UK-wide series of events aimed at celebrating the Games coming to London in 2012. Highlights of the celebrations include: A free concert – ‘The Visa...

Posted by admin | with no comments

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...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Olympic Park, Games, ODA, Paralympics, David Higgins, Sebastian Coe, Jules Pipe, Tessa Jowell, Schools, Children, Hackney Wick towpath, Tower Hamlets, Artwork

Friday, June 06, 2008 8:56 AM

IOC approves changes to Park venues

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved four design changes to the Olympic Park to enhance usage after 2012. Fencing, which was to be held in a temporary venue on the Olympic Park, will move into ExCeL London – already a Games venue. The temporary venue for Basketball will now move from the southern end of the park to the northern end of the park. The BMX venue will move a small distance and now be adjacent to the Velodrome. This puts the venue in its final position, with no need to...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympic Park, Excel, Velodrome, BMX, Sebastian Coe, IOC, Fencing, Games venue, International Olympic Committee, Basketball, Handball

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...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Construction, Games, ODA, Olympic Village, Athletes, Paralympics, David Higgins, Sebastian Coe, Nigel Hugill

Friday, May 30, 2008 3:45 PM

Full steam ahead for accessible transport

The launch of London 2012’s Accessible Transport Strategy will be the catalyst for change for accessible transport for national rail, taxis, waterborne transport, Community Transport, Stratford Regional Station and coaches The first Accessible Transport Strategy for London 2012 which includes plans to create a multi-modal interactive map of accessible transport has been launched by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). London...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Boris Johnson, ODA, Sebastian Coe, LOCOG, John Armitt, Transport, Rail, Covent garden, Rosie Winterton, Transport Strategy, Public, Minister of State, Buses, London Transport Museum, Accessible Transport, Ride, Hugh Sumner

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...

Posted by admin | with no comments

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

Thursday, May 22, 2008 8:02 PM

London builds up for spectacular Games

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission for the London 2012 Games today delivered a positive endorsement of the work being carried out by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) and its partners. Led by its Chairman Denis Oswald, the Commission had spent the previous three days visiting some of the 2012 venues and hearing updates from LOCOG, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the other organisations involved in preparing for the Games. Speaking at the end of...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:35 AM

Olympic Park construction gets early start

Construction officially started on the London 2012 Olympic Park today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) began work on the Olympic Stadium - three months earlier than originally planned. The work to create the permanent foundations for the Stadium was witnessed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown who had an opportunity to meet workers on site. In the next few years over a thousand workers will help build the venue. The Stadium will be the centre-piece for the London 2012 Games with over 4bn people...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Olympic Park, Construction, Boris Johnson, Mayor, Games, ODA, Sebastian Coe, London, Tessa Jowell, Track, Prime Minister, Stadium, John Armitt, Field, Olympic Committee, Ceremonies, Gordon Brown

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 4:39 PM

London 2012 Welcome IOC Coordination Commission to London

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games today welcomed the IOC Coordination Commission to London. There were opening remarks from the IOC, London 2012 Chair Sebastian Coe, London 2012 CEO Paul Deighton, Minister for the Olympics and Minister for London Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP and Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. The prevailing themes focused on the importance of sport, elite sport and sport participation. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Sport, Boris Johnson, Games, Sebastian Coe, IOC, London, Culture, Coordination Commission, Tessa Jowell, Paul Deighton, Olympic Flag

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:38 PM

Mayor appoints LOCOG board representative

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has today appointed David Ross, Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Carphone Warehouse as his nominee to represent him on the board of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games. The Mayor has also asked David to look at all aspects of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to ensure that they create a truly lasting legacy for all Londoners and that London is not saddled with an unreasonable bill for generations to come. The Mayor also announced that Neale Coleman...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Boris Johnson, Mayor, Sebastian Coe, LOCOG, London Organising Commitee, London, Carphone Warehouse, David Ross, Entrepreneurs, Neale Coleman

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2:20 PM

Lloyds TSB launches 'Local Heroes'

London 2012 partner Lloyds TSB** has launched a 'Local Heroes' programme providing over £1million to young sportspeople on the journey to London 2012. Over the next five years 'Local Heroes' will provide up to £1,000 to 250 emerging young sportspeople. They are already competing at a top GB or European level but still have to make a breakthrough at senior level. Delivered in partnership with SportsAid *, it is the bank's first initiative for its London 2012 vision of inspiring...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Athletes, Sebastian Coe, Sports people, Funding, British Sport, Training, Sportsaid, Local Heroes, Lloyds TSB, Travel, Equipment

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2:17 PM

IOC Coordination Commission visit underway

The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission (CoCom) has started a three day visit to London for an update on plans and progress on the London 2012 Games. This morning CoCom visited the Olympic Park site and Wembley Stadium, the venue for the Football finals in 2012. Over the course of their stay they will hear presentations from senior members of the Organising Committee team on all aspects of the project. The visit will end with a press conference on Thursday with CoCom Chairman...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, Olympic Park, Sebastian Coe, Wembley Stadium, CoCom, LOCOG, IOC, visit, Football finals, Denis Oswald

Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:26 AM

2012 rowing and canoe and kayak flatwater venue contract out to tender

The contract to construct enhanced Rowing and Canoe/Kayak flatwater facilities for the London 2012 Games was put out to tender by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today. The Eton College Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake near Windsor, Berkshire, will host the Olympic rowing and canoe/kayak flatwater events, and the Paralympic rowing events in 2012. Set in a 450-acre parkland within the grounds of Eton College, the venue currently consists of a 2,200-metre, eight-lane rowing lake, return lanes, and...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Olympics, ODA, David Higgins, Dorney Lake, Kayak, Flatwater, Eton College, Berkshire, Rowing, Windsor, Sebastian Coe

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...

Posted by admin | with no comments

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

Thursday, May 01, 2008 2:45 PM

UK public want to see more Paralympic sport

According to a recent survey, 93 per cent of the UK public see Paralympic athletes as good role models for young people. 69 per cent of those polled say that there should be more media coverage of Paralympic sport. The research was published today by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). The research was conducted on LOCOG’s behalf by Opinion Leader. Sebastian Coe, London Organising Committee Chairman, said: 'We want to use the power of the Games to...

Posted by admin | with no comments

Filed under: London 2012, Sport, Wheelchair Basketball, Paralympic, research, Dame Tanni Grey - Thompson, paralympian, swimming, olympic, survey, Athletics, disabled, Positive, Sebastian Coe