The United States Olympic Committee visited the offices of the London 2012 Organising Committee this week for a series of updates on the 2012 Games.
Further funding from the £9.3bn budget for the London 2012 Games has been allocated to support the building of the Olympic Village and International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC), the Government announced today.
As part of its legacy, the 2010 Winter Games will impart newly trained
inner-city carpenters, improved working standards at factories near and far,
and see eco-friendly sporting centres built for both the enjoyment of
world-class athletes and the local community.
Long after the Olympians and Paralympians pack away their medals and return
home, the legacy of the 2010 Winter Games will endure in the newly trained
inner-city carpenters, improved working standards at factories and eco-friendly
sports centres built for the enjoyment of both the local community and
world-class athletes.
The updated budget for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic
and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) received approval today by its board of
directors. The budget is balanced with contingencies to manage challenges in
the final year before the Games. It will be released publicly in the coming
days.
Justin King has been appointed to represent Mayor of London Boris Johnson on the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) Board.
As the world’s best athletes set their sights on Vancouver and Whistler in
2010, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games (VANOC) will also be striving to be at the top of its game as it
prepares to host athletes, officials, spectators and media from around the
world in 2010 — and one of Canada’s most popular cold and flu medicines —
COLD-FX® — will be there to help.
Atkins is the latest Tier Three provider for the London 2012 Games, as the partnership programme continues apace.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown today visited the Olympic Park site, as new figures released showed that up to 30,000 workers will help build the Olympic Park and Olympic Village over the next few years.
New images have been released today showing the transformation of the Olympic Park at the halfway point between London winning the bid for the 2012 Games in July 2005 and the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games on 27 July 2012.