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Iran has threatened to boycott the London Olympics unless the organisers replace the official logo, which Tehran claims spells out the word “Zion”. The logo, a jagged representation of the year 2012, has been said by its critics to resemble many things, from a swastika to a sexual act, but the Iranian government argues [...]
Ted Prangnell (Letters, 25 February) bemoans the lack of spending on everyday cycling, as opposed to the £94m new velodrome for the Olympics. He’s right that much more could be done to enable people to make more journeys by bicycle. Sustrans is working with local authorities to improve the environment for cycling, developing new [...]
Anthony Joshua, Britain’s leading super-heavyweight prospect for the 2012 Olympics, has been suspended by the British Amateur Boxing Association after being charged with a drugs offence. The 21-year-old, who is the current Great Britain champion and a member of the BABA’s development squad, will appear in court in London next week accused of possession [...]
When the Great Britain women’s volleyball team enter the arena at Earls Court to compete as Olympians at London 2012, it will mark the culmination of an obstacle course of such staggering proportions, they should be sponsored by royalties from The Sound of Music. Climb Every Mountain has been their unofficial motto since their [...]
When the Great Britain women’s volleyball team enter the arena at Earls Court to compete as Olympians at London 2012, it will mark the culmination of an obstacle course of such staggering proportions, they should be sponsored by royalties from The Sound of Music. Climb Every Mountain has been their unofficial motto since their [...]
[fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] Read a full list of dates, sports and locations of all the London 2012 Olympics test events.
[fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] Olympic Diary: The British Universities Sport Championships will be the only official test event at the Olympic Stadium.
[fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] Frankenstein director Danny Boyle has the theatrical nous to ensure London 2012 opening ceremony is anything but a horror show.
[fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] The race is on for Leander’s GB rowers to land the club’s 100th Olympic medal in London next year.
How could anyone justify, having already spent £30m on preparing the British cycling team for the last Olympics, now spending £94m on a new velodrome for the London Games (Report, 23 February), when we have such a long history in this country of deep neglect of cycling facilities, and lack of respectable cycling networks, [...]
