London 2012 announces £10 million communities sports investment in Games-time training venues

Schools, universities, sports clubs and leisure centres in London and throughout the UK can benefit from a major legacy investment opportunity after being designated as Games-time training venues.

Swimming hero lays first tiles at London 2012 Aquatics Centre

Olympic swimmer and world record holder Mark Foster visited the London 2012 Aquatics Centre to lay the first tiles in one of the two 50m swimming pools.

Sri Lankan boxer eyes 2012 glory

Sri Lankan boxer Nilmini Jayasinghe puts world championship disappointment behind her to target London 2012.

London 2012 construction chief quits

The Australian mastermind of the massive building project for the 2012 London Olympics is to quit his job next year before construction is completed it was announced on Tuesday.

Olympics would be above politics

ePolitix.com reports from the London 2012 fringe event on the legacy of the Olympic games and the Paralympics at Labour Party conference in Manchester.

London 2012 programme unites young people of Northern Ireland and Jordan through sport

Ten students from six local schools have visited their partner school in Jordan as part of London 2012’s International Inspiration programme. The programme is a key strand of the international legacy of the London 2012 Games and aims to provide high-quality physical education, sport and play opportunities to children and young people around the world.

London 2012 Velodrome on track

The first pieces of timber track have been laid in the London 2012 Velodrome.

Campbell ready to fight his way to 2012

Luke Campbell has been to hell and back in the past 12 months – but insists he’d do it all again to guarantee a spot at London 2012.

Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley launch new theme for Film Nation: Shorts competition

Actors and film makers Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley joined London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Director Ruth Mackenzie at Petchey Academy secondary school in Hackney, a member of the London 2012 Get Set network, to encourage young people to make short films inspired by the theme of ‘Truce’ for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad competition, Film [...]

London 2012 Games Maker volunteering programme opens to public

Applications for the London 2012 Games Maker volunteering programme opened to the UK public today.