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Commonwealth success for Du Toit

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:25:37 +0000

South African Paralympic star Natalie du Toit wins her fifth Commonwealth Games gold medal with a narrow victory in her 50m freestyle event.

London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Marathons to start and finish in The Mall

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:39:00 +0000

The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) today confirmed that the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Marathons will start and finish in The Mall in central London.

Olympics would be above politics

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:18:58 +0000

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.

Raynsford back in GB rowing team

admin — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:00:33 +0000

Paralympic champion Helene Raynsford comes out of retirement and is named in the GB squad for the World Rowing Championships in New Zealand.

Refugee Zana Abdollah’s short film Our Country wins Film Nation:Shorts ‘Film of the Month’ for August 2010

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0000

The short film Our Country made by refugee Zana Abdollah with other unaccompanied asylum seeking young people from the Kent Refugee Action Network has won the Film Nation:Shorts Film of the Month award for August 2010. The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad initiative Film Nation:Shorts gives 14-25 years olds film-makers the chance to get their work showcased at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

GB tipped to shine at 2012 Games

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:51 +0000

Paralympic legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson believes a top three finish for Great Britain at the 2012 Games would be a major achievement.

Butterflies and bees already buzzing around the Olympic Park

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:24:00 +0000

A golden meadow of wild flowers is already blooming around the Olympic Stadium, two years before the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

London 2012 – Paralympics: Five to watch

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:57:00 +0000

Nine-time Paralympic champion Chris Holmes tells us exactly who we should be keeping an eye on in the build up to 2012.

London 2012 celebrates two years to go to the Paralympic Games

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:34:00 +0000

Sunday 29 August 2010 marks exactly two years to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and the London 2012 Organising Committee is calling on the UK public to start planning their Games.

Storey included in cycling team

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:48:14 +0000

Multiple Paralympic gold medallist Sarah Storey is named in England’s cycling team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.