Summer Olympics


Princess Royal to visit Team GB Preparation Camp

By Mike Rowbottom

145647930July 3 - The Princess Royal will be a special guest at the Team GB preparation camp within Loughborough University tomorrow, where, as President of the British Olympic Association (BOA), she will be welcomed by five-time Olympic gold medallist and Team GB Ambassador Sir Steve Redgrave, Team GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt and preparation camp director Mike Hay.




London 2012 gold medal hope Campbell visits East End boxing club to promote Join In Local Sport

By Tom Degun at the Broad Street Boxing Club in London

Charles Allen_Chair_of_Join_In_UK_and_Team_GB_Boxer_Luke_Campbell_02-07-121July 2 - Team GB bantamweight boxer Luke Campbell, who will be a major gold medal contender at the London 2012 Olympics, took time out of his preparations for the Games to visit here in the East End of London to congratulate them on becoming the 1,000th club sign-up to the Join In Local Sport weekend on August 18 and 19.





More top acts confirmed for BT London Live gigs

By Lauren Mattera

Newton Faulkner_June_28June 29 - Newton Faulkner, The Beat, Saint Etienne, The Overtones and Temper Trap have been announced as the latest stellar line up to perform at the BT London Live concerts, as the countdown to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games hits the final stretch.




Main Press Centre is first London 2012 venue to open

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

Main Press_Centre_and_Seb_Coe_June_27June 27 - The Main Press Centre (MPC) here at the Olympic Park in Stratford has today become the first venue be opened and made fully operational by London 2012 exactly one month ahead of the start of the Olympic Games.