Olympics




Police team to protect Olympic Torch Relay is unveiled

By Tom Degun

James Brokenshire_and_Bob_Broadhurst_12-03-12March 12 - A team of 28 highly-trained but unarmed police officers dedicated to protecting the Olmpic Torch Relay and its participants on its 70 day, 8,000 mile journey around the United Kingdom has been unveiled by Bob Broadhurst (pictured right), the London 2012 Olympics Gold Command for the Metropolitan Police.


Exclusive: Defiant Moynihan says athletes will always defend BOA position

By Mike Rowbottom at Eton Dorney

Colin Moynihan_at_BOA_Briefing_London_Stock_Exchange_February_27_2012March 11 - Colin Moynihan (pictured), chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA), believes that even if the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rules against the byelaw which currently allows his organisation not to select serious doping offenders for any Games, the BOA position will be regained.