The Guardian (blog) Challenge Cup Set of Six: semi-finals The Guardian (blog) The situation should improve next year when the whole competition is brought forward to avoid a clash with the London Olympics , meaning the final is likely to be held at Wembley in early July. A group of Wigan supporters have also proposed establishing ..
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Yorkshire businesses net just one per cent of Games contracts Yorkshire Post Businesses in Yorkshire have only managed to secure one per cent of the £6bn worth of funding on offer to build the infrastructure for the Olympics despite Games bosses claiming the region could win the “lion's share” of deals. ..
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Scots confident over tourism outlook Financial Times Scottish tourism – already benefiting from the “staycationing” boom – will see a unique three-year window of opportunity open up with the 2012 Olympics , followed by the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 ... and more
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Northampton Chronicle & Echo You are here Northampton Chronicle & Echo In the first of three special features focusing on how the county is preparing for the London Olympics of 2012, the Chron caught up with some of the managers at Northamptonshire's accredited Olympic and Paralympic training camps. ..
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Exclusive: Merger could be catalyst to make British sport work closer together ... Insidethegames.biz Sir Keith, who was the chief executive of London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, added that there is a strong possibility that the organisation could be located at the Olympic Park in Stratford after the Games but that ..
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Frustrated Tom out for rest of season The Bolton News Now he is setting his sights on preparing for next year's London Olympics . “It's really frustrating to miss the World Championships,” he said. “You don't get many seasons, and it's just such a waste.
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Globe and Mail Michael Phelps eyes 2012 date with Ian Thorpe at London Olympics The Guardian Training-wise, preparation-wise and I think the biggest thing here is building on the confidence I have. "I think with everything, with warm-ups, warm-downs and races it was 40000m and it was a fairly intense week.
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Hackney Citizen Olympics Aquatic Centre – review Hackney Citizen It is a building that will be at its best after the games, when the flippers have been replaced by the great glass walls, although it will then face a new risk of being too grand for a public pool. The wavy roof risks being too small for the Olympics ...
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The Guardian London 2012 park sparks architectural argument between old and new names The Guardian Photograph: Handout/Getty Images A new skirmish in a long-running and often bitterly fought architectural "style war" between modernists and traditionalists has broken out over the stadiums and arenas of the London Olympics park.
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Olympics Aquatic Centre – review The Guardian It is a building that will be at its best after the games, when the flippers have been replaced by the great glass walls, although it will then face a new risk of being too grand for a public pool. The wavy roof risks being too small for the Olympics ... and more
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8. August 2011
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