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The first Olympic velodrome: Tour de force – Building.co.uk

28. July 2011

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The first Olympic velodrome: Tour de force – Building.co.uk

Building.co.uk The first Olympic velodrome: Tour de force Building.co.uk The 2012 Olympics are fast approaching but in all the hype we musn't forget sports venues of the past. Building visits the first Olympic velodrome as it undergoes a restoration to its former glory With only a year to go until the start of the 2012 ...

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Small Talk: Mark Lawrenson – The Guardian

28. July 2011

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Small Talk: Mark Lawrenson – The Guardian

The Guardian Small Talk: Mark Lawrenson The Guardian You win a gold medal in the Olympics now, you get knighted. That's fine but surely to goodness why don't they give him a knighthood posthumously

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Soil quality procedure used on Olympic sites – International Environmental Technology

28. July 2011

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Soil quality procedure used on Olympic sites International Environmental Technology The Environment Agency has revealed details of a procedure that has enabled the problem of poor soil quality to be rectified during the building of venues for the 2012 London Olympics . According to leaders of the organisation, more than 1.5 million ...

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Mike Rowbottom: Seb Coe’s excuse may have been good, but he missed out by not … – Insidethegames.biz (blog)

28. July 2011

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Mike Rowbottom: Seb Coe's excuse may have been good, but he missed out by not ...

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The day our man took on Olympian in pool fit for champions – The Independent

27. July 2011

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The day our man took on Olympian in pool fit for champions The Independent There was Boris Johnson, hair tousled and causing chaos wherever he went, coming over all lyrical about the completion of the final venue for the London Olympics , all £269m and 17500 seats of it.

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Anish Kapoor Olympic Sculpture Rises – ArtLyst

27. July 2011

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Anish Kapoor Olympic Sculpture Rises – ArtLyst

ArtLyst Anish Kapoor Olympic Sculpture Rises ArtLyst It resembles a twisting, mangled roller coaster spiralling high up into the sky and will act as a symbol for the 2012 Olympics . Some say, London's answer to the Eifel Tower.

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Cathy Roberts from Liverpool is one of the BT Storytellers for the 2012 Olympics – Liverpool Echo

27. July 2011

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Cathy Roberts from Liverpool is one of the BT Storytellers for the 2012 Olympics Liverpool Echo An asthmatic body meant that PE was at best a trial, at worst a torment. “Character building ? Well, yes in a way.

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Rowing: Welsh star Tom James desperate to leave London legacy – WalesOnline

27. July 2011

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Rowing: Welsh star Tom James desperate to leave London legacy WalesOnline The buzz words that have been at the core of the 2012 Olympics since the Games were awarded six years ago. Welsh rower Tom James has his own London legacy to leave when he aims to emulate his gold medal win in Beijing three years ago. ..

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Sportsday Live – Tuesday 26 July – BBC Sport

26. July 2011

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Sportsday Live - Tuesday 26 July BBC Sport 2338: OLYMPICS - With a year to go until London 2012, BBC Sport talks to past and present athletes, including Sir Steven Redgrave and double-Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington. 2328: FOOTBALL - Manchester United striker Michael Owen on Twitter: ... and more

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He’s 6ft, 12 stone and ballet dancing to Michael Jackson… meet Lucky Liam – Daily Mail

25. July 2011

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He’s 6ft, 12 stone and ballet dancing to Michael Jackson… meet Lucky Liam – Daily Mail

Daily Mail He's 6ft, 12 stone and ballet dancing to Michael Jackson... meet Lucky Liam Daily Mail To have a home Olympics in your lifetime is pretty special, but to have it in an age where, potentially, I'll be at my best, well, that's lucky, isn't it? 'I don't see 2012 being the end of my career

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