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Tags: Olympics

The battle to keep Olympic “afterglow” burning

Posted: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:06

The chair of the London Legacy Development Corporation raises concerns over the Olympic Park's 18 month closure

Tags: London 2012, Olympics, legacy, Orbit, London Legacy Development Committee

Cuts looming for many in Team GB despite funding guarantee

Posted: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:16

Athletes and sports not expected to qualify for Rio in 2016 will not receive any funding.

Tags: London 2012, Olympics, legacy, Rio 2016, funding, cuts, Olympic legacy, sport, UK Sport

The end of Team GB football?

Posted: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:54

The FA will not back a GB men's football team in Rio and says it is unlikely there will be a women's side competing either.

Tags: Team GB, Olympics, legacy, football, sport policy

Lord Moynihan to Step Down as Chair of BOA

Posted: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:00

Lord Moynihan to Step Down as Chair of BOA

Lord Moynihan the Chair of the BOA announced he was to step down a year ahead of his end of his formal term of office finishes.

British Olympic Association (BOA) Chairman Colin Moynihan today made the below announcement in a letter to the BOA Board, the National Olympic Committee and the BOA Advisory Board.

Tags: BOA, 2012 Games, Olympics, Moynihan

Press release: Historian calls for urgent reinvigoration of sporting strategy post-Olympics

Posted: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:33

Press release: Historian calls for urgent reinvigoration of sporting strategy post-Olympics

Breakfast event today co-hosted by Sports Think Tank to launch new paper

Tags: Press Releases, Press release, Olympics, London 2012, sport policy

BBC/ Com Res Poll Findings on 'Olympic Excitement'

Posted: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:14

A survey by ComRes for the BBC has suggested that two-thirds of people do not think the Olympic Games will benefit their local area. The survey also reveals that 69% of people think that the Games are more about Big Business and not local people

"It shows there is still some way to go to convince people in a survey about the Games"

Only a third of them said they had become more excited about the games during the course of this year.

Tags: Bbc, Olympics, Excitement

80% say Olympics not inspiring them to play more sport

Posted: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:40

80% say Olympics not inspiring them to play more sport

Rhetoric used to justify sport challenged by new report.

Tags: Press Releases, Give us our ball back, London 2012, Olympics

Fresh Delay in Olympic Stadium Decision

Posted: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:53

Eight week extension to bid process

Tags: Olympic Stadium, London 2012, Olympics

UK Sport statement on BOA funding request

Posted: Thu, 10 May 2012 13:15

'BOA asks Lottery for £2 million to help fund biggest-ever Team GB'

Tags: BOA, London 2012, Olympics, Lottery

£750,000 investment into Team GB to boost Olympic Medal hopes

Posted: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:14

Funding added to the existing £312m from the National Lottery, Government Exchequer and Team 2012 funds

Tags: UK Sport, Olympics, 100 days to go

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