Liverpool Daily Post - Tag - olympics

Sebastian Coe looking forward to 2012 Olympics

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SEBASTIAN COE admits there will be a special feeling when he wakes up on New Year’s Day – and one that will take him back to his days as an Olympic competitor.

London Olympics stamps unveiled

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

ROYAL Mail has unveiled stamps which will mark the forthcoming London Olympic Games.

Mo Farah lays foundation for 2012 gold run

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

MO FARAH is determined to continue winning medals as he places a breakthrough year behind him and turns his attention to London 2012.

Tunnel rings the changes

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A GIANT set of Olympic rings has been unveiled on the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France.

Coe stands by Dow despite Indian protests

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

THE Indian Olympic Association have ruled out a boycott of the London 2012 Games but will write to the IOC to complain about Dow Chemical being a sponsor, according to reports in India.

Calls to remove Dow as Olympic sponsor

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

THE head of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is to officially ask for London 2012 to drop Dow Chemical as a sponsor – but he has stopped short of calling for a Games boycott.

MPs query Olympic Games security cost hike

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

ESTIMATES that a 10,000-strong security force would be needed for the London 2012 Games was a ‘finger-in-the-air’ figure, the Home Office said yesterday.

Tanni Grey-Thompson dismisses Paralympic merger calls

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TANNI GREY-THOMPSON has rubbished calls that the Olympics and Paralympics should merge.

Paula Radcliffe upset over ‘frivolous’ use of extra money for opening and closing ceremonies at London Olympics

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

PAULA RADCLIFFE has labelled the decision to double the budget for the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies as “frivolous” and suggested the money could have been better used elsewhere.

Olympic competitors to train at Edge Hill University

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

OLYMPIC competitors will be training at Edge Hill University next summer as they prepare for the 2012 Games in London.