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75% of Olympics tickets bought by Brits

2012-05-14 11:23:18

Seb Coe, the chairman of London Olympic Games organizing committee, said that 75 percent of available tickets for the Olympics have gone to British fans.

Northern Greece embraces Olympic flame

2012-05-14 11:11:22

Northern Greece embraced Sunday the Olympic Flame that burns for the 2012 London Games on the fourth day of the Torch Relay that will continue Monday towards the Greek-Turkish borders.

London Olympic contingency tickets to on sale

2012-05-09 09:43:27

900,000 Olympic Games contingency tickets will go on sale on Friday, confirmed by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games ( LOCOG).

London Olympic flame to be lit on May 10

2012-05-09 09:35:36

The flame for the London 2012 Olympic Games will be lit on Thursday with every solemnity in the traditional way.

Massive force to keep fans safety

2012-05-09 08:02:35

Britain will mobilize the largest security operation in its peace time history for the .London Olympics.

LOCOG kicks off full test of Olympic Park

2012-05-08 14:42:00

The organizing committee of London Olympic and Paralympic Games started its full-scale test of the Olympic Park last week as it delivers six final test events as part of the London Prepares series.

Program announced for London Cultural Olympiad

2012-04-27 10:38:22

Program for the London 2012 Festival to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games was announced on Thursday.

Britain unveils Olympics culture program

2012-04-27 10:34:44

The final line-up for the London 2012 festival was announced on Thursday, with around 12,000 events happening across Britain in a major cultural celebration organised to coincide with the summer Olympic Games.

Bolt may be foiled by London weather

2012-04-27 09:50:51

Britain's cool, damp weather is likely to cost triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt the opportunity to break his 100 metres world record at the London Olympics, his coach said on Thursday.

London Olympics' green efforts evident

2012-04-27 09:39:40

London Olympics' green efforts were showed to UN officials and journalists on Thursday, which was commented as "already evident" by Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UN Environment Programme.

Crime, disorder are main Olympic risks

2012-04-26 11:31:54

Crime and disorder similar to Britain's 2011 summer riots are the most likely serious threats to the London Olympics although Islamist militants and al Qaeda offshoot groups pose a growing challenge, a British official said on Wednesday.

Chance there for Beckham

2012-04-26 08:10:57

Stuart Pearce will fly to the United States to watch David Beckham play for Los Angeles Galaxy on May 2 before selecting his 18-man squad for the London Olympics, the British team coach said on Tuesday.