The Beijing Olympic Games have come to a close, and these games were the most successful games for Great Britain, who will be hosting the 2012 Games, in almost a century. During the Beijing closing ceremony a red London bus drove into the Bird’s Nest Arena, and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page performed the classic...
Tickets for the London Games are on sale from the 15th March. How To Buy Olympic Tickets 6.6 million tickets will be available and you have to apply for tickets by 26th April. It will not be a first come first served basis, which...
The British Olympic Association (BOA) is delighted to announce that Amanda Holden and Ben Shephard, two of this country’s best loved television personalities, will be hosting the prestigious British Olympic Ball, presented by BT, on Friday 24th September. The duo will lead the evening’s...
A group of 40 young athletes from 16 Olympic sports were today selected by the British Olympic Association to compete for Team GB at the first Youth Olympic Games...
The British Olympic Association have announced that they are in support of the governments new policy on School Sport. The new government plans for school sports aims to bring...
The British film maker Danny Boyle, famous for films such as Trainspotting, The Beach and Slumdog Millionaire, has been asked to direct the opening ceremony of the London 2012...
The British Olympic Associated (BOA) announced today that tickets for the British Olympic Ball are now on sale. Demand for the flagship event on 24th September is extremely high...
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today welcomed Hugh Robertson, the Minister for Sport and Olympics, to its headquarters for a keynote address on the future of British sport. Making...
The British Olympic Association (BOA) announced today that Director of Sport Liaison resigned and will be departing the BOA later this month. Parsons, 39, joined the BOA at the...
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today revealed exciting plans for a special night of Olympic celebration in support of Team GB’s ambitious plans for medal success at the London...
British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton has had her season brought to a quick finish as her old back problem has come back. She won bronze in the Athens Olympics in...
The British Judo Open competition was held in London on 15th and 16 May 2010 and Great Britain had some very good results. The Men’s Results Under 60kg: Ashley...
The London 2012 Olympic Judo competition will start on 28th July 2012. There are 14 gold medals available and 386 athletes will compete. Great Britain sent a strong team...
Today the London Olympic Committee released the video that introduces the London Olympic Games and Paraolympic Games mascots. Meet Wenlock, the London 2012 Olympic mascot, and Mandeville, the London...
South Korea and China dominate Taekwondo, with many strong fighters in the USA too. Great Britain has a small team and has only ever won a single bronze medal....
Boxing is one of the oldest Olympic sports, being a key sport in the ancient Olympic Games. Boxing dates back to the beginnings of human civilisation, with records of...
The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) today marked 99 days until the inaugural Youth Olympic Games with celebrations across the city. For the next 99 days Singapore...
British Fencing is almost a marginal sport now. There is so much emphasis on track and field, team sports, gymnastics and swimming that the martial arts are often sidelined...
Some of Britain’s finest contenders for the London 2012 Olympic games saw great success at the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships. Beth Tweddle won 2 gold medals on the final...
Today was the final day of the British Olympic Trails, held at he Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. The event was actually to National Championships, but for many of the...
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today selected the badminton team members for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The contenders are: Andrew Smith will represent Britain in the Men’s singles....
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