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 will hopefully mean that the Olympic tickets website will not...
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 entertainment, which takes place in the stunning surroundings of The...
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 (YOG), which take place in Singapore from 14-26 August. The athletes, aged 14-18, will participate alongside 3,600 competitors from all 205 National Olympic Committees in...
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 back competitive sports in school by helping schools to organise national schools championships in the run up the the London Games in 2012. “I want...
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 Olympics. He will not be working alone though, Stephen Daldry, director and producer of Billy Elliot will also be on the team, along with Mark...
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 and the 1,100 tickets available are expected to sell out quickly. Taking place in the stunning surrounds of The Great Room at the Grosvenor House...
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 his first major speech since taking office, the Minister outlined his vision for a series of structural changes and reforms designed to create a stronger...
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 start of 2009, initially as Director of Communications. He then moved into in a new role as Director of Sport Liaison, advising and promoting British...
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 2012 Olympic Games. The ‘British Olympic Ball’ will see BOA President HRH The Princess Royal welcome a host of current and future stars of Team...
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