London 2012

Host city United KingdomLondon
Date Jul 27 - Aug 12, 2012
Local time (UTC)
Currency Pound sterling, £ (GBP)

Local weather

Partly Cloudy
18°C
Partly Cloudy
Humidity: 73%
Wind: NW at 8 mph

Fact of the day

Italian Alberto Braglia was the first man to win successive individual all-round Olympic gymnastic golds when he followed up his title at London in 1908 with a similar success in Stockholm four years later. Afterwards he joined the circus as an acrobat but then returned as Italy's chief coach for Los Angeles in 1932. 

London 2012 Sponsor News

Hollis Award vindicates BT's "adventurous" advertising strategies for London 2012, claims director

By Tom Degun

BTMay 21 - Suzi Williams has declared that being named 2012 Sponsorship Personality of the Year at the prestigious Hollis Awards fully vindicates the risks taken in BT's London 2012 sponsorship programme.
 

Six US Olympic hopefuls sponsored by Chobani

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas

Lauren Cheney_Dallas_February_2012May 16 - Chobani, the Official Yogurt Sponsor of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), have announced the sponsorship of six US Olympic and Paralympic athletes aiming to compete at London 2012.
   

Hannah England announced as Team GB sun care products ambassador

By Mike Rowbottom

Hannah England_Garnier_Ambre_SolaireMay 13 - Hannah England, Britain's world 1500 metres silver medallist, has been named as ambassador for the official licensed Team GB sun care products in partnership with manufacturers Garnier Ambre Solaire.
   

Subway appointed official World Masters Squash Championships sponsor

By Mike Rowbottom

Birmingham Uni_Squash_Courts_May_3May 9 - England Squash & Racketball have announced Subway, the "submarine sandwich-makers", as the official sponsor of the 2012 World Squash Masters Championships in Birmingham.
   

Royal Liberty School race to victory at EDF Energy rowing challenge

By David Gold at Eton Dorney

EDF Rowing_1May 8 - Dozens of schoolchildren from the Host Olympic Boroughs have raced today on the rowing course for the Olympic and Paralympics this summer at Eton Dorney for the final of the EDF Energy community rowing challenge.
   

Sir Chris Hoy helps Lloyds TSB Torchbearers prepare to carry Olympic Flame

By Tom Degun

Lloyds TSB_Torchbearers_2_25_AprMay 7 - Four-times Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy has stepped in to help Lloyds TSB Torchbearers prepare to carry the London 2012 Flame.
   

GB Hockey partner up with The Times

By David Gold

GB Hockey_at_London_2012_Test_Event_May_3_2012May 3 - Great Britain Hockey and The Times have agreed a partnership which sees the newspaper become an official partner of the men's squad this summer.
   

US Olympic legends launch legal action against worldwide sponsor Samsung

By Duncan Mackay

Samsung USOC_app_welcomeApril 28 - A total of 18 Olympians, including nine-time Olympic gold medallist Mark Spitz, are suing worldwide Olympic sponsor Samsung, claiming that the South Korean company's London 2012 Facebook app uses their names and images without permission.
   

BMW unveils low emission London 2012 fleet

By David Gold

BMW Group_London_2012_Fleet_ActiveE_jpgApril 26 - BMW, the official automotive partner for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, has unveiled its fleet of low-emission electric and hybrid cars, motorcycles and bicycles for this summer, which will play a crucial role in delivering what is promised to be the first "truly sustainable Games".
   

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