London 2012
| Host city |
London |
| Date |
Jul 27 - Aug 12, 2012 |
| Local time |
(UTC) |
| Currency |
Pound sterling, £ (GBP) |
Local weather
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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.
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London 2012 Sponsor News
By Tom Degun
May 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.
By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas
May 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.
By Mike Rowbottom
May 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.
By Mike Rowbottom
May 9 - England Squash & Racketball have announced Subway, the "submarine sandwich-makers", as the official sponsor of the 2012 World Squash Masters Championships in Birmingham.
By David Gold at Eton Dorney
May 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.
By Tom Degun
May 7 - Four-times Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy has stepped in to help Lloyds TSB Torchbearers prepare to carry the London 2012 Flame.
By David Gold
May 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.
By Duncan Mackay
April 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.
By David Gold
April 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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Efficient dynamics and securing maximum performance for minimal energy expenditure are critical to an athletes' performance. Similarly, these elements are at the heart of BMW's sustainable motoring initiative making them the perfect partner to London 2012, as David Owen reports
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Nathan Homer, the Olympic Projects Director of P&G UK and Ireland, tells us about how he can't wait for the London 2012 Games and reminds us all to say thank you to our mothers
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