Summer Olympics








Idowu, Pendleton and Pollock join Team Samsung for London 2012

By David Gold

Team Samsung_02-04-121April 3 - Worldwide Olympic Partner Samsung have revealed that triple jumper Phillips Idowu (pictured left) and Victoria Pendleton (right) are among those joining David Beckham and Zara Phillips in their selection of top British athletes opening up their training regimes and lives through a "Digital Hub" in the build up to London 2012.



Tokyo 2020 appoint new communications director

By Duncan Mackay

Tokuaki Suzuki_head_and_shouldersApril 2 - Tokyo 2020 have appointed Tokuaki Suzuki, the former Competitions Director of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Japan Football Association (JFA), as its new communications director to oversee its bid for the Olympics and Paralympics. 





5,000 runners are first to cross finishing line in Olympic Stadium

By Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Stadium in London

Olympic Park_runners6_March31March 31 - The first public event in London's Olympic Stadium today offered 5,000 runners the opportunity to experience a glimpse of what it might be like to compete here in earnest this summer as they took part in the National Lottery Olympic Park Run.