Summer Olympics


Barwick and Johnson appointed by Forman's for 2012 TV studio negotiations

By Tom Degun

Formans_with_river_viewApril 4 - Forman's Fish Island, the closest venue to the Olympic Stadium, has appointed former head of sport for the BBC and ITV Brian Barwick and former chief operating officer of England's 2018 World Cup bid Simon Johnson to represent them in discussions with broadcasters interested in using the venue as a television studio during London 2012, they have revealed.



Exclusive: IOC report condemns BOA over London 2012 cash row

By Duncan Mackay at SportAccord in London

Jacques_Rogge_with_Colin_MoynihanApril 4 - The British Olympic Association's (BOA) thin case for more money from London 2012 can today be exposed by insidethegames, who can reveal exclusively, for the first time, the full damning details containined in the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) judgement on the row.











Tower Hamlets to be "curry capital" of London 2012

By Tom Degun in Tower Hamlets, London

Brick_Lane_with_Sebastian_Coe_Denis_Oswald_and_Tower_Hamlets_MayorMarch 30 - Brick Lane in the East End has been launched to the world as "Curry Capital" of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics with London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe, Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission chairman Denis Oswald paying a visit to the area.