Summer Olympics


IOC defends NBC for not broadcasting London 2012 100m final live

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

london 2012_mens_100m_final_06-08-12August 6 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today refused to criticise NBC for not showing the men's 100 metres live even though the broadcaster is the IOC's official partner in the United States and paid $1.2 billion (£772 million/€971 million) for the rights to show the Games.


This is a London I recognise again says Coe

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

Team GB_fansAugust 6 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has admitted he is delighted to see how much the city is getting behind the Olympic Games, which he admitted was a stark contrast to a year ago when the capital was swarmed with rioters.