Summer Olympics





Team Nigeria to be based in Surrey for London 2012

By Tom Degun

Nigeria_flagApril 5 - Nigeria are set to base themselves in Surrey as they prepare for the London 2012 Olympics, despite the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) originally selecting Loughborough University as their training camp for the Games.


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.