Summer Olympics


Hiroshima bid for 2020 Olympics still alive claim JOC

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Tsunekazu_TakedaJanuary 6 - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda claimed he is still hopeful that Hiroshima will continue with its proposed bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics despite the announcement by the city's Mayor that he plans to step down.












India target record medal haul at London 2012

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

India_marching_at_OlympicsJanuary 2- India's Government has set its team a target of winning 12 medals at next year's London Olympics - four times more than they claimed at Beijing in 2008, which itself was their best-ever performance.


Exclusive: BOA may launch own School Olympics

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Colin Moynihan by House of LordsJanuary 2 - A new Commission to review the future of school sport is set to be established by the British Olympic Association (BOA) which could lead to them setting-up an event that would be a rival to the Government's proposed UK School Games, chairman Colin Moynihan has revealed.