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British Athletes Commission launch new affinity scheme

September 22 - Some of Britain's top Olympic and Paralympic competitors, including Beijing canoeing gold medallist Tim Brabants (pictured), have today written to 240 business leaders in a personal appeal to support a new initiative to enable employers of all sizes to reward their staff and forge direct links with the nation’s elite athletes in the build-up to London 2012.













Obama: Chicago, America wants these Olympic Games

September 16 - United States President Barack Obama today offered his public support to Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics with a high-profile speech on the South Lawn of the White House, in which he laid out how much he wants the Games to come back to the United States.