By Mike Rowbottom in Coventry
November 13 - Paul Deighton (pictured), chief executive of London 2012, has said the desperation shown last month by cities bidding for the 2016 Games underlined the necessity of ensuring every possible benefit is drawn from the staging of Britain’s first Olympics since 1948.
November 13 - Greg Nugent (pictured) has been confirmed as the brand and marketing director of London 2012, a role he had been fulfilling on a interim basis.
November 13 - Russian biathletes Albina Akhatova and Ekaterina Iourieva (pictured) will both miss the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics in Vancouver after they today both lost their appeal against two-year doping bans.
November 12 - A new £5 coin produced for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is being used to help Big Ben keep time.
November 11 - The stingray-shaped roof of the 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre was set into place today, a major landmark for the project as the sweeping 160 metre structure, designed by Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid, will form part of the entrance to London's Olympic Park.
November 11 - The stingray-shaped roof of the 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre was set into place today, a major landmark for the project as the sweeping 160 metre structure, designed by Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid, will form part of the entrance to London's Olympic Park.
November 11 - Carl Lewis (pictured), winner of a record nine Olympic gold medals, has been selected to lead the Lay Witnesses for Christ International's outreach programme for London 2012.
By Tom Degun
November 9 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) are set to decide later this month on whether or not to readmit athletes with an intellectual disability (ID Athletes) back into the Paralympic Games for the London 2012 Games.
November 9 - Thousands of new recruits will be brought into the guarding sector in time for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games thanks to a partnership forged between the security industry, central Government and key players in the education sector that was launched today.
By Duncan Mackay
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November 9 - Controversial plans to stage the equestrian events in Greenwich Park during the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics have received a boost after the venue was praised by a group of British riders who have visited it for the first time.
By Duncan Mackay
November 9 - Controversial plans to stage the equestrian events in Greenwich Park during the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics have received a boost after the venue was praised by a group of British riders who have visited it for the first time.
November 8 - Britain will again finish ahead of Australia in the medals table at the London 2012 Olympics, John Coates (pictured), President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has admitted.
November 7 - A new £700,000 National Volleyball Centre has today been opened in Kettering, which will serve as an additional training facility for all the British volleyball sides in the build-up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
November 5 - The Met Office will be providing expertise, forecasts and data in the build up to and during the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012, it has been confirmed.
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November 5 - Tourism agency Visit London have denied a report that the expected tourist boom from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics could turn into a visitor slump.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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