London 2012




Visa to sponsor Team 2012

September 29 -  Britain's 1,200 Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be sponsored by Visa in a deal that London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has branded as "a ground-breaking moment for British sport".







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.