London Mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered an investigation why converting the Olympic Stadium into the home of Premier League football club West Ham United cost £50 million ($61 million/€55 million) more than initially expected.
Installation of signs commemorating West Ham United legends Bobby Moore and Sir Trevor Brooking and continued work on the retractable seating are among the latest changes made to the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Premier League club’s first match there on Thursday (August 4).
Hosting major sporting events has contributed more than £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion/€1.9 billion) to London’s economy since the city staged the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a new report published by London & Partners has revealed.
Athletics fans are being given the chance to own a piece of the iconic London 2012 track after it was successfully removed from the former Olympic Stadium.
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has claimed it would be “delusional” to say that the London 2012 Olympic Games were the "dirtiest" in history.
Eight Russians spanning three different sports are among the 23 athletes to have tested positive following re-analysis of London 2012 doping samples.
A total of 23 athletes have tested positive for banned substances following reanalysis of samples from the 2012 Olympic Games in London, it has been announced.
Ticket sales for the world’s “longest and tallest tunnel slide” down the ArcelorMittel Orbit Tower in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are “very promising” according to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) - and the struggling venue is now on course to double its annual visiting figure to reach profitability.
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne visited the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to mark her appointment as patron of the Foundation for Future London charity.
A multi-million pound deal allowing Premier League West Ham United to move into the Olympic Stadium built for London 2012 must be made public, it was announced today.
Architect Dame Zaha Hadid, the designer of the Aquatics Centre built for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, has died at the age of 65, it has been announced today.
West Ham United have denied suggestions made by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) that they could be forced to groundshare at the Olympic Stadium once they move in next season.
An appeal attempting to prevent the release of full details outlining West Ham United's Olympic Stadium deal is due to be heard in London on Monday (January 25).
A detective who investigated the 2005 London Bombings believes that the atrocities were carried out to prevent the British capital from hosting the Olympics and Paralympics.
Losses of £520,000 ($803,000/€707,000) for the last financial year were made at the Orbit Tower in the London 2012 Olympic Park, according to accounts published by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).
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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