`One Planet Centre` opened at London Olympics Village

Last Updated: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 19:16

Athletes at the London Olympics will have an opportunity to inspire people across the globe, by helping to raise awareness about environmental issues, and explaining how people from their home country can take simple actions towards a more sustainable future.

2012 Olympic medals locked in Tower of London

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 18:02

The prized Olympics and Paralympic medals have been locked up in the Tower of London vaults.

Coldplay to perform at London 2012 Paralympic closing ceremony

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 10:38

Britain’s best-selling band Coldplay is set to headline the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Beckham, five young guns to bring Olympic Flame to UK

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 23:16

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) confirmed Wednesday that David Beckham will attend the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony in Athens and bring the torch to the United Kingdom on its 70-day journey.

London Paralympics-bound players call on Haryana CM

Last Updated: Sunday, May 6, 2012, 19:24

Seven players from Haryana who have qualified for Paralympic Games in London called on the Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at his New Delhi residence.

London 2012 organizers confirm route for Olympic Flame

Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 20:41

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Monday confirmed the route for over 7,300 people who will be carrying the Olympic Flame as torchbearers in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

PCI joins chorus for removal of Dow Chemicals as Oly sponsors

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 19:29

The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has joined the IOA and the Indian government in demanding the ouster of Dow Chemicals as a sponsor of the London Olympics, saying its association is against the spirit of the Olympic movement.

British police launches anti-terror drive before Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:50

Ahead of the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympic Games, British police has launched an anti-terrorism campaign by calling on the public to help it find potential terrorists.

We want to maximise benefits from Olympic Games: Cameron

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 15:54

With the 2012 Olympics just 200 days away, the British government marked the countdown by holding its first cabinet meeting in the year at the Olympic Park in east London.

2018 race another challenge for Paralympic legend

Last Updated: Monday, July 4, 2011, 08:53

Germany`s 12-time Paralympic Winter Games champion Verena Bentele has overcome many challenges in life and stated that the race for the hosting of the 2018 edition is just another one.

British artists selected to design Olympic posters

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 09:14

Twelve artists including Tracey Emin, Martin Creed and Chris Ofili will design a set of posters for the Olympic and Paralympic Games next summer, as Britain seeks to use the events to showcase its cultural heritage.

Disabled athletes to protest outside Gill’s residence

Last Updated: Monday, August 9, 2010, 17:35

Frustrated with Sports Minister M S Gill’s “apathy”, disabled athletes will stage a protest outside his residence here on Tuesday to highlight the “corruption” in the Paralympic Committee of India.