Sochi to finish Olympic lanes construction by year end

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 12:34

Lanes specially reserved for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games will be prepared by the end of the year, a steering committee official said.

Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Snoop Dog to headline first Olympic Park gig

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 14:03

Jay-Z will join the likes of Justin Timberlake and Snoop Dog to headline the Wireless Festival, which will be held at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this summer.

3 charged for cyclist protest outside Olympic Park

Last Updated: Monday, July 30, 2012, 08:40

Three people have been charged with various offenses during Friday night`s protest, while the rest were released pending further questioning.

Olympics Opening Ceremony: Mr.Bean enthrals fans with English humour

Last Updated: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 14:46

British comedian actor Rowan Atkinson, famously known as Mr.Bean, enthralled the spectators with English humour during the colourful opening ceremony of the 2012 London Games at the Olympic Park.

London Olympic site out of bounds for public for 18 months

Last Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 21:48

The London Olympic Park, including the stadium and aquatic centre, will be closed to the public from the end of the Games until 2014, a media report said on Sunday.

London stages final test events ahead of Olympics

Last Updated: Sunday, May 6, 2012, 08:06

Thousands of sports fans braved the rain and cold at the Olympic Park in London on Saturday as organizers staged the final test events ahead of the Summer Games.

Three bid to take over London Olympic media site

Last Updated: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 15:24

Three organisations will fight it out to take over the London Olympic press and broadcast centre after this year`s Games with a fashion college among the ideas being put forward, the Olympic Park Legacy Company said on Thursday.

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.

UK police smuggle fake bomb onto Olympic site

Last Updated: Monday, January 9, 2012, 22:27

UK police managed to smuggle a fake bomb into Olympic Park in a security test, overshadowing a special UK Cabinet meeting held at the park Monday marking 200 days until the Summer Games begin.

Gough wins World Cup luge race at home

Last Updated: Saturday, December 17, 2011, 09:50

Calgary racer Alex Gough became the first Canadian to win a World Cup luge race on home soil Friday, edging Germany`s Tatjana Hufner at Canada Olympic Park.