VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—British Columbia says it spent $895 million to host the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games.

That’s $155 million more than the official Olympic budget of $740 million.

The release Friday of the new number is the first time the province has acknowledged that expenses such as pavilions at the 2006 Turin and 2008 Beijing Olympics were part of the costs that British Columbia paid to host to the world.

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Have you got what it takes to be a Games Maker?

09 Jul 2010With almost two years to go until the London 2012 Games, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced plans to recruit up to 70,000 volunteers for the London 2012 Games. The volunteers will be known as Games Makers.

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IOC: Solid progress continues on 2012 Games with two years to go

08 Jul 2010The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reported on ‘solid progress’ following the most recent Coordination Commission visit to London.

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  Mark van Manen, PNG

VANCOUVER '€” Skier Lauren Woolstencroft, whose domination of Paralympic Games slopes reached a pinnacle in 2010 when she won five gold medals, is expected to announce her retirement from the sport on Thursday.

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500th Inspire mark awarded as millions across the UK inspired by London 2012

16 Jun 2010Seb Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), and Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport and Olympics, have visited Yorkshire to award the London 2012 Inspire mark to ‘Steps to Inclusion’. ‘Steps to Inclusion’ is an innovative coach education programme that aims to increase opportunities for people with disabilities across south Yorkshire to participate in sport. This was the 500th Inspire mark to be awarded to a project or event inspired by the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

The Inspire programme is an opportunity for everyone to be part of the London 2012 Games, a broad participation programme spanning sport participation, education, sustainability, volunteering and business opportunities & skills. By using the power of the Games to inspire change, the programme encourages non-commercial organisations to create new opportunities to inspire young people and encourage the whole of the UK to join in. 

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  Peter Schreiber, Special to the Sun

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia '€” After the stress of seven years of intense planning, a financial meltdown, problematic weather, a gruelling cross-country torch relay, an athlete's death on opening day and the euphoria of a final-day gold-medal hockey win, the staff and volunteers of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics were emotionally drained.

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York to host The Gambia in run up to the Games

08 Jun 2010York was celebrating yesterday after officials put the finishing touches to an agreement that will see Gambian athletes use the city as a training base for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Representatives from City of York Council and Active York (the city’s sport and leisure partnership) were joined by Lawrence Bruce, Executive Director of the National Olympic Committee for Gambia.

Together, they took a tour of the venues awarded Pre-Games Training Camp status by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). After enjoying lunch at York Mansion House, Bruce signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Councillor Nigel Ayre.


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Schools and colleges from across the UK win a visit to the London 2012 Olympic Park

07 Jun 201060 schools and colleges from across the UK have visited the London 2012 Olympic Park after winning the opportunity in a prize draw. The prize draw was a reward for joining the London 2012 Get Set network, which is made up of schools across the UK that have demonstrated a commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

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Seb Coe praises UK and London's presence at Shanghai Expo

02 Jun 2010Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), today visited Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China to celebrate the promotion of UK and London at the world’s biggest Expo event.

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London 2012 on track as Mondo named Tier Three supplier

28 May 2010The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced that Mondo has become a Tier Three supplier to London 2012. Mondo becomes the Official Supplier of Sports Flooring and Equipment.

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