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London 2012 Olympic flame lit at Olympia

Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:17

With only 78 days until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Olympic flame was today lit at Olympia during a ceremony organised by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC). The lighting symbolically marks the beginning of the Torch Relay that will bring the flame to the Olympic Stadium in London on 27 July.

In line with tradition, the flame was lit, following the time-honoured ritual of using the sun's rays and a parabolic mirror, by a High Priestess - Ino Menegaki - at the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia. The priestess then entered the Ancient Olympic Stadium, in a procession choreographed by Artemis Ignatiou, and used the flame to ignite the torch of the first runner of the Relay, Spyros Gianniotis. A British-born Greek open water swimming world champion and three-time Olympian, Gianniotis then transferred the flame to Alex Loukos, one of London 2012's young ambassadors in Singapore in 2005, who has Greek heritage and lives in the London borough of Newham.

Paralympic Tennis Olympic Test Event begins at Eton Manor

Thursday, 03 May 2012 16:48

The Eton Manor Wheelchair Tennis International, the test event for the London 2012 Paralympic Tennis Event, begins today at Eton Manor, Olympic Park, London. The test event is taking place on 3-6 May 2012. The London 2012 Paralympic Tennis Event will be held at Eton Manor on 1–8 September. A total of 112 players will compete at the venue for six gold medals, with singles and doubles competitions held in men's, women's and quad categories.

This week's test event will feature all six Paralympic tennis events, with the singles entries headed by three-time women's gold medallist Esther Vergeer of Netherlands, two-time quad champion Peter Norfolk of Great Britain, and Athens men's champion Robin Ammerlaan of Netherlands.

Olympic Football Tournament Draws: Great Britain placed with Uruguay, Brazil and Spain have it easy

Tuesday, 24 April 2012 19:57 Varun Kaushik

The eagerly awaited draw for the group stages of the Men’s and Women’s Olympics Football tournament was made at the iconic Wembley stadium today. Hosted by legendary English striker Gary Lineker, the draw conjured up a few interesting groups. In the Men’s department, hosts Great Britain were handed a relatively tricky group that consisted of Uruguay, while the other giants of football including Spain and Brazil were placed amongst easier opponents.

Group A:

This group will comprise of hosts Great Britain, who will have to contend with two newcomers including African outfit Senegal and the UAE. They will fancy their chances against both of these sides and manager Stuart Pearce will undoubtedly want to start the tournament with a win in the opening game against Senegal.

84 Officials appointed for London 2012 Olympic Football Tournaments

Thursday, 19 April 2012 21:34

The FIFA Referees Committee under the chairmanship of Ángel María Villar Llona has confirmed the appointment of 84 officials from 36 countries to officiate at the Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012. For the men's competition, 16 referees and 32 assistant referees have been selected from the six Confederations, whilst for the women's tournament, 12 referees and 24 assistant referees will be on duty.

For the men, London 2012 represents the first step on the road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Massimo Busacca, Head of FIFA Refereeing explained the concept behind the selection of the officials, having himself refereed at two FIFA World Cups, Euro 2008, and the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final.

Olympic Athletes’ Hub bringing fans and Olympians closer together

Wednesday, 18 April 2012 21:05

Want to become better acquainted with your favourite Olympians? Tired of not knowing if the athletes you are following online are the real deal? Looking for a unified status-update stream that integrates Facebook and Twitter so you can get the entire conversation and not just part of it? If you said yes to any or all of these questions, then the Olympic Athletes' Hub at www.olympic.org/hub is the place for you.

Officially launched online today to coincide with 100 days to go to London 2012, the Hub is the latest initiative by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to make the Olympic experience more personal and interactive for Olympic fans worldwide by substantially increasing engagement between them and the athletes.