The Olympics

The Olympics

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News, information and stories about the Olympic Games in Athens 2004 and the Olympics in general up until 2007.

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

The Olympics Lottery

The British lottery operator, Camelot, has announced that it will launch a new twice-weekly game to raise money for the 2012 London Olympics.

Tickets for the Dream Number game, priced at £1, will go on sale from July 13. Draws will take place on Saturdays and Wednesdays, alongside the main lottery game.

Camelot is hoping to raise £1.5BN, to help build stadia and the Olympic village.

Camelot will of course also make a profit out of this.

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Olympics Party

One year on since winning the rights to host the 2012 Olympic Games, London will be holding a celebration party this Thursday in Trafalgar Square.

The party will kick off a national roadshow, aimed at generating interest in the Olympics and explaining the benefits of hosting the Games to the rest of the country.

People will get the chance to try out Olympic sports such as fencing, rowing, cycling, basketball, wheelchair basketball and sprinting.

Monday, July 03, 2006

London Olympics On Target

Lord Coe, head of the London 2012 Olympics, has insisted that everything is on target and that deadlines will be met.

This in spite of the ongoing Wembley stadium fiasco.

Well he would say that, wouldn't he?