Feed for Popular Olympics Articles on Bettorhttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympics-c411http://blogs.bettor.com/VolunTour-launched-by-Sochi-2014-Olympic-Games-a128073http://blogs.bettor.com/VolunTour-launched-by-Sochi-2014-Olympic-Games-a128073VolunTour launched by Sochi 2014 Olympic Games The Sochi 2014 Olympic Games organisers have begun a campaign by the name of ‘VolunTour’ which is an effort to round up volunteers for the next Olympics after the London 2012 Olympic Games. The initiative was launched by the Sochi 2014 organizers just when there were exactly two years left until the time that the Games would take place. The estimated number of volunteers that Sochi 2014 has its eyes on for the Games are 25,000. In contrast to t...Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:01:12 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Japan-Consortium-secures-rights-for-Sochi-2014-Olympic-Winter-Games-and-Rio-de-Janeiro-2016-Olympiad-a128069http://blogs.bettor.com/Japan-Consortium-secures-rights-for-Sochi-2014-Olympic-Winter-Games-and-Rio-de-Janeiro-2016-Olympiad-a128069Japan Consortium secures rights for Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympiad The Japan Consortium has been given the honour to broadcast the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games that will be taking place in Russia as well as the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympiad that will be hosted in the city of Brazil. The allotment of the broadcast rights to the Japan Consortium was made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The president of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, commented on the...Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:53:18 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/London-2012-Olympic-Games-football-event-still-not-sold-out-a128002http://blogs.bettor.com/London-2012-Olympic-Games-football-event-still-not-sold-out-a128002London 2012 Olympic Games football event still not sold out Football remains to be the only sport left in the London 2012 Olympic Games that still has tickets left to be sold, as reported by BBC Sport. Despite the fact that the sport is popularly called one of the favourite ones in the Olympic Games, it has not been able to attract the expected amount of attention as ticket sales have been slow. The total number of tickets that were available initially for football was 2.3 million. However...Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:35:59 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-Park-Legacy-Company-opens-bid-for-naming-rights-of-London-2012-Olympic-Games-venues-a127986http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-Park-Legacy-Company-opens-bid-for-naming-rights-of-London-2012-Olympic-Games-venues-a127986Olympic Park Legacy Company opens bid for naming rights of London 2012 Olympic Games venues The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has opened up its bidding process in order to welcome companies who are interested in making the bid to take the naming rights for some of the main venues of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The venues that are presently up for grabs are the Olympic Park, Aquatics Centre as well as the multipurpose arena that will be playing host to the handball event of the Olympi...Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:37:36 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Environment-Agency-completes-work-at-Olympic-Park-for-London-2012-Olympic-Games-a127863http://blogs.bettor.com/Environment-Agency-completes-work-at-Olympic-Park-for-London-2012-Olympic-Games-a127863Environment Agency completes work at Olympic Park for London 2012 Olympic Games The Environment Agency of the United Kingdom announced on February 6 that Olympic site has been cleaned up completely. The completion of the work has made the Olympic Park and the area surrounding it the biggest urban park that is present in Europe. When the bid for the London 2012 Olympic Games was made, the leaders of the bid highlighted the fact that the Olympic Games which would be held in London would be th...Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:48:02 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/David-Higgins-warns-of-traffic-problems-during-London-Olympics-2012-a127786http://blogs.bettor.com/David-Higgins-warns-of-traffic-problems-during-London-Olympics-2012-a127786David Higgins warns of traffic problems during London Olympics 2012 A statement made by the chief executive of the Network Rail, Sir David Higgins, has appeared recently in the Financial Times that predicts the problems that the transport system of London is going to face once the London 2012 Olympic Games arrive in the capital of England on July 27. Higgins warned of the anticipated problems while talking to the Financial Times in the following manner, “What you need to understand is that...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:42:10 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Internet-trouble-expected-with-the-beginning-of-London-Olympics-2012-a127781http://blogs.bettor.com/Internet-trouble-expected-with-the-beginning-of-London-Olympics-2012-a127781Internet trouble expected with the beginning of London Olympics 2012 The government of the United Kingdom has recently started giving out warnings to the local people that upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games is going to cause an internet breakdown at peak times in all probability. According to what has been predicted, the huge influx of people that is going to be coming to London when the Games commence from July 27 and last till August 12 is going to cause tremendous load on the interne...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:27:07 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/10%2c000-trainees-attend-first-training-session-of-London-Olympics-2012-a127635http://blogs.bettor.com/10%2c000-trainees-attend-first-training-session-of-London-Olympics-2012-a12763510,000 trainees attend first training session of London Olympics 2012 The first orientation session for the volunteer workers of the London 2012 Olympic Games took place recently. The event was held in the capital of the country while the venue of the session was the Wembley Arena. A total of 10,000 people were present at the orientation for the Games that are scheduled to start from the July 27th. Now that these sessions have started as the Games are drawing near, they will continue to take...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:44:56 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Nine-percent-Olympics-products-made-within-England-London-Olympics-2012-a127304http://blogs.bettor.com/Nine-percent-Olympics-products-made-within-England-London-Olympics-2012-a127304Nine percent Olympics products made within England – London Olympics 2012 It has been recently revealed by a research conducted by the Mail that only 9 percent of the total products available on the official website of the London 2012 Olympic Games have been made in the United Kingdom while the rest have been produced in offshore factories. The total number of Olympic products that are on display on the official website of the Games are 194. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic...Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:39:20 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/OPEX-2012-allocates-Rs-46-30-million-to-Indian-badminton-London-Olympics-2012-a126860http://blogs.bettor.com/OPEX-2012-allocates-Rs-46-30-million-to-Indian-badminton-London-Olympics-2012-a126860OPEX 2012 allocates Rs 46.30 million to Indian badminton – London Olympics 2012 It has recently been announced by the sports ministry of India that the amount of money it has spent on the up gradation of badminton in the country for the purpose of increasing the chances of the athletes to earn themselves medals at the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games is Rs 46.30 million. The bulk of the money that has been spent on the sport of badminton went to the areas of foreign exposure as well as t...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:10:52 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Madrid-2020-Olympics-logo-perplexes-people-a126502http://blogs.bettor.com/Madrid-2020-Olympics-logo-perplexes-people-a126502Madrid 2020 Olympics logo perplexes people The city of Spain, Madrid has recently unveiled its logo for the 2020 Olympic Games bid that it intends to make. However, the logo has not had the desired effect on the people of Spain as the general impression obtained from the feedback of the reactions of people is one of confusion. The logo that the city of Madrid has developed includes all the traditional colours of the Olympic Games that are shaped as coloured arches standing side by side. Eve...Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:22:09 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-unveils-tentative-underground-hot-spots-London-Olympics-2012-a126406http://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-unveils-tentative-underground-hot-spots-London-Olympics-2012-a126406LOCOG unveils tentative underground hot spots – London Olympics 2012 The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games has recently revealed a comprehensive map on its website that provides the tentative hot spots to the commuters who will be coming to the London 2012 Olympic Games by using the underground system. The map shows a number of hot spots that have been chalked up in order to facilitate the commuters but as these are not definite, they can be expected to change any time and th...Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:18:04 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/120%2c000-rooms-available-due-to-LOCOG-cancellations-London-Olympics-2012-a126404http://blogs.bettor.com/120%2c000-rooms-available-due-to-LOCOG-cancellations-London-Olympics-2012-a126404120,000 rooms available due to LOCOG cancellations – London Olympics 2012 It has been recently revealed that the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games is cancelling a total of 120,000 hotel reservations that it had made in order to accommodate the members of the media, sponsors as well as workers who are associated with the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. The following comments were made on the matter by the chief executive of the LOCOG, Paul Deighton, as he shared his view...Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:13:34 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/RMT-rejects-LOCOG-offer-for-London-Olympics-2012-a126397http://blogs.bettor.com/RMT-rejects-LOCOG-offer-for-London-Olympics-2012-a126397RMT rejects LOCOG offer for London Olympics 2012 It has been recently announced by the Leaders of London Underground workers that the wage rate offered to them by the London Organising Committee for Olympic Games is not acceptable in order to provide their services during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The money offered to the tube workers for the provision of services during the Games is up to £500. Bob Crow, who is the general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, exp...Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:59:24 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Paul-Deighton-promises-better-ticketing-for-London-Olympics-2012-a125979http://blogs.bettor.com/Paul-Deighton-promises-better-ticketing-for-London-Olympics-2012-a125979Paul Deighton promises better ticketing for London Olympics 2012 Paul Deighton, who is the chief executive of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, has recently given assurances to the public about the ticketing system of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Now that six months are left for the time until the Games to begin in the capital of England, the prospective buyers have been assured that neither the ticketing system nor the official website of the Olympic Games will be see...Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:07:32 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/ABTA-predicts-12-percent-Brits-will-leave-country-during-London-Olympics-2012-a125977http://blogs.bettor.com/ABTA-predicts-12-percent-Brits-will-leave-country-during-London-Olympics-2012-a125977ABTA predicts 12 percent Brits will leave country during London Olympics 2012 According to the results released recently of a research study conducted by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), there are a total of 12 percent British nationals who want to leave the country during the time the London 2012 Olympic Games will grace the capital of England. The research study conducted by the ABTA took into account the views of a total of 2018 adult British nationals who were picked at...Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:03:45 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-security-check-at-Hampden-Park-London-Olympics-2012-a125957http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-security-check-at-Hampden-Park-London-Olympics-2012-a125957Olympic security check at Hampden Park – London Olympics 2012 It has been recently announced that the Scottish Communities League Cup’s semi final match will be taken up as a testing ground to carry out a test run of the security of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The semi final of the football tournament is scheduled to be held at the Hampden Park during this weekend. The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games is specifically targeting security that will be present at the football...Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:46:45 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympics-may-bring-Jesus-on-Primrose-Hill-London-Olympics-2012-a125954http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympics-may-bring-Jesus-on-Primrose-Hill-London-Olympics-2012-a125954Olympics may bring Jesus on Primrose Hill – London Olympics 2012 Plans to make a sculpture of Jesus to mark the end of the London 2012 Olympics Games have recently been uncovered by the Camden New Journal. According to the information obtained by the Journal, the Jesus sculpture will be a replica of the one that is currently present in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The construction of the sculpture will signify the end of the London 2012 Olympics and the passing of the responsibili...Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:38:30 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympics-opening-ceremony-unveiled-London-Olympics-2012-a125953http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympics-opening-ceremony-unveiled-London-Olympics-2012-a125953Olympics opening ceremony unveiled – London Olympics 2012 The details of the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games have recently been revealed. The idea behind the main theme of the event is that of Danny Boyle, who is the artistic director of the ceremony and best known for his success of the Slumdog Millionaire as well as Trainspotting. The start of the ceremony will take place with the ringing of the bell that is claimed to be the biggest one present in Europe. The bell has i...Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:32:12 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Hannah-England-takes-up-consultations-to-prepare-for-London-Olympics-2012-a125952http://blogs.bettor.com/Hannah-England-takes-up-consultations-to-prepare-for-London-Olympics-2012-a125952Hannah England takes up consultations to prepare for London Olympics 2012 The world 1500-meter silver medallist, Hannah England, has recently revealed that she has taken up consultations that will help her to overcome her innate timidity in order to perform better at the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. The athlete has already made her mark in the world of sports but seeks to further brighten her legacy by giving a top notch performance at the Olympic Games. England was seen to make a sho...Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:28:11 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/International-Olympic-Association-speaks-out-against-Dow-once-again-London-Olympics-2012-a125951http://blogs.bettor.com/International-Olympic-Association-speaks-out-against-Dow-once-again-London-Olympics-2012-a125951International Olympic Association speaks out against Dow once again – London Olympics 2012 After a significant period of silence, the Indian Olympic Association has recently restarted its efforts to persuade the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games to drop its partnership with the Dow Chemical company. The revival of the Indian effort in this cause was triggered by the resignation of Meredith Alexander, who was one of the 12 members of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012...Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:23:22 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-stands-by-Dow-Chemical-despite-criticism-London-Olympics-2012-a125856http://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-stands-by-Dow-Chemical-despite-criticism-London-Olympics-2012-a125856LOCOG stands by Dow Chemical despite criticism – London Olympics 2012 The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games has recently given a statement in which it has reiterated its stance of keeping its partnership with the Dow Chemical company for the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. The announcement has been made by LOCOG after the resignation given in by Meredith Alexander, who was the former member of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012. The Dow Chemical company was res...Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:25:32 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Sebastian-Coe-insists-London-Olympics-2012-will-be-within-budget-a125829http://blogs.bettor.com/Sebastian-Coe-insists-London-Olympics-2012-will-be-within-budget-a125829Sebastian Coe insists London Olympics 2012 will be within budget Lord Sebastian Coe, who is the chief of the London Organising Committee for Olympic Games recently gave a statement in which he has confirmed that the cost for the London 2012 Olympic Games is currently within the determined budget for the event. Lord Coe commented on the matter in the following manner, “We will maintain a balanced budget to the completion of the project and the infrastructure will be delivered within the budge...Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:32:11 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/15%2c000-people-will-be-able-to-view-Olympic-road-cycling-event-London-Olympics-2012-a125469http://blogs.bettor.com/15%2c000-people-will-be-able-to-view-Olympic-road-cycling-event-London-Olympics-2012-a12546915,000 people will be able to view Olympic road cycling event – London Olympics 2012 It has been recently announced that the number of people who will be able to watch the Olympic road cycling event in the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games has been increased to 15,000. This increase in the capacity of the spectators is a good fourfold increase. The road cycling event of the Olympic Games is scheduled to take place in the area of Box Hill in Surrey. The points at which the increase has been...Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:17:37 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Arrests-made-to-reduce-security-threat-at-Olympics-London-Olympics-2012-a125465http://blogs.bettor.com/Arrests-made-to-reduce-security-threat-at-Olympics-London-Olympics-2012-a125465Arrests made to reduce security threat at Olympics – London Olympics 2012 It has been recently communicated that a total of 100 people have been arrested in an effort to reduce the terror threat that the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games is facing. The city of London is taking all measures to make sure that the Olympic Games taking place this year are one of the safest that the world has yet seen. However, that involves taking severe and urgent measures in order to cater with the building t...Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:10:53 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Jessica-Ennis-to-grace-British-Airways-video-for-London-Olympics-2012-a125432http://blogs.bettor.com/Jessica-Ennis-to-grace-British-Airways-video-for-London-Olympics-2012-a125432Jessica Ennis to grace British Airways video for London Olympics 2012 It has been recently revealed that the star British Olympic athlete Jessica Ennis will be appearing in the in-flight video of the British Airways, which is the official airline of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The British Airways sponsorship manager, Luisa Fernandez, has made the following statements regarding the matter, “We’re proud to be using some of our Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls in this wellbeing video. With th...Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:58:26 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Parents-to-pay-100-for-their-newborns-for-London-Olympic-Games-2012-a125411http://blogs.bettor.com/Parents-to-pay-100-for-their-newborns-for-London-Olympic-Games-2012-a125411Parents to pay £100 for their newborns for London Olympic Games 2012 It has recently been announced by the London Organising Committee for Olympic Games that parent spectators who will be bringing along their young babies to be a part of the London 2012 Olympic Games will not be able to afford a free ride for their toddlers. The entry of the youngsters would require an amount of £100 which will be charged on the ticket. Due to the recent information about the ticketing process of the Olympi...Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:58:22 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Ethiopian-Athletics-Federation-lifts-suspension-off-athletes-London-Olympics-2012-a125240http://blogs.bettor.com/Ethiopian-Athletics-Federation-lifts-suspension-off-athletes-London-Olympics-2012-a125240Ethiopian Athletics Federation lifts suspension off athletes – London Olympics 2012 Kenenisa Bekele, the Ethiopian athlete, has recently been cleared by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation in order to participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games. The athlete is an Olympic champion but had been under suspension. Bekele has been able to bag himself the gold medals in two events that were featured in the Beijing Olympic Games. These events were the 5,000 as well as the 10,000 meters races. Beke...Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:57:42 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-mascots-manufactured-by-poorly-paid-workers-London-Olympics-2012-a125016http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-mascots-manufactured-by-poorly-paid-workers-London-Olympics-2012-a125016Olympic mascots manufactured by poorly paid workers – London Olympics 2012 There have been allegations made against the London Organising Committee for Olympic Games recently that the mascots made for the London 2012 Olympic Games come from a factory in China where the working conditions are below standard. The allegations indicate that the factory in China is paying its workers minimal wages for the production of the mascots of the Olympic Games named Wenlock and Mandeville. These two masco...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:51:28 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Classified-Olympics-security-file-found-on-a-train-London-Olympics-2012-a123814http://blogs.bettor.com/Classified-Olympics-security-file-found-on-a-train-London-Olympics-2012-a123814Classified Olympics security file found on a train – London Olympics 2012 A train commuter recently found a file that was titled ‘restricted’ and dealt with the London 2012 Olympic Games. The file was found on a train by the commuter and is allegedly a secret Scotland Yard document that is concerned with the security of the Games. The missing document that was left on the train by one of the officials of the Met’s Territorial Policing unit contained detailed security measures that have been...Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:33:08 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-tickets-not-open-for-sale-until-April-London-Olympics-2012-a123813http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-tickets-not-open-for-sale-until-April-London-Olympics-2012-a123813Olympic tickets not open for sale until April – London Olympics 2012 The remaining tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games have been put up on the official website of the Olympic Games recently. However, the sale of these tickets will not be made possible until April 2012. The official Olympic website for ticket sales was made open again some time ago in order to provide a platform to the ticket holders of the Games who wanted to sell off their purchases. However, the website could not wi...Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:29:34 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/New-Zealand-Federated-Farmers-asks-for-sheep-shearing-to-become-Olympic-sport-a123757http://blogs.bettor.com/New-Zealand-Federated-Farmers-asks-for-sheep-shearing-to-become-Olympic-sport-a123757New Zealand Federated Farmers asks for sheep shearing to become Olympic sport A farm lobby in New Zealand has said that sheep shearing should become an Olympic sport. The statement was given by the New Zealand Federated Farmers. New Zealand has not made the suggestion half-heartedly as it supports national shearing championships. The highest level of the championship is known by the name of the Golden Shearers. The Golden Shearers is the national championship that inculcates some of t...Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:03:52 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Protestors-ask-Lord-Coe-and-Mayor-Johnson-to-drink-Bhopal-water-a122619http://blogs.bettor.com/Protestors-ask-Lord-Coe-and-Mayor-Johnson-to-drink-Bhopal-water-a122619Protestors ask Lord Coe and Mayor Johnson to drink Bhopal water Both the Mayor of London city as well as the head of the Olympic Committee, Boris Johnson and Sebastian Coe, have recently been challenged by protestors to drink the water from the area where the Bhopal gas disaster took place in India. Since the time that Dow Chemical has become associated with the Olympic Games the protests against the association started taking place and they are becoming more vocal as the London 2012 Olympic...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:42:48 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Court-of-Arbitration-for-Sport-to-hear-British-Olympic-Association-appeal-a122615http://blogs.bettor.com/Court-of-Arbitration-for-Sport-to-hear-British-Olympic-Association-appeal-a122615Court of Arbitration for Sport to hear British Olympic Association appeal It has been recently revealed that the Court of Arbitration for Sport will be holding a hearing session sometime in March. The hearing will deal with the law that the British Olympic Association has to penalise athletes found guilty of doping with a lifetime ban. The matter of the lifetime ban came to light last year when one of the banned athletes challenged the lifetime ban imposed against him by the BOA and the cou...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:29:51 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/McDonalds-and-International-Olympic-Committee-to-renew-contract-a122590http://blogs.bettor.com/McDonalds-and-International-Olympic-Committee-to-renew-contract-a122590McDonald’s and International Olympic Committee to renew contract  The marketing chief of the International Olympic Committee has recently given a statement in which he said that the fast food chain McDonald’s will be signing a deal with the IOC after a complete agreement is reached between the two parties. The new deal that the two parties are debating currently will be an eight year long contract in which the McDonald’s will become the sponsor of the IOC. The fast food chain is already...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:22:22 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympics-Minister-Hugh-Robertson-visits-North-East-London-Olympics-2012-a122559http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympics-Minister-Hugh-Robertson-visits-North-East-London-Olympics-2012-a122559Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson visits North East – London Olympics 2012 The United Kingdom Minister for the Olympic Games, Hugh Robertson, has recently visited North Easterners and tired to generate their enthusiasm to get them more involved in sports. The people of the region were a little put down because of the fact that their sporting budget was cut this time around. However, the Olympics Minister stressed the point that the London 2012 Olympic Games has saved the region from experienc...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:31:58 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/British-gymnasts-get-a-chance-at-London-Olympics-2012-a122469http://blogs.bettor.com/British-gymnasts-get-a-chance-at-London-Olympics-2012-a122469British gymnasts get a chance at London Olympics 2012 The Olympic test event for the men’s gymnastics is about to commence shortly. The venue for the London 2012 Olympic Games qualifying test event is the O2 Arena. The test event is going to last till the January 18 and will feature both men’s as well as women’s gymnastics teams. The test event is giving four of the best men’s as well as the women’s gymnastics teams a chance to qualify for the Olympic Games this time around. The British men...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:24:03 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/London-Olympics-2012-to-generate-1-billion-in-revenues-a122467http://blogs.bettor.com/London-Olympics-2012-to-generate-1-billion-in-revenues-a122467London Olympics 2012 to generate £1 billion in revenues It has been recently announced that the United Kingdom government is going to take full advantage of the opportunity provided by the London 2012 Olympic Games in order to create a business legacy across the country that is going to serve the purpose of giving a tremendous economic boost in the years to come. The initiative is being taken by the UK Trade and Investment which aims to trigger such an endeavour which will have the capaci...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:18:15 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/UK-Prime-Minister-David-Cameron-visits-Olympic-Park-London-Olympics-2012-a122461http://blogs.bettor.com/UK-Prime-Minister-David-Cameron-visits-Olympic-Park-London-Olympics-2012-a122461UK Prime Minister David Cameron visits Olympic Park – London Olympics 2012 United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron visited the Olympic Park in order to mark the 200-day countdown till the London 2012 Olympic Games. The visit was accompanied by tight security as the Prime Minister also held a cabinet meeting at the Stratford venue present in East London, one of the main Olympic sites. Cameron said, “As we kick off 2012, the year of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Diamond Jubilee...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:46:21 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Luke-Patience%2c-Stuart-Bithell-added-to-UK-delegate-for-London-Olympics-2012-a122458http://blogs.bettor.com/Luke-Patience%2c-Stuart-Bithell-added-to-UK-delegate-for-London-Olympics-2012-a122458Luke Patience, Stuart Bithell added to UK delegate for London Olympics 2012 Luke Patience as well as Stuart Bithell have recently been added to the list of athletes who are going to be representing the United Kingdom in the London 2012 Olympic Games. Andy Hunt, who is the chef de mission for the Team GB, expressed himself in the following words upon the addition of the two 470 class pair sailors, “Despite having competed together for a relatively short period of time, Luke and Stuart have qu...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:33:24 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Ethiopias-Kenenisa-Bekele-all-set-for-London-2012-Olympics-a122402http://blogs.bettor.com/Ethiopias-Kenenisa-Bekele-all-set-for-London-2012-Olympics-a122402Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele all set for London 2012 Olympics The Olympic defending champion for the over 5,000 to 10,000 metres event, Kenenisa Bekele, has recently declared publically that he is completely prepared to defend his title at the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. The declaration of the defending champion has put Mo Farah at unease who plans to take the gold medal for himself this time around at the international sporting event. Bekele declared his intention to stay the Olympic...Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:09:57 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/London-Olympics-2012-website-still-encountering-problems-a122399http://blogs.bettor.com/London-Olympics-2012-website-still-encountering-problems-a122399London Olympics 2012 website still encountering problems The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games has recently made it public that it was not yet certain how long it would take for the official London 2012 Olympic Games website to reopen. However, it will not be done until and unless the problems with the reselling of the tickets were fixed. Therefore, the website is still under an indefinite period of suspension. The LOCOG has decided to give the opportunity to the ticket hold...Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:07:21 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Denver-looks-at-cost-of-Olympics-in-202-a122397http://blogs.bettor.com/Denver-looks-at-cost-of-Olympics-in-202-a122397Denver looks at cost of Olympics in 2022 The city of Denver has recently been informed that the cost of hosting the Winter Olympics 2022 in Denver would amount to a total of $ 1.5 billion. The news was broken to the city which is considering to make a bid for hosting the Olympic Games in the year 2022 by a marketing company which deals in sports and is based in Colorado. The estimated amount of the cost to stage the Olympic Games was put forward by Alim International Management Inc. the com...Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:03:18 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympics-security-fails-to-detect-fake-bomb-London-Olympics-2012-a122394http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympics-security-fails-to-detect-fake-bomb-London-Olympics-2012-a122394Olympics security fails to detect fake bomb – London Olympics 2012 It has recently been revealed that a fake bomb was able to cut through the security present for the London 2012 Olympic Games and reach the main Olympic site. The fake bomb was brought to the Olympic site by the police and the security present to detect and stop it failed to discover its presence. This indicates that the security that has been assigned for the Olympic Games is not up to the mark and the matter has worried q...Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:58:45 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/UK-Government-announces-promotional-campaign-for-London-Olympics-2012-a122237http://blogs.bettor.com/UK-Government-announces-promotional-campaign-for-London-Olympics-2012-a122237UK Government announces promotional campaign for London Olympics 2012 The government of the United Kingdom has recently stated that it will not be sidelining the key factors that got them the London 2012 Olympic Games as it has just announced a promotional campaign that would make use of the international sporting event coming to the capital of England. The British government plans to take up the London Olympics opportunity as a means to advertise other aspects of the country so that Engla...Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:38:55 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/London-2012-Olympic-Games-official-website-encountering-problems-a122180http://blogs.bettor.com/London-2012-Olympic-Games-official-website-encountering-problems-a122180London 2012 Olympic Games official website encountering problems The official website of the London 2012 Olympic Games recently opened its door to sell some tickets for the international sporting event. These tickets were the ones that had already been bought, but the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games had given the option to the ticket owners to resell their purchases through the official website of the Olympics. This window of opportunity to resell the tickets has been open...Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:43:46 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-unveil-rules-for-Olympics-volunteers-London-Olympics-2012-a122177http://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-unveil-rules-for-Olympics-volunteers-London-Olympics-2012-a122177LOCOG unveil rules for Olympics volunteers – London Olympics 2012 The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games have recently revealed the rules that the volunteers of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be following while they work for the international sporting event. However, these rules have not been very well received by the volunteers as they feel they are severely restrictive. A spokesperson from the LOCOG commented on the matter in the following manner while talking to the BB...Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:25:15 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-allows-reselling-of-London-Olympics-2012-tickets-a122175http://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-allows-reselling-of-London-Olympics-2012-tickets-a122175LOCOG allows reselling of London Olympics 2012 tickets The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games have recently made the announcement that the people who have already bought the tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games last year will have the facility to resell their tickets. This opportunity will be made available to the owners of the tickets through the official website for the Olympic Games. However, the owners of the tickets have a deadline until which they can decide and se...Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:19:33 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/BBC-to-reduce-news-quota-due-to-London-Olympics-2012-a122113http://blogs.bettor.com/BBC-to-reduce-news-quota-due-to-London-Olympics-2012-a122113BBC to reduce news quota due to London Olympics 2012 The British Broadcasting Corporation has recently revealed that its news quota which is kept for the news that are broadcast during the peak time may not be met this year. The reason for the failure to meet its annual news quota this year is being attributed to the fact that BBC will have to give special coverage and first preference to the London 2012 Olympic Games that are scheduled to start from the July 27. Not only that, BBC has als...Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:35:41 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Royal-Mint-issues-offside-coins-for-London-Olympics-2012-a122024http://blogs.bettor.com/Royal-Mint-issues-offside-coins-for-London-Olympics-2012-a122024Royal Mint issues offside coins for London Olympics 2012 The Royal Mint has recently revealed their latest design for a 50p coin that has been specially made for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The coin is unique in the sense that it features one of the football rules that confuses several people. The 50p Olympic coin graphically explains the international rule for offside in football. The designer of the coin is the famous sports journalist based in London, Neil Wolfson. The coin is one in...Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:18:56 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Organizing-Committee-of-London-Olympics-2012-reveals-ticketing-problems-a122023http://blogs.bettor.com/Organizing-Committee-of-London-Olympics-2012-reveals-ticketing-problems-a122023Organizing Committee of London Olympics 2012 reveals ticketing problems The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games has recently revealed that it had previously committed a mistake by overselling four events of the synchronized swimming. The number of tickets that have been over sold for the four sessions of the synchronized swimming are 10,000 in all. As a result of the glitch committed by the LOCOG, the buyers of the tickets have been offered alternatives to the synchronized swi...Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:07:20 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Pyeongchang-not-to-deliver-railroad-for-2018-Olympics-a122021http://blogs.bettor.com/Pyeongchang-not-to-deliver-railroad-for-2018-Olympics-a122021Pyeongchang not to deliver railroad for 2018 Olympics It has recently been revealed that the city of Pyeongchang will not be featuring the high-speed rail link that was one of the key elements in the city’s bid which helped it to secure the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. During the time that the bid for the 2018 Olympics was made back in the month of July 2011, there was some scepticism whether the city of Pyeongchang would be able to deliver a successful Olympic Games as the distance between th...Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:01:38 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/London-Airport-to-experience-heavy-traffic-because-of-Olympics-a121828http://blogs.bettor.com/London-Airport-to-experience-heavy-traffic-because-of-Olympics-a121828London Airport to experience heavy traffic because of Olympics It has recently been revealed by the London City Airport that the capital of England is expected to experience a large amount of boost in passenger traffic during the time of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The city of London will not only feel the burden of travellers during the time of the Games, the passengers will start pouring in as the Olympic Games draw nearer. The chief executive of the London Airport, Richard Gooding, co...Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:27:01 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Jana-Pittman%2c-Phil-King-part-ways-before-London-Olympics-2012-a121825http://blogs.bettor.com/Jana-Pittman%2c-Phil-King-part-ways-before-London-Olympics-2012-a121825Jana Pittman, Phil King part ways before London Olympics 2012 Jana Pittman, who has won the world championship for hurdles and is now preparing to take part in the London 2012 Olympic Games, has recently parted ways with her coach Phil King. The decision was taken keeping the upcoming Olympic Games in mind and the need for Pittman to train better and more efficiently. Pittman is an Australian athlete whose expertise lie in the 400 metre run as well as the 400 metre hurdle events. She has be...Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:18:49 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Young-British-swimmer-Jack-Laugher-hoping-to-participate-in-London-Olympics-2012-a121778http://blogs.bettor.com/Young-British-swimmer-Jack-Laugher-hoping-to-participate-in-London-Olympics-2012-a121778Young British swimmer Jack Laugher hoping to participate in London Olympics 2012 Jack Laugher, the 16-year-old British swimmer has recently revealed his intention to be a part of the Great Britain Team in order to participate in the London Olympics 2012. The young swimmer who belongs to the region of Rippon has allegedly been training long and hard in an effort to qualify for the Olympic Games which are to commence from July 27, 2012. Laugher said, “Hopefully it's going to be my first Olymp...Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:02:26 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/David-Beckham-to-enter-Olympics-via-LA-Galaxy-a121743http://blogs.bettor.com/David-Beckham-to-enter-Olympics-via-LA-Galaxy-a121743David Beckham to enter Olympics via LA Galaxy It has recently been revealed that the star England footballer David Beckham is going to be given special dispensation by LA Galaxy. This will enable the player to be a part of the Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games. However, the deal between Beckham and Galaxy is not yet concrete as the signing of the documents has not taken place but everything else has been finalised. According to the details of the contract that is being discussed bet...Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:28:52 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Victoria-Pendleton-may-cycle-her-last-in-the-Games-London-Olympics-2012-a121652http://blogs.bettor.com/Victoria-Pendleton-may-cycle-her-last-in-the-Games-London-Olympics-2012-a121652Victoria Pendleton may cycle her last in the Games – London Olympics 2012 Victoria Pendleton, the Olympic cyclist has recently revealed that the London 2012 Olympic Games would in all probability be the last one that she takes part in. The 31-year-old champion cyclist has her plans set to take off for a year after the London Olympic Games. Pendleton has already had a successful career but she is still training hard for the upcoming Games in order to bag another memorable win that would also...Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:56:06 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Pink-Floyd-to-perform-at-the-Olympics-London-Olympics-2012-a121651http://blogs.bettor.com/Pink-Floyd-to-perform-at-the-Olympics-London-Olympics-2012-a121651Pink Floyd to perform at the Olympics – London Olympics 2012 It has recently been made public by the Daily Express of London that the legendary English band Pink Floyd will be reuniting in order to put up a performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The band broke apart some time ago but the fans did not die and there is still high demand for Pink Floyd to get together and give a performance. However, it was debated that such a big band would require something grand in order to celebrate...Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:50:29 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-VIPs-to-get-exclusive-passport-lanes-at-Heathrow-London-Olympics-2012-a121636http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-VIPs-to-get-exclusive-passport-lanes-at-Heathrow-London-Olympics-2012-a121636Olympic VIPs to get exclusive passport lanes at Heathrow – London Olympics 2012 It has recently been revealed that the VIPs who will be attending the London 2012 Olympic Games will be allotted exclusive lanes at the Heathrow airport. This step has been taken in order to make it easier to enter England for a total of 25,000 athletes who will be accompanied by their delegations consisting of coaches as well as officials. This was made public by the UK Border Agency. This procedure is going to...Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:00:48 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/English-Olympic-fencer-Bob-Anderson-dies-a121599http://blogs.bettor.com/English-Olympic-fencer-Bob-Anderson-dies-a121599English Olympic fencer Bob Anderson dies The famous English Olympic fencer, Bob Anderson has died at the age of 89. Philip Bruce, who is the president of the British Academy of Fencing, confirmed the death of the aged fencer. Anderson met his death in the early hours of the New Year’s day while he was in an English hospital. England was represented by Anderson at the Olympics way back in 1952. Anderson did not give up the sport even after that and went on to take part in the world champions...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:29:48 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/East-Lancashire-to-benefit-from-London-2012-Olympic-Games-a121473http://blogs.bettor.com/East-Lancashire-to-benefit-from-London-2012-Olympic-Games-a121473East Lancashire to benefit from London 2012 Olympic Games It has recently been announced that the London 2012 Olympic Games will also be used for the purpose of providing the people of the East Lancashire with a sporting legacy that is going to be enduring in such a way that more people would be inspired to take up the sporting activity in the region. The Olympic Games are scheduled to commence from July 27, 2012 and the day is set to be the trigger point for starting the activities to pro...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:56:45 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/UK-Sports-Minister-Hugh-Robertson-says-Olympics-target-will-not-be-met-a121470http://blogs.bettor.com/UK-Sports-Minister-Hugh-Robertson-says-Olympics-target-will-not-be-met-a121470UK Sports Minister Hugh Robertson says Olympics target will not be met The English Sports Minister, Hugh Robertson has recently confessed that the London 2012 Games will not be meeting its target of inspiring one million more people to take up sports. During the time that the bid for hosting the Olympic Games in 2012 was made by the city of London, one of the key points of the bid was to inculcate a total of one million more people to take up a new sporting activity. However, this figure ha...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:50:29 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Special-force-to-be-delegated-to-stop-betting-syndicates-during-the-games-London-Olympics-2012-a121463http://blogs.bettor.com/Special-force-to-be-delegated-to-stop-betting-syndicates-during-the-games-London-Olympics-2012-a121463Special force to be delegated to stop betting syndicates during the games – London Olympics 2012 It has recently been revealed that the London Olympic Games 2012 heads are chalking up the groundwork for providing the event with a specialist force that will have the sole responsibility of dealing with the illegal gambling syndicates. The special task force will be given the responsibility of spying out the groups that tempt athletes into bribing during the Olympic Games. The special task for...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:40:02 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/BMWs-ordered-for-Olympic-VIPs-London-Olympics-2012-a121400http://blogs.bettor.com/BMWs-ordered-for-Olympic-VIPs-London-Olympics-2012-a121400BMWs ordered for Olympic VIPs – London Olympics 2012 It has recently been revealed that a total of 4,000 completely new BMW cars have been ordered by the London Organising Committee for Olympic Games. The purpose of these cars is to provide an escort to the dignitaries as well as officials who will be present at the Olympic Games this year in London. This is in stark contrast to what has been preached by the Olympic organisers who have been advocating the use of public transport and an indi...Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:37:03 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/No-Olympic-rings-to-be-put-up-on-Edinburgh-Castle-London-Olympics-2012-a120522http://blogs.bettor.com/No-Olympic-rings-to-be-put-up-on-Edinburgh-Castle-London-Olympics-2012-a120522No Olympic rings to be put up on Edinburgh Castle – London Olympics 2012 It has recently been revealed that the giant Olympic rings that were planned to be put up on the Edinburgh Castle in the capital of Scotland cannot be put up. The Olympic rings were expected to be put up on the Edinburgh Castle before the Hogmanay celebrations. It was decided by the officials of the Olympic Games, the Scottish government as well as the council of the city of Edinburgh that the giant rings should be put...Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:41:19 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Royal-Mail-unveils-official-London-2012-Olympic-Games-stamps-a120516http://blogs.bettor.com/Royal-Mail-unveils-official-London-2012-Olympic-Games-stamps-a120516Royal Mail unveils official London 2012 Olympic Games stamps The Royal Mail has recently made public the official stamps for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The unveiling of the stamps has been done a total of 213 days before the start of the Olympic Games on the July 27th. There is not only one kind of stamp that has been designed for the occasion, rather different types of stamps have been made official. Some stamps feature the logo of the Olympics while others have the emblem of the Paral...Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:21:06 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Chairman-of-London-2012-Sebastian-Coe-explains-the-productivity-of-Olympic-Stadium-a120472http://blogs.bettor.com/Chairman-of-London-2012-Sebastian-Coe-explains-the-productivity-of-Olympic-Stadium-a120472Chairman of London 2012 Sebastian Coe explains the productivity of Olympic Stadium Sebastian Coe, the chairman of the London 2012 Olympic Games, has recently said in a statement that the Olympic Stadium will be productive even after the Olympic Games have reached their conclusion as the stadium will provide facilitation to the people living in the vicinity of the stadium. Not only that, it will also provide state of the art facilities to the athletes who want to use it for professional as...Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:56:28 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Lea-river-ready-for-London-Olympics-2012-a120279http://blogs.bettor.com/Lea-river-ready-for-London-Olympics-2012-a120279Lea river ready for London Olympics 2012 The revival of the Lea in London has recently been completed for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The river was restored as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games promise to deliver the greenest Games that have ever been staged in the history of the Olympics. The head of design and regeneration for the London Olympic Delivery Authority, Jerome Frost, expressed himself in the following words regarding the regeneration of the river, “For many years, the r...Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:20:19 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/FirstBank-becomes-official-bank-of-Nigeria-Olympic-Committee-a120277http://blogs.bettor.com/FirstBank-becomes-official-bank-of-Nigeria-Olympic-Committee-a120277FirstBank becomes official bank of Nigeria Olympic Committee It has recently been revealed by the First Bank of Nigeria that it would be providing exclusive as well as special services during the time of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The announcement was made by Folake Ani-Mumuney, who is the Marketing and Corporate Head at the FirstBank. The announcement of provision of special services during the time of the Olympics was made at the ceremony in which the FirstBank was named as official b...Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:01:34 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-venues-to-sell-naming-rights-a120273http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-venues-to-sell-naming-rights-a120273Olympic venues to sell naming rights It has been recently revealed that the Olympic organizers are planning to put on auction the naming rights of some of the stadiums that have been built for the purpose of the London 2012 Olympic Games. However, this will not be done until the Olympic Games reach their close the next year. The company that has been charged with the task of finding suitable buyers for the naming rights is the Olympic Park Legacy Company. The main task of the company is to...Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:54:58 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Royal-household-rents-grounds-of-Kensington-Palace-to-Olympic-Committee-of-Russia-a120256http://blogs.bettor.com/Royal-household-rents-grounds-of-Kensington-Palace-to-Olympic-Committee-of-Russia-a120256Royal household rents grounds of Kensington Palace to Olympic Committee of Russia It has recently been revealed that the Queen of England has decided to give out on rent the grounds of the Kensington Palace to the Olympic Committee of Russia. The decision has been made on the grounds of giving a boost to the budget of the Royal Household. The Russians want to utilize the area during the time of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The grounds will be acting as home to the dignitaries as well as t...Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:19:41 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Elections-for-the-National-Olympic-Committee-of-Pakistan-to-be-held-soon-a120254http://blogs.bettor.com/Elections-for-the-National-Olympic-Committee-of-Pakistan-to-be-held-soon-a120254Elections for the National Olympic Committee of Pakistan to be held soon Lt Gen (retd) Syed Arif Hasan, who is the president of the Pakistan Olympic Association announced recently that the elections for the National Olympic Committee would be held shortly. Having said that, Arif also asserted that according to the guidelines of the International Olympic Committee, the elections for the members of the NOC will be conducted in a democratic manner. Having talked about the elections for the NOC...Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:12:13 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Bhupathi-and-Bopanna-team-up-for-Olympics-a120249http://blogs.bettor.com/Bhupathi-and-Bopanna-team-up-for-Olympics-a120249Bhupathi and Bopanna team up for Olympics Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have recently joined together as a team in order to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Bopanna had a successful partnership going with his Pakistani counterpart, Aisam-ul-Haq, but the duo had to break it off so that Bopanna could partner in the doubles with his Indian colleague.    The partnership between the two Indian tennis players was formed again after the Davis Cup. The two tennis players hav...Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:07:56 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/WADA-warns-athletes-against-usage-of-liver-London-2012-Olympic-Games-a119989http://blogs.bettor.com/WADA-warns-athletes-against-usage-of-liver-London-2012-Olympic-Games-a119989WADA warns athletes against usage of liver – London 2012 Olympic Games The athletes that will be taking part in the London 2012 Olympic Games have been issued a warning by the World Anti-Doping Agency that they should not be taking in a lot of liver. In case the athletes that have qualified or are in the process of being qualified for the Olympic Games increase the intake of liver in their diets, there is a high chance of them testing positive for Clenbuterol, which is a banned substance. T...Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:58:15 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Denver-considering-bidding-for-2022-Olympics-a119552http://blogs.bettor.com/Denver-considering-bidding-for-2022-Olympics-a119552Denver considering bidding for 2022 Olympics Denver has recently decided that it will take up the option of bidding for the 2022 Olympic Games. For this purpose, prominent individuals from both the public as well as the private sector of the state are going to conduct meetings that will explore the possibility of making a bid to host the Olympic Games. The bid will be submitted to the United States Olympic Committee. The two individuals that are responsible for the formation of the commit...Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:16:49 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Indian-Olympic-Association-does-not-settle-for-no-Dow-logo-a119544http://blogs.bettor.com/Indian-Olympic-Association-does-not-settle-for-no-Dow-logo-a119544Indian Olympic Association does not settle for no-Dow logo The Indian Olympic Association has recently urged the International Olympic Committee to cut off its ties with Dow Chemical entirely. This response from the IOA has repeated itself again after the United States conglomerate announced that it will not be using its logo at the Olympic stadium. However, this did not sit too well with the Indian community, who are asking for a complete boycott of the Dow Chemical company from the Londo...Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:48:36 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/French-Olympic-rings-to-be-unveiled-today-a119496http://blogs.bettor.com/French-Olympic-rings-to-be-unveiled-today-a119496French Olympic rings to be unveiled today The giant Olympic rings that the French promised the English will be ready for public viewing today. The French had agreed that they are good with granting their services in order to install Olympic rings at the entry point of the Channel Tunnel. These rings will be are of a gigantic nature and are present near Calais. These rings are situated at the entrance of the tunnel that will serve to provide one of the main entry points for the Olympic touri...Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:24:52 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Dow-Chemical-to-remove-logo-from-London-Olympic-Stadium-after-protests-from-India-a119379http://blogs.bettor.com/Dow-Chemical-to-remove-logo-from-London-Olympic-Stadium-after-protests-from-India-a119379Dow Chemical to remove logo from London Olympic Stadium after protests from India The Dow Chemical company has recently announced that it will be removing its logo from the Olympic Stadium present in London after there was strong and prolonged opposition from the Indian community. However, the Indian Olympic Association has responded by expressing its dissatisfaction over the step taken by Dow Chemical and has again asserted that the company should end the partnership with the London 2012 Ol...Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:31:44 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Ian-Thorpe-says-too-early-to-judge-his-London-Games-2012-preparation-a119371http://blogs.bettor.com/Ian-Thorpe-says-too-early-to-judge-his-London-Games-2012-preparation-a119371Ian Thorpe says too early to judge his London Games 2012 preparation Ian Thorpe, the swimming star has recently made a statement in which he has said that now is not the right time to judge where he stands relative to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Thorpe came out of retirement after 6 years and turned back to professional swimming in hopes of participating in the Olympic Games and securing a gold medal. Thorpe had already earned himself a lot of success when he was engaged in professional s...Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:05:27 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Nader-el-Masri-says-he-has-no-place-to-train-for-London-Olympics-2012-a119316http://blogs.bettor.com/Nader-el-Masri-says-he-has-no-place-to-train-for-London-Olympics-2012-a119316Nader el Masri says he has no place to train for London Olympics 2012 Nader el Masri, the long distance runner from Gaza Strip has recently acknowledged the fact that it is a difficult task to train for the London 2012 Olympic Games given the conditions of the Gaza Strip. This poses as a dilemma for the long distance runner as he has the willingness and ability to compete in the Olympic Games but lacks the training grounds for it. Nader is a specialist of 5000-metre runs but the region of P...Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:26:17 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Qatar-wants-to-host-2022-Olympics-a119806http://blogs.bettor.com/Qatar-wants-to-host-2022-Olympics-a119806Qatar wants to host 2022 Olympics It has been recently revealed that Qatar holds the intention of making the bid for the 2022 Olympic Games. The Middle East nation is carrying out efforts that may help it to achieve this goal. In 2010, Qatar became the first Arab World country to secure the bid to hold the Football World Cup on its ground. The result of the Football bid came as a surprise to many as it was widely speculated that the small nation would not be able to secure the opportunity...Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Bopanna-to-break-off-with-Aisam-for-London-2012-a119811http://blogs.bettor.com/Bopanna-to-break-off-with-Aisam-for-London-2012-a119811Bopanna to break off with Aisam for London 2012 Rohan Bopanna, the Indian doubles star, has recently decided that he will no longer be playing for peace but instead will be focusing all his energies on the London 2012 Olympic Games. Previously, the Indian doubles expert had forged an alliance with his Pakistani counterpart, Aisam-ul-Haq, in order to deliver a message of peace across their nations and to the entire world as well. For this purpose, the due had been playing the doubles tennis...Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Parking-permits-wanted-for-resident-near-Olympic-sites-a119669http://blogs.bettor.com/Parking-permits-wanted-for-resident-near-Olympic-sites-a119669Parking permits wanted for resident near Olympic sites It has recently become known that many British citizens will be liable to face a fine during the London2012 Olympics unless and until they get parking permits in order to park outside their houses. This is because the houses of these citizens have been categorized under the no parking zones for the Olympics. The spokesman of the London Organizing Committee, Adrian Bassett, made the following comments regarding the matter, “The last thin...Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/David-Beckham-shortlisted-for-England-Olympics-team-a119404http://blogs.bettor.com/David-Beckham-shortlisted-for-England-Olympics-team-a119404David Beckham shortlisted for England Olympics team David Beckham, one of England’s star player, has recently received a letter from the Football Association that asks for his availability for participating in the London 2012 Olympic Games representing England. Beckham had been having a hard time in the past few months convincing the world of his performance and his ability to still play football and represent his country. The recent selection for the Olympic Games has given the former footb...Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Three-footballers-not-to-be-part-of-London-2012-Olympic-Games-a119039http://blogs.bettor.com/Three-footballers-not-to-be-part-of-London-2012-Olympic-Games-a119039Three footballers not to be part of London 2012 Olympic Games It has recently been revealed that three athletes of the United Kingdom will not be taking part in the London 2012 Olympic Games. The players that are not entitled to the Games are Wayne Rooney, Jack Wilshere and Phil Jones. The reason for their non-participation is that the three athletes would be going to Poland and Ukraine, that will not make them eligible for selection for the Olympics. The three named athletes are in line t...Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:10:32 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-Village-residents-to-get-free-gas-a119816http://blogs.bettor.com/Olympic-Village-residents-to-get-free-gas-a119816Olympic Village residents to get free gas It has recently been announced that the City of Vancouver will be providing its 160 residents who are inhabiting the Olympic Village a relaxation of not being liable to pay the hot water or the heating bills until July 2012. The bills of these residents will be paid by the city. The executive director of COHO Housing Management, Thom Armstrong, broke this news. These bills total to be $10,000 for each month. During the time till the Olympic Games nex...Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Ian-Thorpe-finishes-10th-in-200-meter-freestyle-race-a119819http://blogs.bettor.com/Ian-Thorpe-finishes-10th-in-200-meter-freestyle-race-a119819Ian Thorpe finishes 10th in 200-meter freestyle race Ian Thorpe stood 10th in the 200m free style race that took place today. It was the first race after the star swimmer’s retirement and the result brought to light what a long hard road he has ahead if the swimmer wants to actualise his dreams of winning gold at the Olympic Games. The race in which Thorpe took part was the first ever swim in almost six years. The race was part of the Italian Water Open meet that was held in Riccione,...Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Matsiewdor-War-to-officiate-at-Olympics-2012-a119886http://blogs.bettor.com/Matsiewdor-War-to-officiate-at-Olympics-2012-a119886Matsiewdor War to officiate at Olympics 2012 Matsiewdor War has been recently selected as one of the officials for the London 2012 Olympic Games. War has the honour of being the champion archer of the Federation Cup and she currently holds the title of being one of the high ranking government officer of Meghalaya. The Indian champion archer was told of the news formally by the World Archery Federation. The appointment is an added honour to War as it is the only selection of an Indian nation...Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/13%2c500-troops-to-be-present-at-London-Olympics-2012-a118804http://blogs.bettor.com/13%2c500-troops-to-be-present-at-London-Olympics-2012-a11880413,500 troops to be present at London Olympics 2012 It has recently been made public that the United Kingdom plans to have a total of 13,500 military personnel at the London 2012 Olympics. The announcement was made by the defence minister of the UK, Philip Hammond. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) has undertaken several more measures to ensure that the Games are not jeopardized in any way. In order to better protect the international sporting event, it has been decided that two Nav...Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:19:50 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/IOA-to-ask-London-2012-Olympic-Games-to-say-farewell-to-Dow-Chemical-a118656http://blogs.bettor.com/IOA-to-ask-London-2012-Olympic-Games-to-say-farewell-to-Dow-Chemical-a118656IOA to ask London 2012 Olympic Games to say farewell to Dow Chemical It has recently come to light that the Indian Olympic Association will be formally asking the cancelling of contract between Dow Chemical company and the London 2012 Olympic Games. The reason for IOA making such a demand is the fact that the American corporation is responsible for the tragic incident that took place in Bhopal back in 1984. Vijay Malhotra, who is the acting president of the IOA, commented on the matter in...Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:42:02 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Aslam-Sher-Khan-speaks-out-against-Dow-Chemical-Olympics-a118359http://blogs.bettor.com/Aslam-Sher-Khan-speaks-out-against-Dow-Chemical-Olympics-a118359Aslam Sher Khan speaks out against Dow Chemical - Olympics Aslam Sher Khan, who is an Indian Hockey Olympian, has recently shared his views publically against the Dow Chemical company. Dow Chemical has come into a partnership with the London 2012 Olympics which has generated negative sentiment among much of the Indian community as the hold the company responsible for the tragic gas leak that took place in Bhopal in 1984. The company was held responsible for the incident and had incurred li...Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:47:22 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/London-mayor-assures-no-traffic-congestion-during-2012-London-Olympics-a118080http://blogs.bettor.com/London-mayor-assures-no-traffic-congestion-during-2012-London-Olympics-a118080London mayor assures no traffic congestion during 2012 London Olympics The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has recently asked sporting dignitaries to make use of the tube in the capital of England in order to reduce traffic congestion during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Johnson also said that he holds intentions of limiting the usage of lanes that have been exclusively reserved for the Olympic transport. The mayor of London assured Londoners that the expected traffic congestion will not ta...Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:15:09 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/British-Olympic-Association-makes-appeal-for-life-bans-for-doping-Olympics-a118168http://blogs.bettor.com/British-Olympic-Association-makes-appeal-for-life-bans-for-doping-Olympics-a118168British Olympic Association makes appeal for life bans for doping - Olympics The British Olympic Association (BOA) has recently filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The formal appeal that has been filed by the BOA is about the life long ban on Olympic athletes that have been found to have using illegal drugs. The issue of imposing a lifelong ban came to light last month when the BOA was challenged by an athlete who was banned for life by the BOA from taking part in the Ol...Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/No-bribe-made-according-to-AIBA-London-Olympics-a118194http://blogs.bettor.com/No-bribe-made-according-to-AIBA-London-Olympics-a118194No bribe made according to AIBA - London Olympics It has recently been revealed by the Special Investigation Committee that the claims made by the British Broadcasting Corporation in its report on Newsnight on the September 23rd regarding the paying of bribes by Azerbaijan in order to get gold medals in boxing were baseless. The report made by the BBC claimed that Azerbaijan had made a payment of a total of $US 9 million in order to secure two gold medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games....Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/BBC-stands-by-its-bribe-claims-Olympics-a118163http://blogs.bettor.com/BBC-stands-by-its-bribe-claims-Olympics-a118163BBC stands by its bribe claims - Olympics BBC’s Newsnight has recently announced that it still stands by the claims it had made earlier regarding bribes involved in boxing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. This stance of the BBC’s Newsnight has come forward after the International Boxing Association released its report that stated the finding of zero substantial evidence regarding the claims Newsnight had made previously. Newsnight had aired a report on September 23rd of this year that sta...Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Bhopal-Olympics-may-become-a-reality-a117808http://blogs.bettor.com/Bhopal-Olympics-may-become-a-reality-a117808Bhopal Olympics may become a reality It has recently been revealed that Bhopal is planning to stage its own Olympic Games next year in the months of July and August. The Games that will be held alternatively against the London 2012 Olympic Games will hold Bhopal, Vietnam as well as Nicaragua as participants. These three regions of the world have decided to undertake such a vast task in opposition of the International Olympics Committee’s (IOC) insistence that the sponsorship with the Dow C...Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:34:44 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-may-increase-parking-fines-Olympics-a117404http://blogs.bettor.com/LOCOG-may-increase-parking-fines-Olympics-a117404LOCOG may increase parking fines - Olympics It has been recently revealed by the BBC that the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games(LOCOG) is thinking about raising the parking fines during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The increase in fines is expected to be almost 50% of the previously decided amount. According to the BBC, the plan to raise the parking fines was the brain child of the LOCOG and the idea was unanimously agreed upon. This means that the places which previously...Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:53:09 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/McDonald-trying-to-encourage-employees-to-feel-a-part-of-Olympics-a117345http://blogs.bettor.com/McDonald-trying-to-encourage-employees-to-feel-a-part-of-Olympics-a117345McDonald trying to encourage employees to feel a part of Olympics It has recently been revealed that McDonalds has hired an internal communications consultant who will be carrying out the task of making the employees at McDonalds feel part of the London 2012 Olympic Games. McDonald’s has invested a great deal in being visibly present at the Olympic Games next year. It has the sole rights to be the restaurant outlet during the time period in which the Olympic Games will be taking place. This...Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:09:37 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/James-Ellington-auctioning-himself-on-Ebay-Olympics-a117339http://blogs.bettor.com/James-Ellington-auctioning-himself-on-Ebay-Olympics-a117339James Ellington auctioning himself on Ebay - Olympics James Ellington, a British sprinter, has recently put himself up for auction on eBay. The British athlete has allegedly resorted to this means as he lacks funds to take part in the London 2012 Olympics. The most recent accomplishment that the British athlete has made is to take part in the 2011 World Championships. Other than that, Ellington made his best run in France in the earlier part of this year. The run was made at a 200 metre long...Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:01:54 GMThttp://blogs.bettor.com/Lord-Coe-admits-more-public-funding-required-for-London-2012-Olympics-a117335http://blogs.bettor.com/Lord-Coe-admits-more-public-funding-required-for-London-2012-Olympics-a117335Lord Coe admits more public funding required for London 2012 Olympics Lord Coe, the chairman of the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), has recently revealed that it might be a tough job for the Olympics to stay within the previously decided publically funded budget for the London 2012 Games. The portion of the Olympics budget that had been agreed to be obtained from taxpayers totalled to £9.3 billion. However, according to the staement from Lord Coe, there is a good ch...Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:53:28 GMT