Monthly Archives: May 2011

London Prepares Ticket Competition

Tickets go on sale today for London Prepares – the official London 2012 sports testing programme at the new Olympic and Paralympic venues – and Podium has 12 pairs to give away. Podium- The FE and HE Unit for the 2012 Games- has tickets for the first four events; basketball, beach volleyball, BMX, and mountain biking. So, if you want to see the first slam dunk …

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Gateway Lead the Way

Gateway College basketball team have gone from zeroes to heroes in the space of a year. They bounced back from losing all eight matches last year to sweeping the board, winning four trophies, the British College Knock-out Cup, the East Midlands College League, the Leicestershire Schools under-19 championships and the play-offs. It is a remarkable turn-around engineered by two ex-Leicester Riders men, Graham Blatherwick, …

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White Hoping for Olympic Chance

Loughborough College sport student and hockey ace Nicola White faces a nervous few weeks as selection for Team GB ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games draws ever closer. The 23-year-old striker has had a difficult season after struggling with tendonitis in her hip during the early months of the year but hopes she has regained her form at just the right …

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Volleyball England Beach Tour Volunteering Opportunity

Have you ever watched beach volleyball on television?  Would you like to be part of the action?  Volleyball England is offering you the opportunity to volunteer in our Beach Tour.   The Volleyball England Beach Tour features the top male and female beach volleyball players from this country and some from overseas.  There are events in four top locations in England for beach volleyball: Great …

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Torchbearer nominations now open as Olympic Torch Relay route revealed

You can now nominate someone to be a London 2012 Torchbearer as the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) reveals the dates and locations for the Olympic Torch Relay route. LOCOG has promised more than 4,000 of the 8,000 Torchbearers will be young people as the Olympic Flame goes on a 70 day tour of the UK from 19 May …

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