The Paralympic Games will run from the 29 August to 9 September 2012, with 20 sports taking place across 19 venues. Tickets go on sale on the London 2012 ticketing website from 9 September 2011, with applications accepted until the 30 September. More than 90% of the tickets will be priced at £50 or less, with 75% at £20 or less. Tickets for the …

Loughborough College sporting duo Liam Tancock and Jermaine Miles are one step closer to selection for carrying the Olympic flame on its journey around Britain next year. Miles, 16, is a member of the Volleyball England Academy based at the College while soon-to-be graduate Tancock has London 2012 hopes of his own in the pool. Nominated by Elite Sport Education Officer Chris McGeorge, the …

Former Loughborough College student Don Parker has been recently appointed as Sports Director at Commonwealth Games England. Parker has an impressive sporting pedigree having represented England at table tennis more than 200 times before taking on the national coach and team manager role in 1978. In 1995, he joined the British Olympic Association as Deputy Technical Director before moving to the CGE as Sports …

People in Lincolnshire can try all of the Olympic and Paralympic sports with a new 2012-inspired programme, Quest for Gold. Quest for Gold gives individuals aged 16 plus the opportunity to take part in all of the Olympic and Paralympic sports at clubs and leisure providers across the county. From archery and rowing to sailing and shooting there’s something for everyone. Participants can take …