Can pole dancing make it as an Olympic sport?

Pole dancing's booming popularity since its emergence as a fitness trend three years ago has inspired several California women to start a petition for the sport to make it into the 2012 Olympics. However, the...

Australia encourages athletes to 'Rip the Brits to bits'

The Australian government has released an internet video featuring the strap line "Let's rip those Brits to bits in London 2012", which aims to motivate potential Aussie athletes ahead of the London...

2012 Development blight on Hackney Marshes

The Hackney Environment Forum website has recently published a December 2007 update of some impacts on local communities and biodiversity.From  GamesMonitor

Fire at Waterden Road, inside the London 2012 Olympics site.

The Fire Brigade were called, at 12:06 UTC and were impeded in their attempts to get into the security zone by staff on the entrances.

Locals could miss out on Olympic Jobs

East Londoners face "real risks" of missing out on new jobs created by the Olympics, the London Assembly has warned. Language and manual skills training must meet the needs of people living near the Olympic Park,...

Zaha's Pool Overbudget

Architect Zaha Hadid has been ordered to go back to the drawing board with her designs for the aquatics centre for the London 2012 Olympics after the cost of her design came in at almost twice the figure budgeted for the project. Hadid has been told to come up with changes...

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