London Olympic Support homosexual hope to create a badge inclusive sports environment

Reuters London Olympics organizers on sale this weekend to support the gay community's badge.

　　The sale of the emblem as a set of two, were designed for the Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and come with six-color rainbow flag and the Olympic Games emblem design, each costing the price of five pounds. London Olympic Organizing Committee on July 3 gay pride parade in London and the London 2012 Olympic Games official website, available at this badge.

　　London Olympic Organizing Committee's executive Paul Deighton said that the introduction of homosexual themes commemorative badge show support for the organizing committee to create a more inclusive and equitable sporting environment.

　　Organizing Committee plans to sell more next year, badges, theme related to age, disability, religion, gender, and ethnic.

London Olympic mascot Winrock and Mandeville visit UK schools

Winrock Donald Tang to Belfast primary school visit.

　　Reuters, according to the London 2012 Olympic Organizing Committee hearing June 28, 2010 - London 2012 education through participation in the project called "prepared to start" (Get Set) in the contest, all UK schools have the opportunity to invite Winrock and Mander Virgin on their school and community visits.

　　Embark on the journey from Central England, the two began to get acquainted with new faces on the mascot, make new friends, and try all kinds of sports.

　　June 18, they arrived in the first leg of the trip: Belfast Dundonald Primary School. Donald Tang Primary School will be the Olympic values into which their own sports day activities, so that Day more inclusive so that all children can participate in some form of activities which, to win points for their college, while also been the experience of personal success, through the transformation of the movement all day, Deng Donald primary end in the "prepared to start" contest and won the chance to be invited to visit the mascot.

　　All registered to participate in "prepared to start" activities in large, primary and secondary schools are available through competitions, winning Winrock or Mandeville visit their schools and communities the opportunity to close contact with the mascot. London 2012 Olympic mascot will separately embark on different journeys in the streets of Britain to encourage people in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games held in the former, active participation in sports.

　　London 2012 Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Sebastian Coe - Branch (Sebastian Coe) said: "I think this around the UK on a visit to the school and community will make the trip temperature Locke and Mandeville thrilled. We design the mascot purpose is to inspire young people and enhance their links with the sport, while promoting our proud history of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. "

　　Winrock and Mandeville has inspired young people's interest in sports. Thousands of sites in London 2012 mascot voted hope the next study sports mascot. Currently, Winrock has learned rowing and swimming, Mandeville is learned football 5 and wheelchair basketball. Winrock and Mandeville on the Facebook now has more than 6,000 friends on the Twitter has more than 3,000 fans. Welcome to www.london2012.com/mascots vote should learn to choose their next sport.

　　Since the BOCOG announced that schools and universities can match, first decided to Winrock and Mandeville's Central British tour has been registered with the London 2012 Education Project "prepared to start" school to thousands of continued growth. Currently registered to participate from across the UK, "prepared to start" competition, medium and small schools has reached 13,000.

　　Sebastian - Section added: "Young people broke out the amazing passion, we are pleased that the mascot has been released, many schools have registered to participate 'prepared to start' activities."

　　"Prepared to start" is carried out for the UK medium and small schools, the official London 2012 education program. The project aims Wei 3-19 year old youth and children free of learning resources, help them understand the Olympic Games of Xiangguanzhishi, exploring friendships, and respect for other Olympic values of Excellence, and Jue Xin, Ji Li, courage Hepingdengdeng Paralympic Games values.

　　All solemn commitment through the Olympic Games, in their school life into the Olympic and Paralympic values in the large, primary and secondary schools can apply for the "prepared to start" network. Adding "prepared to start" network of schools available to the London 2012 Olympic Organizing Committee special incentives and opportunities, including: plaque and certificate, and marked in schools, letterhead, websites and news reports use the London 2012 Jiaoyubiaozhi rights. As "prepared to start" Network member schools, but also access to many unique opportunities, such as: exclusive tour of the Olympic Park to visit, some members have been with the Desmond Tutu (Archbishop Desmund Tutu) the opportunity to meet and invite the Olympic Games and Paralympic Olympic athletes visit schools the opportunity to participate in London 2012 opportunities to pilot new projects and participate in lucky draw to win a digital camera and other London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games sponsorship opportunities for prizes.

Cloud will build London 2012 Olympic Games WiFi network covering the whole

ccording to British "Financial Times " reported , Europe's largest wireless broadband network company Cloud ongoing assessment of how to build a London city -wide WiFi network , which is 2012 Part of the Olympic Games construction projects . London Mayor Boris Johnson had asked the company to propose a project plan.

Cloud British mobile operator Vodafone , O2 and Virgin Mobile to be with each quarter and the 2012 Olympic Games Organizing Committee met with Mr. Mayor , how to respond to the proliferation of mobile Internet during the Games needs .

Last week, Mr. Mayor , said at a news conference , the 2012 Olympic Games, London will achieve the city 's WiFi network coverage .

Cloud CEO Steve Nicholson told the Financial Times , the last meeting , Mr. Mayor asked , can the Cloud network to the Olympic Village Stratford ( Stratford ) . "To expand the data download , but also to ensure reliability , WiFi is the only way , "Nicholson said .

The project 's final decision as early as September of this year announced it would mean Cloud company network rollout in 2011 , the project 's size also means that companies need for further financing .

Cloud has built in London to support O2 's network , along with expanded use of smart phones , mobile phones rapidly increasing demand for data download . For example, the Apple iPhone will first search for WiFi signals , if found not only to other networks .

Cloud 2009, total revenue for the company 17.6 million euros , an increase over the previous year of 170 million euros.

Since 2003 , Cloud in the European building a series of local WiFi networks , and many have installed wireless Internet in public places such as shops , bars , hotels and local government offices and so on . Today , the company set up in 11 European countries had more than 12,000 Internet and more than 20,000 WiFi networks .

London Olympic Paralympic mascot released

They are neither plush animals , and no gender-specific, the name is not pleasant . London Olympic organizing committee announced this morning the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots , which are both long with a cartoon image of the eye , a man named Wenlock ( upper left) , called Mandeville .

The two mascots are imagined by a forged steel workers , use of forged London Olympic stadium shaped the last two drops of molten steel . The names of the two mascots with the concentration of the British Olympic and Paralympic history . " Wenlock " originated in the village of Machivenyika Locke , the father of the modern Olympic Games Pierre de Coubertin visited here in 1890 , and the germination of the founder of the modern Olympic inspiration. " Mandeville "is inspired by the Stoke Mandeville hospital , the birth of the Paralympic Games is here . LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe said: "We passed understand that young people today are not like the Olympic mascot plush animals , they like to interact and have historical origins of the mascots . Now the two Cartoon mascots are consistent with this feature , contact the youth and sport together , tell them we are proud of the Olympic Games and Paralympic history. "

Britain will send 500-member delegation to leave for London's Olympic record size

According to foreign news Reuters, will participate in the 2012 London Olympics will be the British delegation at least 500 the number of the scale.

British Olympic Association said Wednesday, sent delegations participating in this number will be the most innovative British century. This figure than the previous British Olympic Association announced the 550 members of the delegation slightly less.

"This is the gateway to the Olympic Games in 2012 an important step," British Olympic Association chief executive Andy • Hunter (Andy Hunt) said. "The last time the British Olympic team to send such a large scale is a matter of 100 years ago, while today's sports world and there is a difference when in 1908."

In 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the British dispatched a total of 311 players participating, get 47 medals including 19 gold medals.

British Olympic Association announced last year, taking into account the cost, the United Kingdom may only form to send a delegation of 350 people, today's announcement eased concern that people have.

In this week's national Olympic committee meeting, the British Olympic Association have been exploring the athletes selected for the delegation selection criteria. British Olympic Association, Xi Kelin • Moynihan (Colin Moynihan) said the selection criteria will be very strict.

"We will not let anyone get away," Moynihan said. "We will establish clear standards to ensure that all the players on behalf of the British team are able to reflect the competitive level of the UK's best."

London plans to install outdoor broadcast of the 2012 Olympic Games, the big screen

According to Associated Press reports: During the Olympics, London, tourists and local residents in the city will be four "live point", through the giant screen to watch the 2012 Olympics.

Mayor of London - Boris Johnson (Boris Johnson) Monday said the big screen will be erected in Hyde Park (Hyde Park), Victoria Park (Victoria Park), Jubilee Gardens (Jubilee Gardens) and Porterfield Park (Potters Field ). He promised that London will be full of "wonderful Woodstock-like atmosphere."

Johnson said that currently the only question is "how a lot of tourists at the same time, avoid the local residents and businesses on London's excessive interference

The greatest threat to the Olympic Games in London terrorist attacks

The Associated Press reported that 22 British government in its latest assessment report on terrorism said the London 2012 Olympic Games, the biggest threat the UK faces a terrorist attack.

It is reported that the Home Office anti-terrorism in the annual evaluation report that the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, the Olympic Games the "biggest threat" is "international terrorism", and the British Ministry of the Interior that the year 2012 terrorism will be very active.

According to reports, the British worried that 2012 will occur similar to the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, as the attack, the mob came to take the high-speed boat, armed elements launched attacks in central London.

In addition, due to the aging of radioactive materials and some increase in illegal trade in military material, Ministry of Interior also acknowledged that the British biological weapons and nuclear weapons may have been worried about the increasing number of attacks. Report revealed that the British conventionally scans all personnel and vehicles crossing the UK in order to identify signs of carrying radioactive material.

Britain also warned that in parts of East Africa and Saudi Arabia, Al-Qaeda branch power increase.

Britain announced on 22 established a new Maritime Security Center, the center will be the main targets set to the East African pirates, and in 2012 should all be responsible for attacks against the United Kingdom waters. UK Security Minister Alan. West (Alan West) said that with the 2012 Olympic Games approaching, and similar events in Mumbai terror attacks, the British realized that the British should be more carefully monitored waters.

British Home Secretary Alan. Johnson (Alan Johnson) explained that the British army and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan over the past year to conduct military operations weakening al-Qaeda forces, from 2008 to date, have seven people in the military base leader The operations were killed.

But Johnson warned that the distribution in Yemen, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Algeria linked with the base organization may increasingly have the ability to launch attacks abroad. In his view, the British continued to face these organizations, "gradual, long-term" threat.

Preparing Britain for the London Olympic Games target of 10 European Championship medals

According to Associated Press: British athletes at the European Championship on the task to be accomplished at least 10 gold medals to win in order to ensure that the British Olympic Games in London in 2012 to retaining its position as No. 4.

Sponsors ------ England UK Sport hopes that the British team to second consecutive Olympic medals in the summer to keep 4th place finish, and that athletes may be on July 26 to August 1 held in Barcelona, won 15 European Championship medals.

UK Sport chief executive John - Steele (John Steele) acknowledged that this goal is "challenging", but the end of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to London, opened in 2012, preparation time is more than half the athletes that will make "more a sense of urgency. "

UK Sport expects the British swimmers are expected in October at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, won 35 medals.

London 2012 Olympic medals or made in China

According to the British "Daily Mail" reported that the London 1908 Olympic Games who have produced medals British Vaughtons company could not rewrite history in 2012 as a Chinese company is likely to grab the contract will hand the Olympic medals.

Reported that the source of the incident the company had not been made is Vaughtons London Olympics bid contract opportunities collar pins, and the final contract by the Chinese Hua Jiang companies. This Vaughtons president Steve. Hobbes was clearly lost: "They say the London Olympics will help UK companies, but they do not want to listen to our inquiries. I believe that orders will be issued medals to China."

Vaughtons Founded in 1819, is a veteran Birmingham badge, medal makers, the just-concluded British League Cup medals is that the company produced. However, Hua Jiang, the company is not simple, this company is the London 2012 Olympic Games emblem class exclusive licensees to participate in the Atlanta, Sydney, Athens Olympics, 2002 World Cup badge production of goods, also participated in the 1999 Kunming International Horticultural Expo 1997 return of Hong Kong, Shanghai Expo 2010 and other large activities Souvenirs.

In response, a spokesman for the London Olympic organizers said the finalists bidding companies pin the contract has indeed expressed in the Far East for the Olympics, the intention of making badges, and Hua Jiang has set up offices in the UK. But the medal has not officially started the procurement process, the organizers did not do this with the Chinese company contacts.

However, in order to appease the loss of Hobbes, organizers or stressed: "The London Olympic Games 97% of the contract gave the British company."

Vancouver Olympic organizing committee in London to promote "international incentive program"

According to the London 2012 Olympic Games Organizing Committee official website reported: London 2012 Olympic Games, "International incentive program" (International Inspiration programme) team are looking forward to this pioneering history of the Games can be based Olympic Games bring eternal legend.

Winter Olympics held in Vancouver during the London 2012 Olympic Games Organizing Committee Chairman and former world track and field star Seko (Seb Coe), the British Olympic sports minister Teleishaqiao Weir (Tessa Jowell) and the Organizing Committee Vice-Chairman Project Foundation Xiji Si Mills (Keith Mills) met with the Brazilian Olympic Committee president, Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Carlos Arthur Nuzman (Carlos Arthur Nuzman), on how in 2016 a total of Olympic and Paralympic cycle, continue to promote the project.

It is reported that Brazil has been involved in this project to have been 450,000 children and young people in Brazil through the funding of this project, through community and school projects to a variety of sports to.

London 2012 Olympic Games, "International incentive program" to "international influence with the Olympics, the Olympic world to appreciate the charm of youth, to participate in sports."

Project selection, including soccer star David Beckham (David Beckham), including a group of sports stars as ambassadors to promote the objective of 2012, to 20 countries and regions, 12 million children through the project's activities, to participate in high quality and variety of sports and entertainment.

Organizing Committee Chairman and former world track and field star Secco said: "The 'international incentive program' is the core value of the 2012 Olympic Games ------ This will be the term that belongs to everyone, especially young people, event. "

BBC London Olympics will be extensive use of mobile media

Following the Internet from a technical means to become the fourth media, the many people have mobile phones as the fifth media. But the communication speed is too low (ie, bandwidth is not enough), makes the mobile phone can not afford a lot of information, particularly pictures and audio and video information transmission. As with the press, radio, television and the Internet as a media form of a tie still quite immature.

Recently, some media from Barcelona at the World Mobile Congress understood that mobile broadband technology has become the focus of competition in mobile communications sector. In this area, including "Long Term Evolution (LTE)" technology, including a variety of technology will play an important role. As a powerful wireless communications technology, LTE peak download speeds of up to 100Mbps, upload peak speeds of up to 50Mbps. If the bandwidth to achieve a breakthrough on the Internet, various functions can be ported to mobile phones, mobile phones will rapidly rise as a medium.

And the Internet is different from mobile media start very high. Is expected to 2013, the number of worldwide mobile Internet users will exceed the number of Internet users use the computer to reach 1.78 billion. Contrast to the rapid development of Internet history, we can predict that if the bandwidth to achieve a breakthrough soon, mobile phones, we can immediately become the largest number of users of a media is bound to impact on the formation of other media.

It is precisely because the significance of the fifth media, mobile communications to the General Assembly of the World, "based on mobile communications media" and mobile broadband, mobile communications applications, as the General Assembly with the main question. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Director of Future Media and Technology Center Eric Hughes pointed out, television, radio and Internet are the three basic reporting platform for BBC. Recently, BBC on the mobile media has given high priority and will be reported in the 2012 London Olympics extensive use of mobile media. In his view, the 2012 London Olympics will be the coverage of mobile media has become an important milestone in the media.

According to the General Assembly, the Global System for Mobile Communications Association, organizers predicted that 15 years after it had been 50 billion of electronic equipment is mobile Internet, people, and objects of basic interoperability of the era will become a reality. By then, the fifth media's influence over the current imagination. The other four media, media convergence is only the fifth in order to ensure survival in the premise, exceed and achieve the development of mobile broadband era.

British 16-year-old design of the London Olympic Games new currency designs

16 year old designs a 50p coin for London Olympics

The new coin designs

16-year-old boy Mark

a 16-year-old British boy design of the new coin designs for the Olympic Games.

To commemorate the 2012 Summer Olympic Games held in Britain, this came from Yorkshire, England 16-year-old boy Mark, in one fell swoop to beat other candidates for the new designs of 50 pence, 50 pence in the British Royal Mint will be producing.

2012 London Olympic stadium will be recycled materials

Into the 2012 London Olympic venues, the audience may have to look at the sit down, because, to some extent, the construction is located in Stratford, east London Olympic stadium will include the materials recovered firearms and props materials, these items confiscated by the London police came.

London police said they confiscated 52 tonnes from the guns, knives, metal keyboard dismantled. Some materials will be melted, for bridges, buildings, cars, trains construction, while others will be recycled for the construction of Olympic venues.

The main purpose of doing so is to reflect the designer Populous architects advocated by environmental philosophy. It is learned that the London 2012 Olympic venues will eventually be using a series of not disrupt the ecological balance of the material, including marijuana.

We really like the Olympic Games promote the concept of such a recycling. It is reported that the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals will be included from the waste TV sets, computers and keyboards and other electronic refuse derived metal.

BMW to become the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Partners

November 18, London, BOCOGChairmanSir Sebastian • Division (Lord Sebastian Coe) announced that BMW Group became the 2012 London Olympics automotive partner, will provide approximately 4,000 vehicles to undertake athletes, technical officials, the media, BOCOG operations team, the IOC Committee members, members of the International Sports Organization, the International Olympic Committee members, as well as car service partners. In addition, BMW also became the 2012 London Olympic Games partnership for sustainable development, will fully support the London Olympics to achieve "low carbon", "HealthLife "commitments.

BMW to become the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Partners

BMW AG responsible for sales andMarket• director of marketing, Ian Robertson (Ian Robertson), said: "Sustainable development is the BMW Group's guidingPrinciples. We have five consecutive years the Dow Jones Sustainability Index ranked the world's most sustainable development of the auto maker. Therefore, we have with the 2012 London Olympics' low carbon 'and'HealthLife 'happens to coincide with the commitment. "" This partnership is for us a very important opportunity. The next three years and beyond, we are committed to producing the world's most energy-efficient high-end cars, and enhance the future development of personal transportation solutions. This become an Olympic partner, will also inspire our customers, employees, distributors and suppliers. "

London Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Games, service vehicles in the carbon dioxide emissions and to meet European Union emission standards put forward a very strict requirements. BMW will not only provide vehicles to meet the EU 6 emission standards, will satisfy the London Olympic Organizing Committee to set carbon dioxide emission of 100 kilometers an average of less than 120 grams of the standard. Based on BMW EfficientDynamics (Efficient Dynamics) strategy, at present, BMW technology in reducing emissions is an industry leader. BMW Group will also be provided for the 2012 London Olympics electric service vehicles.

LOCOGChairmanSebastian • Division said: "The car for any Olympic Partner for the operation is critical, I am BMW to become our partners are very excited. Will be host for the 2012 London Olympics a sustainable development of the Olympics is our common aspiration. We believe that the value of BMW's contribution and look forward to the cooperation of the next three years. "

During the Olympic Games, BMW will provide athletes and staff for use in the Olympic Village BMW bike, BMW motorcycles will also be available to some of the Olympic and Paralympic project uses. In order to facilitate people with disabilities driving wheelchair on and off and to meet the requirements of some BMW vehicles Olympic service will be partially converted.

Since 2000, the BMW Group in the UK investment had more than 1 billion pounds, engaged in the production, marketing and financial services areas and employs more than 8,000 people. The company also through a variety of support services, suppliers and dealer network, the creation of more than 5 million jobs. BMW Group will also start the MINI brand by 2012, the process of cooperation with the London Olympic Games.

BMW Group will also be provided for the 2012 London Olympics electric service vehicles

London 2012 Olympic and BMW both sides of this cooperation is based on the concept: fair competition, sportsmanship, cultural exchange, as well as sustainable development, the BMW Group has always been an important part of the core values.

London Olympics to adjust a bicycle race UCI President of this defense

A to foreign news agencies: the International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat - McQuade (Pat McQuaid) as the International Olympic Committee Thursday passed the 2012 Olympic Games track cycling competition policy adjustments affirmative defense.

London Olympics will be held in men and women of all five games cycling, respectively sprint, team sprint, Keirin, new number of all-around competition and team pursuit race.

All-round game is a game consisting of 5 different multi-project event. Individual pursuit race was canceled, some of the decision of cyclists and cycling fans are very angry, but McQuaid said the UCI Track Cycling move will be conducive to the development of race as a whole better.

"I've seen many of the requirements to retain certain items to the petition or protest, but these countries have to submit or simply considering how to retain their good projects. The UCI will have to look at the overall situation, and focus on the global cycling movement in the future development, "Mr McQuaid told Reuters. "We want to strive to achieve gender equality, the same time we hope to add more events, but the IOC does not allow blindly adding items, so we can only make a difficult choice, the movement of the track cycling events to make adjustments . I also hope the individual pursuit, points race and Madison are able to match Olympic Games selection, but it is impossible to achieve. We have added a number of projects all-around game, because if you do not, of all cycling venue Item will only perpetuate the 3 or 4 days of competition. but also has all-around tournament schedule will be extended to 6 days, compared with even one more day of the 2008 Olympic Games. "

McQuaid said that some people in order to quell the discontent of the policy adjustment, UCI may now constitute the all-around game of the five projects (200-meter road race starting, 5 km sprint, 3 km individual pursuit race, 15 km Points race and the 1 km time trial) to be re-examined to make them more emphasis on endurance athletes.

McQuaid also said: "All along, the track cycling race is more emphasis on the sprint athletes, but this time we will carefully study the adjustment strategy of all-round game to make them more inclined to endurance. In this case, all the cycling events will be there are three kinds of suitable sprint athletes, suitable for two kinds of endurance athletes. "

Olympic Games main venue of London is not used for holding World Cup

It is reported the British government announces recently, the main venues of the London Olympics will not be used for applying for soccer World Cup for 2018 years in 2012.

Olympic Games main venue of London cost more than 500 million pounds, can hold 80,000 audiences. London BOCOG has promised to IOC, after 2012 Olympic Games, this venue will be reduced and kept for the sports cultural heritage that can have held 25,000 audiences. West Ham of England Premier League club has hoped to turn this venue into a pitch, suffer the refusal of London BOCOG, and they have claimed to already lock the lessee from another project firmly. But up till now, the lessee has never confirmed. And these projects are originally all in the charge of London Development Authority, grew suddenly and changed in February of this year, after Boris and Johnson is elected the London mayor, he has given up the original plan, have established the Olympic Games legacy to pay the company. Olympic Games legacy pay Ford, president of Company, think to reconsider venues reduce the scheme after the match, she inclines to keep 50,000 seats, needn't rebuild venues while so holding World Track and Field Championship. However, how to safeguard it is a question after the match.

"Should maintain a stadium with 80,000 seats between 2012 and 2018, we do not have enough funds. " Olympic Games minister Tessa and Joe and Weill says, " we have been knowing the commitment that we make to the IOC very all the time, our venues will be used for enriching the masses' sports culture life after the match as a grand sport hall. " Find suitable lessee, people afraid Olympic venue in will turn into one enormous and a expensive one burdensome after the match.

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