London Olympics - 30 days to go

The euphoria of Euro and Wimbledon won't last longer than 8 July when the Wimbledon men's singles final will bring an end to the two on going major sports events taking place now.

But then we wait for the mega event of the year - the London Olympics.

Already there are teams brushing up their gears and taking stock of the energies and talent to exhibit at London 30 days from hence.

and there is something that wasn't there before - the Saudi women athletes that have been allowed for the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia and the Olmpics. This will allow the female talent from the deserts of Saudi Arabia to the green country side of London.

meanwhile the Canadian women soccer team has been announced on Monday - though ranked seven, the Canadian women will have to show their mettle and improve thier rating if they can.

There is much more about Olympic preparations, that we will continue to share in days to come, beside bringing live coverage of Wimbledon matches and of course the Euro semis between defending champion Spain and Portugal, that is today, and Germany and Italy on Thursday, followed by the closing ceremony and final of Euro on July 1.

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London 2012: Strike threat by Unite to Olympic Games

Industrial action against government cuts could be timed to disrupt the London 2102 Olympics, the leader of Britain's largest union has said.

Len McCluskey, of the Unite union, also called for civil disobedience during the Games to defend public services.

In an interview with the Guardian, Mr McCluskey said his union had discussed the possibility of strike action but there were currently no plans in place.

Read more: BBC News UK

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Olympics to generate extra $1.5b for British business

[ via China Daily ] 11 Jan

The coming 2012 London Olympic Games will generate more than one billion pounds ($1.5 billion) of additional revenue for British businesses, said Britain government on Tuesday.

Prime Minister David Cameron said: "A wide range of British companies will be involved alongside the world's leading business figures in this exciting programme of events, putting the UK at the forefront of efforts to resolve the economic challenges that face us all."

Read more: China Daily

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London Olympics ceremonies to cost over 6m pounds per hour!

[ The Times of India ] 6 Dec

It will cost 6,750,000 pounds per hour to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, the United Kingdom's spending watchdog has warned. 

The UK government, however, said it would be able to stick to the 9.3 billion pound budget, as extra costs will be met through savings made elsewhere on Olympic 2012 spending. 

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10,000 audition for London Olympic Games ceremony

[ BBC News / UK ] 4 Dec

More than 10,000 people have auditioned to take part in the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, organisers have said.

The London organizing committee (Locog) said the ceremonies would feature 20,000 volunteer performers. London 2012 organizers are looking for dancers, actors, percussionists and general all-round performers to have a role in the ceremonies.

[ via Moving Sports ]

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