Spirit of Sydney Volunteers

Britain’s brightest prospects for the London Olympics and Paralympics reflect on their progress so far and assess their chances of achieving greatness at the summer Games.

From the Telegraph UK

Paul Normans Olympics Blog

via Visions for the Olympic Parks answer to the South Bank take shape.

Dummy runs by London 2012 security staff have achieved a 90 per cent success rate in foiling attempts to smuggle devices into the site in Stratford.

London 2012 Olympics: Fears grow over terror threat to games – Telegraph.

Paul Norman’s Olympics Blog

via Olympic legacy VeloPark plans beginning to take shape.

There will be 13 athletes representing Australia at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria from 13-22 January.

via Australian Olympic Committee: Innsbruck 2012.

Via AOC Website

Tokyo 2020 and Japanese Olympic Committee president, Tsunekazu Takeda, said: “Today’s declaration of support from the Cabinet constitutes another major piece in the jigsaw and ensures that we will receive widespread support from both the public and private sectors as we strive to bring the Games to Tokyo in 2020.”

via Japanese Government formalises Tokyo 2020 support.

The London 2012 chairman, Lord Coe, has reiterated his promise to use the Olympic Games to inspire the youth of the world, on a trip to the 2008 host city, Beijing.

via Lord Coe repeats promise to use London 2012 to inspire worlds youth | Sport | guardian.co.uk.

Transport of London has released heat maps indicating areas of London that will have increased traffic and transport demand during the 2012 London Olympic Games. Please click the link at the bottom to download the complete set of maps. (10mb PDF File)

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The Olympic Park Legacy Company has called for developers of the first of five new neighbourhoods at the park – Chobham Manor. And of the 800 new homes that this neighbourhood will comprise, 40% with be houses with gardens.

Read the full story here  An Olympic country garden….

The Olympic Park Legacy Company has unveiled five shortlisted designs for an area of parkland in the north of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

read the full story here  Olympic parkland images revealed.

Olympic Torch Relay to pass through more than 1,000 communities | November 2011 | London 2012.

via ING New York City Marathon.