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Oliver on track to live Olympic dream

4:48pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

BEXLEYHEATH weightlifter Jack Oliver is firmly on course to be selected to represent Team GB at this summer’s Olympic Games.

Olympic security rehearsal on River Thames

8:45am Thursday 19th January 2012

ELITE British security teams will take to the River Thames as part of a massive security rehearsal to foil terror disaster at the Olympics.

Young Games Makers sought for 2012 Olympics

8:47am Monday 25th July 2011

MORE than 2,000 16 to 18-year-olds are to become volunteers at the London 2012 Olympic Games, organisers have announced.

Park's Olympic equestrian event tickets sell out

8:56am Thursday 28th April 2011

TICKETS for the Olympic cross-country events in Greenwich Park have sold out, organisers say.

Olympics test event hearing looms

11:02am Monday 11th April 2011

ROUND two of the dispute over Olympic equestrian events in Greenwich Park will take place this week.

Thamesmead runner plays waiting game

2:26pm Wednesday 16th March 2011

DESPITE being in the business of running quickly, Thamesmead sprinter David Bolarinwa insists a slow and steady approach will see his career take off in 2011.

Schoolboy's boxing success inspires Olympic dream

4:03pm Wednesday 16th March 2011

WINNING a regional competition has inspired a 16-year-old to juggle his studies with training to become an Olympic boxer.

Consultation rejects Biggin Hill Airport's Olympic proposals

10:44am Tuesday 15th March 2011

A PROPOSAL by Biggin Hill Airport to extend operating hours for the Olympic Games has been roundly rejected in a consultation process.