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Media evolution
Posted by: Paul Brighton, Head of Department of Media and Film
It was announced the other day that the BBC will show the two Olympic football warm-up games on July 20: one for women’s football, and the Brazil tie in the men’s.
The Twitter Olympics?
Posted by: Paul Brighton, Head of Department of Media and Film
It is one of the accepted wisdoms of Olympic media coverage that the great sporting festival affords an almost unique opportunity for experimentation with the latest technological developments.
Managing expectations
Posted by: Dr Tracey Devonport, Course Leader for MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science
During the world swimming championships in 2009, Rebecca Adlington took third and fourth respectively in the 400m and 800m freestyle events having won both at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Tourism legacy
Posted by: Principal Lecturer and Head of Department for Leisure, Peter Robinson
Mega sporting events such as The Olympics, The Commonwealth Games and the Football World Cup are important for reasons that extend beyond the events themselves.
Yellow to gold?
Posted by: Professor Andy Lane
Winning the Tour de France is a truly impressive achievement; truly impressive.
From Amateurism to Olympism. How should one uphold a philosophy?
Posted by: Dr Gerald Griggs and Dr Richard Medcalf
The Olympics were once the preserve of the amateur, who competed for the love of the sport without receiving payment.
Celebrating 50 Athletes and 50 Years
Posted by: Theresa Welch
It’s not long at all now before the Jamaican Track and Field teams arrive in this region for their pre-Olympic training.
Constructing a legacy
Posted by: Chris Williams, Head of the Built Environment department
Whilst a number of the venues for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 are around the country, most of the events will be held in or around the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London.
The cultural Olympiad and its impact on mental health and wellbeing
Posted by: Ranjit Khutan, Principal Lecturer, Head of Public Health & Wellbeing
The Olympics are not just about the sporting events. The Cultural Olympiad which spans the four years before the Olympic Festival includes activities inspired by the event – 16 million people are said to have engaged in thousands of performances, workshops and events across the UK for the London 2012 games.
I will return
Posted by: Professor Andy Lane
"I will return"... Muhammad Ali's famous quote after a shock defeat to Joe Frazier. Friday night saw the hotly tipped favourite for the 100m, Usian Bolt, beaten in the 100, final of the Jamaican trials.
Constructing a legacy
09/07/2012 - 11.08
Chris Williams, Head of the Built Environment department
Whilst a number of the venues for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 are around the country, most of the events will be held in or around the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London.
Some of the venues are new – such as the Aquatic centre (swimming/diving), Olympic stadium, (athletics) and the Velo Park, (cycling) – and some events are at existing venues – such as Earls Court (volleyball), Greenwich Park (equestrian events) and the Millennium Dome, (gymnastics and badminton).
From the moment it was announced on 6 July 2005 that the London 2012 bid had been successful, work started straight away so that seven years later the Games would have a home and leave a legacy for the future.
This would entail a lot of construction and infrastructure work. Construction, re-construction or adaptation on this scale is great for the country as it creates work and generates income.
The risk potential in time, cost and quality on this scale of work is significant but overall construction performance has been impressive.
Hand over to the Olympic Authority was over a year prior to the start of the Games; the construction budget was £9.3bn, with some £500m of uncommitted funding still remaining.
How good the venues will be in terms of record breaking stadiums we will have to wait and see.