Welcome to the Championing
the East Midlands website
for the London 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games
The East Midlands is committed to maximising the benefits from the Games. This site will keep you up to date with what is happening at a regional and local level as well as the latest news from London 2012.
- Andy Turner, gold medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, at Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire
- Triathlete Hollie Avil, who competed at the Beijing Olympics and is the current under 23 world champion at Leicester’s Highcross
- David Florence, Beijing 2008 Olympic silver medallist on the Cascade at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire
- Becky Downie artistic gymnast who finished 12th at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, at Foxton Locks in Leicestershire
- Daniel Greaves, Athens 2004 Paralympic Champion in the F44 discus, on the shores of Rutland Water
- England Hockey player Helen Richardson, with Lucy Brown, at Nottingham Contemporary
- Sam Oldham, gold medallist at the Singapore 2010 Olympic Youth Games, at Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
- Catriona Sibert and Samuel Brightman, Great Britain fencers at U17 and U20 level, at Stanage Edge in Derbyshire
- Jordache Akpoveta, Rod Wellington and Jake Smith, underneath the Dean's Eye window at Lincoln Cathedral
latest updates
Have you got what it takes to be a London 2012 Games Maker?
Plans have been announced to recruit 70,000 volunteers, known as Games Makers, to help the games run smoothly. The Games Makers website has everything you need to know to decide if being a Games Maker is for you.
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London 2012 Business Opportunities
The latest bulletins issued by London 2012 promoting business opportunities can be viewed on our business page.
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countdown to london 2012
Olympic Games
27 July - 12 Aug
694
days to go
Paralympic Games
29 Aug - 9 Sept
727
days to go
