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
London 2012 Legacy for Loughborough
Andrew Lansley has announced the development of a new £10 million National Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre of Excellence. This is being established at Loughborough University and is heralded as an important legacy of London 2012.
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200 Days to Go
With exactly 200 days to go until the Games, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has today outlined the next stages in preparing for the two biggest sporting events on the planet this summer.
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An opportuntity to carry the carry the Paralympic Flame
BT is giving inspirational people the chance to carry the Paralympic Flame on the eve of the London 2012 Paralympic Games next August.
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East Midlanders given their moment to shine
Today London 2012 begins to make conditional offers to inspiring people in the East Midlands to carry the Olympic Flame next summer during the 70 day Torch Relay.
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2012 pin badge designed by Lincolnshire student hit the shelves
Winners of the ‘Get Set to make your mascot’ design contest, including Jessica Lewis from Caistor Grammar School in Market Rasen, have seen their winning designs become official London 2012 pin badges.
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East Midlands schools get set for London 2012
Fourteen schools from across the region have been awarded grants totalling £100,000 to support other schools in their area to also get involved in London 2012.
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Triple Jump Legend visits Leicestershire
Jonathan Edwards, Deputy Chair of the London 2012 Nations and Regions Group, visited Leicester and Leicestershire on 9 November 2011 to experience a number of projects inspired by London 2012.
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London 2012 is seeking Local Leaders
Good at getting stuff done? Excited about the Games and want to celebrate? Then London 2012 want you to be a London 2012 Local Leader.
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Communities on route announced
London 2012 has announced details of the 73 communities in the East Midlands where the Olympic Flame will be carried by Torchbearers during the Olympic Torch Relay.
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London 2012 Festival
Running from 21 June until the 9 September 2012, the London 2012 Festival promises to be the hottest ticket of the year. Leading artists from all over the world will come together for this unique event to celebrate London 2012.
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180 Degrees of Light wows in Northamptonshire
As part of FLOW, a series of site specific artworks that respond to the journey of water through Northamptonshire. Artist Jo Fairfax has created a large-scale laser triangle and building projection onto three water towers.
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Egyptian Paralympic team confirm Pre-Games Training Camp in Lincolnshire
The Egyptian Paralympic Committee will use two Pre-Games Training Camps in Lincoln and Boston for a one-week Performance Camp prior to the 2012 Paralympic Games.
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London 2012 announces plans for Paralympic Torch Relay
The London 2012 Organising Committee have announced an exciting new concept for the Paralympic Torch Relay to lead the UK into the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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All routes lead to London 2012
A one-stop travel shop that enables London 2012 spectators to plan their routes a year ahead of the Games before booking their travel has been launched.
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countdown to london 2012
Olympic Games
27 July - 12 Aug
180
days to go
Paralympic Games
29 Aug - 9 Sept
213
days to go
