Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’

London opens Olympics venues, countdown on

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
London marked the two-year countdown to the 2012 Summer Games on Tuesday by throwing open venues to star athletes, issuing a call for 78,000 volunteers and opening the first official Olympic store for sale of mascots and other souvenirs.

London celebrates 2-year countdown to 2012 Games

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
London is marking the two-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics with a series of activities across the city.

London to mark 2-year countdown on Tuesday

Monday, July 26th, 2010
With Tuesday marking the two-year countdown to the London Olympics, organizers are determined to prove the multibillion-dollar project offers good value for money at a time of economic austerity. London will celebrate Tuesday's milestone by launching a search for Olympic volunteers and opening some venues to let athletes test the facilities where they will be competing for medals after the...

Tuesday marks 2-year countdown to 2012 Olympics amid austerity measures

Monday, July 26th, 2010
LONDON - With Tuesday marking the two-year countdown to the London Olympics, organizers are determined to prove the multi-billion-dollar project offers good value for money at a time of economic austerity.

Wood knocks the stuffing out of concrete in Canada

Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Canada possesses 10 per cent of the world's forest coverage. Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics competed in a specially-built stadium described by organisers as an architectural wonder, and seen by others as proof that wood construction is making a comeback in Canada.