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Romero eyes Beijing glory after switch
10:06am Wed 2 Apr 08
Multi-talented Rebecca Romero is eyeing Olympic gold after clinching two cycling world titles in Manchester last week.

Iron age remains found on Olympics site
10:23am Thu 27 Mar 08
Four skeletons believed to date back to the Iron Age have been found been on the Olympic Park site in Stratford.

Olivia's wild on the water
7:27am Thu 27 Mar 08
Wild water racer Olivia Churchill has admitted she must give up her first love to bid for a place at the 2012 Olympics.

Twice Olympic champion a draw at 2012 roadshow
9:13am Wed 26 Mar 08
DOUBLE Olympic champion Daley Thompson visited Enfield last week to take part in a roadshow to promote the 2012 Games.

Councillor welcomes the use of borough facilities for pre-Games training
8:32am Wednesday 26th March 2008
A number of borough venues named last week as potential sites for pre-games training camps for the London Olympic Games in 2012 has been hailed as a massive boost.

Brooklands duo target London 2012 glory
10:34am Tue 25 Mar 08
Brooklands College students Sheree Cox and Melanie Flowers haved marked themselves as stars of the future by performing strongly at the European Championships in Switzerland.

Funding warning for London Olympics
2:52pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Uncertainty over funding arrangements for top athletes could severly hinder Britain's chances of featuring high up the medals tables in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, a report has warned.

Giving children a sporting chance
12:34pm Thu 20 Mar 08
As the London Olympics draw ever closer, Alex Lewis takes a look at an organisation that gives out grants to St Albans youngsters with sporting talent. "THE days of the strip cartoon character Alf Tupper, who just needed his vest to become a champion runner, are over.

Gypsy boxer Beijing-bound
1:52pm Wednesday 19th March 2008
A TRAVELLER from Hatfield with a sensational gift for boxing is the first person from the Romany gypsy community to represent Great Britain in the Olympic Games.

Olympian appears at fun run
7:28am Tuesday 18th March 2008
FORMER Olympic gold winner Linford Christie handed out prizes to schoolchildren at a charity fun run this weekend.

Get involved in the Olympics
10:00am Monday 17th March 2008
THE 2012 London Olympics roadshow will be in Enfield this week, showcasing how the Games will increase opportunities and benefit culture, business and sport.

Venues selected as 2012 training sites
8:02am Wed 12 Mar 08
EDMONTON Leisure Centre and Southgate Hockey Centre have both been chosen as London 2012 Pre-Games training camps.

Olympic diving hopeful back in learner pool
8:03pm Tue 11 Mar 08
A synchronised diver returned to the Wimbledon school where he learned to swim last week to open a new centre for children with learning difficulties.

Surbiton six steer GB to Beijing
12:31pm Tuesday 11th March 2008
With all the publicity and media interest the Olympics engender, British men's hockey owe a debt of gratitude to Long Ditton-based Surbiton Hockey Club.

Venues win Olympic role
11:12am Friday 7th March 2008
The borough's university college and Twickenham Stadium are among the venues revealed this week as potential sites for pre-games training camps for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.

Cops wants firearms centre near Heathrow
8:14am Fri 7 Mar 08
The Met Police plans to build a £90million firearms training centre near Heathrow to handle increased demand for armed officers leading up to the 2012 Olympics.

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