London 2012
Live coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games
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MONDAY: Welcome to live coverage of the Olympic Games! Are you ready for the greatest show on Earth? The eyes of the world are on London and the city stands ready to deliver. So, without further ado, and to steal a wee march on IOC President Jacques Rogge: let the Games commence!
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Lord thank you for the experience of travelling in London when schools are off! #bliss, a weeks reprieve before the madness starts #Olympicsby maameboss via twitter 7/23/2012 6:18:14 AM -
Britain begins its Olympic week bathed in welcome sunshine sun and reflected glory. Bradley Wiggins has made history by becoming the first Brit to win the Tour de France. The unprecedented victory propels the 32-year-old into the league of Britain's greatest sportsmen, with calls for him to be knighted.
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The Tour de France champ is already the bearer of six Olympic medals, three of them gold - and he's hoping for more. He'll be gunning for glory in the men's road race and the individual time trial. Or, as the Times puts it: "That was the yellow, now for the gold."
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Big congrats to @bradwiggins on making history w/ his #TdF victory. Proud day for #OurGreatestTeam RT if your now more excited for #Olympicsby TeamGB via twitter 7/23/2012 6:37:10 AM -
It's day 66 of the Olympic Torch Relay and things are starting to turn slightly surreal. The symbolic flame will star in EastEnders, but not before being carried aloft by Sir Patrick Stewart, the one-time captain of the Starship Enterprise. More on all that to follow!
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Flagbearing rights are frightfully democratic, and Sir Chris, a gold medal winner at the two previous Games, won the biggest number of votes among the 542 members of the Team GB. It will be the second successive time the Scot will have been given the honour - he also carried the Union Jack in the closing ceremony in Beijing.
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We're receiving reports that Alison Williamson gave Sir Chris a good fight in the vote to select Team GB's flagbearer. The archer will be competing at her sixth Olympics. Yes, sixth! A number of other possible candidates such as sailor Ben Ainslie and swimmer Rebecca Adlington were not on the shortlist because they are not able to attend the opening ceremony due to competition demands.
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I was waiting for the bus to go from the #Olympics Village to #Wimbledon for 1hour 10 min! It was late because of the traffic((by g_voskoboeva via twitter 7/23/2012 8:39:18 AM -
And they will open the special lane only from Wednesday! Why from Wednesday? This is a decision of the mayor of London. Well...by g_voskoboeva via twitter 7/23/2012 8:39:50 AM
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Now we know the identity of the Team GB flagbearer, what of the person who will light the Olympic Flame on Friday night? Here's London 2012 chairman Seb Coe's latest take on the matter: "It will be a judgment made by our creative teams led by Danny Boyle and Stephen Daldry, and of course I will be a part of that but I have been very, very clear that it is not my call."
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The identity of the final fire-bearer is to be kept a secret until Friday's moment of truth. Past luminaries include Paavo Nurmi, Muhammad Ali and Cathy Freeman. But it has been reported that the creative teams have even discussed whether the person needs to be well-known or should be symbolic - for example a child from the East End of London.
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Bonjour from Paris. Amazing experience yesterday and a massive crowd. Proud to finish the #TDF12 and now off to London for the #Olympicsby darylimpey via twitter 7/23/2012 9:02:26 AM -
En route to GB House for first men's volleyball press opportunity. Speaking with @donlybakare.by Wayne Gardiner via twitter 7/23/2012 9:05:54 AM -
HOY FACTS: At 36, this will almost certainly be Sir Chris Hoy's final Olympic Games and he hopes to retire on home soil after the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Should he achieve this aspiration it will be the first time he has cycled internationally in Scotland and he will compete in the arena named in his honour, the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
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EQUESTRIAN: Australia's preparations for the London 2012 eventing competition have been dealt a blow after one of their team members was forced to withdraw. Shane Rose, a silver medalist at Beijing four years ago, is out due to a leg injury suffered by his horse.
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Devastated…..however it is not in Arvey’s best interest to compete in the Olympic Games this time.by Shane_M_Rose via twitter 7/23/2012 9:42:26 AM -
Best wishes to the Aussie Team. Go get that gold medal! Next time......?by Shane_M_Rose via twitter 7/23/2012 9:45:18 AM
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EQUESTRIAN: Germany's showjumping team has been forced into making a change after Phillip Weishaupt's horse Monte Bellini suffered an infection late last week and had to undergo a blood transfusion. Although the horse is now recovering, it will be not be in time for London, so Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum has been called into the German quartet alongside Marcus Ehning, Christian Ahlmann and Janne-Friederike Meyer.
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Draw for #badminton competitons under way - 2hr affair involving names on rackets drawn from a box.by andyhampson via twitter 7/23/2012 9:58:14 AM -
Ireland's @Scott_Evans1 to face Olympic champion Lin Dan in men's singles. Doesn't come any tougher.by andyhampson via twitter 7/23/2012 10:02:06 AM
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GB's @ChrisAdcock1 & @imogenbankier face world champions Zhang & Zhao in XD #badminton.by andyhampson via twitter 7/23/2012 10:37:10 AM
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The @London2012 #Badminton Draws for all 5 disciplines are now completed, check it out on the BWF website! t.coby bwfmedia via twitter 7/23/2012 10:59:30 AM -
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REACTION: "I'm absolutely delighted and honoured to have been voted as the flag bearer for Team GB. To lead out your team at a home Olympics is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and one that I can't wait to experience in just a few days time." - Sir Chris Hoy
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Delighted to be able to say that I'll be carrying the flag at the Opening Ceremony! Massive honour!by chrishoy via twitter 7/23/2012 11:22:54 AM -
Good first hit back on the grass! Looking forward to the Olympics, such a special event!by CaroWozniacki via twitter 7/23/2012 12:06:54 PM -
GB showjumper Nick Skelton completes his London 2012 preparations with grand prix victory in Chantilly, France.by balders2 via twitter 7/23/2012 12:07:22 PM -
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And the wait is over... Finally here in #Londonby MichaelPhelps via twitter 7/23/2012 12:20:06 PM -
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