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London 2012: Olympics Kick Off With A Team GB Win And A Standard Mistake

The official opening ceremony may not be until Friday evening, but the sport of the 2012 Olympic games kicked off in Cardiff Millennium Stadium with women’s football and a 1-0 win for Team GB over New Zealand. But it was not all smooth sailing for London 2012 as a mistake by the team up at Glasgow’s Hampton Park led to the screen graphics showing the South Korean Flag for the North Korean team, which resulted in them walking off and delaying the start of the game against Columbia.

London 2012: Gender Verification Policy Introduced

The International Olympic Committee and the International Association of Athletics Federations have come up with measures to ensure minimal incidences regarding gender concerns at the London Olympics. The two bodies have introduced a new gender verification policy.

London 2012: South Sudanese Marathon Runner To Compete Under Olympic Flag

Guor Marial, an athlete from South Sudan, will be participating in the London 2012 Olympics, but not under his country’s flag. Marial will be competing in the longest race of the Games – the men’s marathon – as an independent.

Oddities

Olympic “Cockney” Cash Machines

he official word from the Olympics may be that they are trying be as “cashless” as possible thanks to VISA’s sponsorship, but that is hardly going to help small local businesses in East London pick up extra trade from the millions of extra footfall. In response, private ATM operator Bank Machine are installing “Cockney” cash machines around the approach to the Olympic Park which will let the public withdraw “sausage and mash” (cash) from their “taxi rank” (bank).

London 2012: Infrastructure Legacy Or A Costly Waste?

When London won the Olympics, it was booming. The GFC changed everything. In 2008, Tessa Jowell, minister for the Olympics,…

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