2011

6

Apr

BOA and Locog agree to new talks over 2012 finance row

The British Olympic Association and the London 2012 organising committee have agreed to fresh talks aimed at settling their bitter financial row. The BOA has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to indefinitely suspend its request to rule on the division of any surplus from 2012. The BBC has learned that the BOA has [...]

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2008

30

Nov

Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu named UK’s top athlete

Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu was named athlete of the year by the British Olympic Association on Saturday, a year after she overturned the organization’s ban for a doping violation.
The 24-year-old Londoner beat favourite Sanya Richards at August’s Beijing Games to become Britain’s first ever female Olympic gold medallist over 400 metres.
Ohuruogu was banned for 12 [...]

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2008

28

Nov

Ticket priority for London Olympic Games 2012 athletes’ families

The families of British athletes competing at the London Olympics will be guaranteed tickets after a landmark agreement yesterday between Games organisers and the British Olympic Association (BOA).
Further discussions will be held in the next fortnight on the number to be provided from the national allocation in an effort to avoid forcing the parents [...]

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