2012 Games news

Debbie Jevans, one of the main architects of London 2012, has been named interim chair of the English Football League (EFL). Jevans has taken up ... More

A French government watchdog has warned that the cost of hosting the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games could run €500m (US$615m, £438m) over budget, ... More

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially approved plans to transform Paris into an Olympic Park for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games – a ... More

Paris and Los Angeles have been named as hosts of the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games respectively, following a historic decision made by the International ... More

One of the chairs overseeing Paris’ 2024 Olympic bid has ruled out hosting the 2028 Games, claiming it was “now or never”. Earlier this month, ... More

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will reject the chance to host volleyball in an existing facility and build a new venue despite it adding ... More

UPDATE: David Edmonds, the chair of Olympic Stadium operators the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), has resigned from his role amid mounting pressure over the ... More

The design and engineering of Olympic stadiums is the focus of a temporary exhibition opening today (13 October) at The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. ... More

A cumulative audience of four billion is expected to watch the Paralympic Games for the first time – with a record 154 countries offering coverage ... More

Team GB’s record-breaking exploits at the Rio 2016 Olympics demonstrates the nation’s place as “best high performance system in the world”, according to UK Sport. ... More

Disabled people do not have adequate access to grassroots sport clubs and facilities and there is a "long way to go" before the situation improves, ... More

The effectiveness of the School Games has been backed by Sport England following a six-month review – although several recommendations have been made to “future-proof” ... More

Images released today (27 July) have given a first proper look at how the cultural attractions planned for London’s Stratford Waterfront are set to look. ... More

The government has been asked to lobby for the inclusion of squash as an Olympic sport, although sports minister Tracey Crouch claimed that it was ... More

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have aligned ever more closely after signing a long-term agreement to “enhance the brand” of ... More

Former UK Athletics chief executive David Moorcroft has been appointed as executive director of the Coventry Sports Foundation – a charity he helped to found ... More

GLL has unveiled its brand new £900,000 Better Gym in Stratford, east London, on the site of the 2012 Games Olympic Village. Located in the ... More

A mixed-use piazza designed by Heatherwick Studio for London’s King’s Cross has been given the green light. Camden Council have approved Heatherwick’s plans to transform ... More

West Ham United FC has revealed new images of what its new Olympic Stadium home will look like once the club moves in permanently next ... More

Work is well underway on a new GLL Better Gym in Stratford, east London, on the site of the 2012 Games Olympic Village. The £900,000 ... More

A “once in a lifetime” opportunity for the London 2012 Games to inspire a generation of young Brits to participate in sport has been lost ... More

The number of people engaged in regular physical activity in England fell 1.4 per cent between October 2014 to March 2015, with swimming and fitness ... More

Britain’s chances of fielding a team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games look unlikely after Fifa vice-president, Jim Boyce, gave “absolute categorical reassurance” that all ... More

The UK Sport board is undertaking a review of its performance investment policy to set future direction for high performance sport beyond the Rio 2016 ... More

Public Health England (PHE) has today published Everybody Active, Every Day, a framework for nationwide action to combat the physical inactivity epidemic. PHE’s latest statistics ... More