18th April 201228th September 2023Olympics Treading the fine blue line – the length of the 2012 Torch Relay This is a little off-topic, but as SportingLandmarks was inspired by working on the 2002 Queen’s Jubilee Baton Relay that acted as […]
21st December 201128th September 2023athletics, boxing, football, golf, Olympics, rowing, rugby, summer Olympic sports, swimming Will London 2012 give Britain’s sporting heritage its Moment to Shine? The ‘towns on route’ have been announced and 6800 torch bearers have been unveiled. The complex planning process for the 2012 London […]
24th April 201028th September 2023athletics, Olympics London’s historic marathons The London Marathon is now established as one of the world’s premiere elite marathons. It is also probably one of the biggest […]
15th January 201025th January 2024ice hockey, Olympics, skating, winter Olympic sports Prince’s, Knightsbridge: the first Olympic ice-sport venue This week’s tragic earthquake in Haiti appears to have prompted a tweet from London 2012 linking to a web page that reminds […]
1st November 200928th September 2023museums, Olympics Our Sporting Life – a 2012 initiative from Britain’s sporting museums a search for the sporting memories, heroes, objects, photographs and experiences that have inspired the nation
