Five IT Lesson from the London 2012 Olympics - Forbes

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The London 2012 Olympics were generally thought to be extremely well executed.  As a casual or even an obsessive observer of the

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Games, it is easy to overlook how much technology has changed the Games, largely for the better.  Among other things, Gerry Pennell, the CIO of London 2012, was responsible for ensuring that the core mission of measuring athletic performance and providing data to the media and ultimately to spectators around the world was achieved.

Gerry Pennell, CIO of the London 2012 Olympics

At first glance, running IT for the Olympics would seem very different from doing so at a typical company, but I recently spoke with Pennell, and he brought up a variety of lessons that are universally applicable.

Lesson 1: People – Hire Technologists who can run at sprint and marathon speeds

Pennell had an advantage in that eight years earlier, prior to beginning preparation for the London Games, there was an Olympics in an English speaking country (Australia) with people who have some cultural similarities to the Brits, and he was able to recruit some of them to join his efforts. That said, prior experience only goes so far.  “New blood is essential so that people are not tempted to simply replay what was done in the past,” says Pennell.  It is important to have fresh thinking for each Olympics, but it is also important that there be a preponderance of people from the host country in IT so that the IT plan reflect the unique aspects of the technology landscape in that country.

In terms of characteristics to look for, finding people who are comfortable operating with a high degree of uncertainty, and who will not be frustrated by changes, even at the last minute, is essential.  At the beginning of Pennell’s journey with his colleagues, it was important to think of their jobs as a marathoner might, but at the end, there were a series of sprints.  Balancing the strategy of the marathon (a topic covered below) with the tactics of the sprints is essential.

Increasingly, this is a lesson that CIOs in most companies must contemplate.  The pace of change in IT is growing, and there are no signs of slowing down.  Hiring people who are comfortable with change, and bring an R&D mentality to new technology is essential.  As in many conventional business situations, it is also the case that projects move swiftly through different phases; its important to find people who are versatile enough to deal with strategy at one end of the process, and deployment or operations at the other.  The more versatile the team the easier it is to respond correctly to changing situations.

Lesson 2: Strategy – In the absence of solid plans from others, understand where the finish line is, and work backwards

Among the Olympic Organizing Committee functions, IT had the longest lead time.  Typically, IT strategy is best formulated following the IT leader’s having participated in Corporate and Divisional or Functional-level strategies –and through studying the activities and processes operated by users, but Pennell did not have that luxury.  Clearly it was important to understand as far as possible the emerging plan from the various departments, but the IT strategy needed to be fleshed out with assumptions derived from previous Games and expectations about how technology was being used. From these assumptions, Pennell’s team developed a scope, budget, and IT strategy.   They also clearly articulated the assumptions and hypotheses behind his plan so that if any changes occurred (and there would be many), there is broad agreement on the implications, and a change management plan could be forged more easily.

Pennell’s stories bring to mind World War I German field marshal, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, who said, “No plan survives contact with the enemy.”  Likewise, as the Games approached, many plans needed to be changed substantially, and having people who could change with them and execute under uncertain circumstances proved to be critically important.

London 2012 Olympics: Tom Daley greeted by fans in Plymouth - Daily Mail

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By Sportsmail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 08:47 GMT, 20 September 2012 | UPDATED: 10:24 GMT, 20 September 2012

Hordes of homemade banners, joyous crowds and lashings of Olympic and Paralympic spirit greeted athletes as Tom Daley and his colleagues lapped up the euphoria surrounding the London 2012 Games as Plymouth paid tribute to its young sporting stars.

The teenage diving sensation was among those joining in the open-top bus parade through the Devon city this evening, as thousands of well-wishers packed the streets to pay tribute to the 18-year-old bronze medallist.

The 15-year-old swimmer Ruta Meilutyte, who won gold in the 100m women’s breaststroke for her home country of Lithuania, was also among the athletes taking part in the event.

All aboard: The Plymouth based Olympic and Paralympic athletes, including Tom Daley take to the streets on an open top bus

Welcome back: The people of Plymouth turn out to greet the Olympians

The pair waved from the balcony of Plymouth College, where Daley and Meilutyte are studying for their A-Levels and GCSEs respectively, before boarding the bus as it made its hour-long route through the city streets.

Others in the parade included divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow, swimmers Antony James, Jamila Lunkuse and Jade Howard, fencer Corinna Lawrence, wheelchair basketball player Judith Hamer and Paralympic table tennis player David Wetherill.

Daley’s diving coach Andy Banks and Meilutyte’s swimming coach Jon Rudd also took part in the celebration, which included a stop at the new multimillion-pound Plymouth Life Centre, where many of the city’s athletes train.

Medal winner: Daley holds his Bronze medal and as he points to the crowds

Stella Goodman, who was watching the parade with three generations of her family, said: “we are proud, proud to be Plymothians and see them today.'

Swimmer Cerys Moore, 11, added: 'they (athletes) are inspiring me to be like them. I have been to the Life Centre (where the athletes train) and it is fantastic.'

Each athlete was given a rousing reception as they were presented to the crowd which had gathered near the city plaza to welcome them off the bus.

But the biggest cheer was reserved for Daley, wearing his TeamGB tracksuit and bronze medal.

Back to school: Daley, gold medallist Ruta Meilutyte, Olympic swimmer Jamila Lunkuse and Olympic swimmer Jade Howard walk through college grounds on the first day back after the London 2012

Addressing the crowd - several members of which tried to catch his attention with shouts of 'I love you, Tom” - the diver said: 'Today has been crazy. The number of people who have lined the streets and the foot bridges - thank you for coming.

'It has been pretty crazy since the Olympic Games. Going through town or going out it is literally mental all the time. But it is back to school now, back to reality.'

Daley also thanked staff at Plymouth College, where the teenager is studying for his A-Levels.

He said: 'They have been incredible supporting us, adapting timetables, making sure we can train.'

Back to reality: Daley and the fellow Olympians return to the class room

Speaking between screams from younger members of the audience, Daley added: 'I would just like to say thank you from all of us.'

The athletes’ bus was followed for a short distance by a procession of the city’s Games Makers, many of whom later attended a civic reception at the Council House, hosted by the Lord Mayor, Michael Wright. Lithuanian Ambassador Dr Oskaras Jusys was also among guests at the reception.

London 2012 was largest contribution from churches to Olympics - ChristianToday

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London 2012 saw the largest outreach by churches during an Olympic and Paralympic Games, new figures show.

More Than Gold, which coordinated church outreach during the Games, revealed that churches had provided over 13,000 hours of voluntary service to travellers through Games Pastors.

The pastors were out and about at rail stations, airports, and major tourist hubs over the Olympics.

Churchgoers also provided over 2,000 nights of free accommodation to the families of athletes. In total, 280 guests from more than 20 countries received hospitality from 160 hosts living close to Olympic sites.

Church events also proved a huge success, with an estimated half a million people turning up to community Olympics events run by churches. These included big screen festivals for the opening and closing ceremonies, family fun days and free sports activities.

With many events, the turnout far exceeded expectations. Churches in the Isle of Dogs in London planned a festival for 500 people but 4,000 turned up on the day.

In South Buckinghamshire, churches had expected 2,500 people for their Run the Race festival, but in the end welcomed 6,500 people.

Churches in Purley, Surrey, catered for 400 and had to rush out for more supplies when almost double the number came.

David Willson, chief executive of More Than Gold said: "This is by far the largest contribution from churches to any Olympics.

"Thousands of Christians stepped up to the mark, working together to engage with their communities and welcome visitors to a level never seen at any previous Games."

An international team of musicians and creative artists gave 440 hours of free live performances and 233 hours of street art.

In addition to events, Christians also volunteered to hand out half a million bottles of water to visitors, with over 9,000 cups of water given out during the marathons.

The UK churches were assisted in their efforts by more than 2,100 mission and service volunteers who came from 40 countries to help out during the Games.

"This has been more than great news for the Olympics, travellers, athlete family members," said Willson.

"It has also been a very positive experience for the churches themselves. Many have been seen in a new light by their communities, now have a new sense of confidence, and are experiencing more people taking an interest in what they offer."

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London 2012 Olympics: Valerie Adams finally able to celebrate shot ... - Scotsman

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London 2012 Olympics get national newspaper websites on track for ... - The Guardian

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Mail Online: London 2012 Olympics coverage helped it top 100 million monthly unique browsers in August

The London 2012 Olympics proved to be digital gold for UK national newspaper websites, with daily unique website users up more than 10% in August for several titles.

Mail Online consolidated its position as the most popular UK newspaper website, cracking 100 million monthly unique browsers for the first time.

The network of websites, which vies with the New York Times digital network for the title of most popular global newspaper, reported an 8% month-on-month rise in monthly unique browsers to 105,720,020 in August.

Daily unique browsers rose 7% compared with July to 6,557,117, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures published on Thursday.

Independent.co.uk reported the largest proportional increase with a 22.5% month-on-month surge in daily unique browsers to 908,579. Monthly unique browsers rose more than 20% to 19,342,706.

This was enough to keep Independent.co.uk ahead of Mirror Group Digital, the website network that includes Mirror.co.uk, 3am.co.uk and MirrorFootball.co.uk, which showed the smallest month-on-month growth among the national titles that have their figures audited and published by ABC.

Mirror Group Digital increased its daily unique browsers by 2.5% month on month to 839,538; monthly unique browsers rose just 1.1% to 16,944,367.

Guardian News & Media's website network, guardian.co.uk, which includes MediaGuardian, also had a good month, with a rise of more than 10% in daily unique browsers compared with July to 3,816,464.

GNM reports ABC-audited monthly users every other month and no official figure was published for August. According to unofficial internal figures guardian.co.uk had 69.5 million monthly uniques in August.

Telegraph.co.uk's daily unique users were up 6% month on month to 2,750,404. Monthly unique users grew by 4% compared with July to 53,915,491.

Metro, Associated Newspapers' free sister title to the Daily Mail which proved a hit in print with advertisers during the Olympics, also had an encouraging month online.

Metro.co.uk saw daily unique browsers rise more than 5% compared with July to 373,840. Monthly unique browsers grew by 3% month on month to 8,665,866.

News International's Sun Online proved that the Olympic effect was not restricted to mid-market and quality titles with a healthy 13% boost in monthly unique browsers compared with July, to 28,566,431. Daily unique browsers rose 9% month on month to 1,661,915.

The London Evening Standard increased its daily unique browsers by 1% month on month to 171,080; monthly unique browsers crept up 0.5% on July to 3,881,230.

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Month-on-month change: +7.01%

Year-on-year change: +48.88%

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London 2012: foreign visits to the UK fall despite Olympics - Telegraph.co.uk

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London 2012 Paralympics: London gives athletes, Olympics 'insane ... - Taipei Times

It was “mindblowing,” it was “crazy,” it was “insane.” The athletes who brought home 185 medals and inspired hundreds of thousands of people to flood the streets of London struggled to find the words to describe a celebratory trip of just under 3km that was the end of a rather longer journey for most of them.

It was, as London Mayor Boris Johnson put it — in a show-stealing speech on the Mall that again left the prime minister, David Cameron, in the shade — the “final tear-sodden juddering climax” to Britain’s Olympic summer.

Sir Chris Hoy, for whom it marked the end of an Olympic career that has brought six gold medals, said: “I got a little more emotional. You’re on the streets and suddenly it hits you. You just saw the joy on people’s faces. It was unbelievable.”

After dismounting from the stage, Olympic and Paralympic athletes, from runners to wheelchair rugby players, lined up to reflect on a golden summer that will soon be over.

“It was only second to that Olympic final,” said Greg Rutherford, who won gold in the long jump on the first “Super Saturday” in the Olympic Stadium. “It was absolutely out of this world, the crowds were incredible. Everybody was amazing and I got so teary so many times going round it.”

For rower Kath Grainger, who with Anna Watkins finally won gold in London at the fourth attempt in what many picked as their moment of the Olympics, the parade was “hugely enjoyable.”

“There were so many wonderful people. It was slow enough that you could make eye contact with people who were genuinely touched and passionate and excited about reliving the Olympics all over again,” she said.

“You just think: ‘Wow, how lucky are we. How lucky are we to be athletes at this time, in this country, at a home Games and performing at this level.’”

Johnson paid direct tribute to the athletes who had helped make the Olympic and Paralympic Games such a success in a speech that elicited loud cheers.

“You brought this country together. You routed the doubters and for the first time in living memory, you caused Tube passengers to break into spontaneous conversation,” he said.

“You showed that success is not just about talent and luck, but about grit and determination. You produced such a combination of tears and joy on the sofas of Britain that you not only inspired a generation, but you probably helped create one as well,” Johnson said.

For David Weir, the wheelchair-racing phenomenon who won four gold medals at a Paralympics that transformed the perception of disabled athletes, the parade represented a chance to begin the process of taking stock of all he had achieved.

“I had a good cry yesterday after the marathon,” he said. “It was quite tough afterwards. I feel like a rock star or a footballer at the moment. To go through the crowds of people saying my name and holding up banners, it’s incredible.”

Twenty-one floats crawled along the route from Guildhall to the Mall, carrying 750 of the 900 athletes who have become such distinctive figures in their Great Britain kit over the summer.

“It is the most amazing experience. All those people who came out to support us again. It made the Olympics for us,” team eventing silver medallist Zara Phillips said.

Phillips cannot have imagined her summer coming to an end on a stage outside Buckingham Palace next to her mother, British Olympic Association president the Princess Royal, and the Pet Shop Boys, who were drafted in to sing a celebratory song. She said the size of the crowd shocked her.

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Olympics 2012 Film Part 5 – Poland, Romania, Finland, Japan ... - WhatCulture!

I was a sceptic; I thought it could not be done. I did not believe that London could host such an important global event, let alone pull it off with such grandiose confidence. But now the Olympics are over and to be honest, I don’t want it to end. Particularly considering my last images may be that of Jessie J ruining Queen, or Liam Gallagher proving he needs Noel. But with Britain standing 3rd in the medal rankings, we can be proud of our athletes’ efforts. Whether it was handball, hockey or dressage, my eyes were opened to the magic of the Olympics and I’m sad to see them go. So why not cling on for a little bit longer and join me as I attempt to blur the realms of Film and the Summer Olympics.

If you haven’t read my previous parts, then please find them here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4

Poland – 261 Medals

Just one medal in front of Canada, Poland has a rich history of cinema, which is constantly applauded on the international stage. With a strong silent film era, Poland also had a prominent role in the history of stop motion cinema, with director Wladyslaw Starewicz utilising insects, to help pioneer the art in Europe. After the First World War, in which Poland had finally gained independence, its cinema began to reflect this, with a focus on very nationalistic cinema, based on a vast array of literary resources. Domestically, this was the case until the Second World War, which as we all know, caused much mutilation to the country. The only option for Poland after the war, was to rebuild from the ground up. A national film school was formed in Lódz, shortly after the war (and still exists today) and has had many a glittering alumni, such as Krzysztof Kieslowski.

However, Poland would have to scrap against oppression to gain a true cinematic identity, due to the influence of Stalin on the country. Many great directors subsequently left Poland for pastures new in the west; luckily, a lot of them left their mark on Polish cinema before bowing out due to Stalin’s state censorship. In 1989, communist rule ended in Poland and the arts, although liberated, obviously suffered. Censorship had receded, but audience numbers fell and state financial aid had all but stopped. Obviously, this meant that cinema had to become focused on making films which would guarantee audiences, and with this requirement, its previously artistic forays began to dwindle. Nowadays, Polish cinema seems to be seeking a new voice. With many of its best directors still yet to return to Polish cinema after their self-imposed exile, its cinema lacks direction. Previously its direction had come from the cinema of moral concern from the late 1970s, focusing upon morality in modern polish life and history. That voice has now subsided and needs a more modern replacement. With an ever growing diaspora across Europe and beyond, perhaps this voice will manifest in a completely new form, reminiscent of modern Turkish cinema.

Bronze – Knife in the water (Roman Polanski, 1962)

And so we come to the accused, Roman Polanski. For a director who has made so many great films, it is such a shame that his reputation will always be tarnished by that French Vogue magazine shoot. However, I don’t wish to draw on that or his glittering Hollywood career, instead I want to focus on Polanski and Poland. Having been born in Paris, Polanski grew up in Poland and it is here that he made his first feature film; Knife in the Water. A film formed around a rivalry woven with eroticism, it follows a couple, Andrzej and Krystyna, as they plan to go sailing. Driving to their boat they almost hit a young student and Adrzej feeling guilty, decides to invite him to go sailing with them. On board the boat however, tensions begin to rise as the student seems to be vying for the attention of Krystyna.

When a fight breaks out between the two, tragedy strikes when the student falls overboard. Unsure of what to do next, the couple panics, however, all is not as it seems. A debut to be proud of, Knife in the Water is a tour de force in creating tension with the two characters at loggerheads, manifested in a strained battle of masculinity. With simplicity, Polanski taps his three leads and the surrounding arena of water for every ounce of drama and tension. For some, having only three characters may seem quite restraining, but Polanski brings great emotional power to the saying ‘three’s a crowd’.  Many, including myself, believe this to be Polanski’s best film. Obviously people will go on the Chinatown offensive, but it is the intimacy within this films trifecta, which gives justification that this tight and simplistic film, should at the very least, be in the debate.

Silver – Night Train (Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1959)

Often acknowledged as a very Hitchcockian film in style and theme, Night Train, is a classic thriller taking place in the confinement of a trains’ carriage. Embracing its claustrophobic setting, the film is a taut examination of ordinary people placed in a perturbing situation. Two strangers, Jerzy, a shadowy man and Marta, a secretive blonde woman, both have to share a compartment on board a train, when they discover they have mistakenly been given the same ticket. At the same time, the train has become the focus for a manhunt of a man who murdered his wife. With Jerzy’ secretive and mysterious nature, he becomes a suspect, but Marta soon also raises distrust with her strange relationship to her ex-boyfriend, who is also on board.

As the story evolves, we learn more and more about our characters and what brought them on board, whilst the murder mystery continues to increase suspicions. Placing our protagonists in a location which cedes privacy, we learn a lot about our characters and yet the other characters can only speculate as to why they act the way they do. The speculation works in stripping away the individuality of a character, using it against them to make their assumptions a reality, it boils it down to a simplistic guilty or not guilty equation. Night Train, is a superb character examination and the comparison with Hitchcock hits the nail on the head, maximizing anxiety and fear, with the theme of a fugitive on the run. However, it would be wrong to focus too much on the comparison, because without it Night Train still thoroughly deserves its medal and an audience.

Gold – Ashes and Diamonds (Andrzej Wajda, 1958)

Andrzej Wajda, is one of the few filmmakers who decided not to exile himself from Poland. Wajda is without doubt the most important director of its cinematic history and for me Ashes and Diamonds remains his best. The final installment in his war film trilogy, it concerns itself with the last day of the second World War and the imminent change Poland was about to undertake. Two assassins are assigned to kill a Polish communist leader during a victory celebration in a small town, however, their first attempt fails and they’re ordered to stay in the town and complete the assassination. Maciek however, falls for a young blonde barmaid who is withdrawn from the world due to the horrific nature of the war. This makes Maciek question his job, debating the morals and futility in all the killing, when he has, as a consequence, missed out on simpler things; such as the love of a woman.

Maciek is an allegorical character, the type of character that Wajda had come to be defined by. In this case, his struggle with the job he has been given is indicative of a conflict in ideologies. The war in Poland is coming to an end and change is imminent, but nobody quite knows what the change will bring, Maciek wants to quit his brutal job, yet does not know what lies beyond it. In the case of Poland, it led to a Soviet controlled state and through Maciek, Wajda makes his anti-soviet stance clear. The performance of Zbigniew Cybulski as Maciek, will ensure that the film is never forgotten. He is often cited as the James Dean of Polish cinema, but for me, he has a different, more varied skill-set, which allows Cybulski to tackle the complex nature of his character with conviction. A beautifully shot film in terms of its cinematography, Ashes and Diamonds is distinct and stylish, with many memorable moments which resonate powerfully in Poland’s cinematic history.

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The party isn't over yet: Olympics heroes to be honoured with victory ... - Daily Mail

Parade of 21 floats will snake through streets of London on September 10Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt promises it will be one of the 'biggest parties London has ever seen'Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to rearrange plans so they can join in finale

By Hannah Roberts

PUBLISHED: 00:58 GMT, 28 August 2012 | UPDATED: 19:58 GMT, 28 August 2012

Britain will salute its Olympic heroes with a victory parade which will see up to a million sports fans cheering Team GB through the streets of London.

The breath-taking achievements of around 800 Olympians and Paralympians will be recognised with a spectacular carnival of floats riding down The Mall to Buckingham Palace.

Medal winners such as Sir Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis will have the opportunity to show off their silverware at the parade on Monday September 10, after which both Team GB and Paralympics GB will be received by David Cameron.

The route: The September 10 parade will start at Mansion House and finish in front of Buckingham Palace

Olympic heroes: Chris Hoy, seen left winning the men's keirin, and Jessica Ennis, right, who won gold in the Heptathlon, will be among the 800 athletes taking part in the victory parade

On yer bike: British cyclist Laura Trott celebrates after winning gold at the Velodrome during the London 2012 Games

Huge numbers of families and school children are expected, making the crowd larger than those for the victory parades for the Ashes win in 2005 and 2003 Rugby World Cup.

The latter saw 750,000 take to the streets to pay tribute to their heroes.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised ‘a fantastic finale’ and ‘one of the biggest parties London has ever seen’.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Team GB ambassadors are due to begin a tour of Malaysia, Singapore and the Solomon Islands the same day, but are understood to be hoping officials can rearrange their plans so they can take part.

Princess Anne, president of the British Olympic Association, will also attend the event, which will mark Britain’s greatest gold medal tally since 1908.

Andy Hunt, Team GB Chef de Mission and Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association, said: ‘The Our Greatest Team Parade provides a fantastic opportunity for the nation to recognise and celebrate the special achievements of the outstanding group of athletes who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2012 Games.

‘Importantly, it also gives the members of Team GB a chance to show their appreciation and gratitude for the truly inspirational support they received from the Great British public throughout the London 2012 Games.’

Tim Hollingsworth, Chief Executive of the British Paralympic Association, said: ‘With ParalympicsGB athletes about to embark on the most important sporting event of their lives, and ten days of intense competition about to start, we know we have to focus on what is still to come at the 2012 Paralympic Games. 

Parade: The achievements of the likes of Mo Farah, left, and Bradley Wiggins, right, will be celebrated in London after the greatest medal haul in more than 100 years

Huge numbers of vistiors mean the crowds are likely to dwarf former victory parades for the Ashes win in 2005 and 2003 rugby World Cup victory

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope they can rearrange their schedules so they can join in the extravaganza

The route will snake through the streets of London, with a colourful parade of 21 floats marking the huge achievements of team GB

'But it’s also right we look ahead to what we hope will be a fantastic outcome for our team and in particular the performances and medals won that will excite and inspire the nation once again.

'So I am delighted that we can be part of the Parade and make sure the achievements of our athletes are both celebrated and recognised in this way.’

The route travelled by the parade of 21 floats, which will be organised by sport, is today confirmed, with athletes setting out from Mansion House in the City at 1:30pm.

Great Britain's Jessica Ennis shows off her Gold Medal to the exciteable crowd at BT London Live

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised 'a fantastic finale' and 'one of the biggest parties London has ever seen'

They will travel along Queen Victoria Street and Cannon Street, passing by St Paul’s Cathedral, continuing along Fleet Street, past Aldwych and into The Strand, before reaching Trafalgar Square.

A big screen at the base of Nelson’s Column along with live commentary will allow spectators to cheer on the athletes as the parade makes its way past Trafalgar Square.

After passing Trafalgar Square the athletes will go through Admiralty Arch into The Mall, travelling down to the Queen Victoria Memorial.

The final stretch will be ticketed and is reserved for 14,000 volunteers, members of the blue light services, military personnel, Team GB and Paralympics GB coaches and support staff, friends and family of the athletes involved as well as schoolchildren from every London borough.

Britain was beaten only by China and the US coming third in the medal table with 48 medals including 22 gold.

The Queen will host a reception for Olympians and Paralympians later in the year.

Celebrations: Huge numbers of families and school children are likely to ensure the parade to honour the likes of Jessica Ennis and Laura Trott will dwarf former victory parades for the Ashes win in 2005 and 2003 rugby World Cup victory

Sites: The parade will also pass iconic sites such as St Paul's Cathedral and Trafalgar Square

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UK: Olympics fail to boost August retail sales - just-style.com

The Olympics failed to boost UK retailers in August as consumers stayed at home in order to watch the games, figures showed today (4 September) - leading to one of the worst sales months this year.

Like-for-like sales fell 0.4% in value terms during August, compared with the same month in 2011, according to the BRC/KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Total sales increased 1.6% over the month.

"There's no evidence here of any Olympic boost to retail sales overall. Sadly, apart from April - distorted by Easter timings - August saw the worst sales growth this year," said BRC director general Stephen Robertson.

"Hot weather and the Olympics did help sales of party food and drink but that was more than offset by a really weak performance for non-food goods.

"It's clear people were absorbed by the magnificent Olympics and had little interest in shopping, especially for major items. Usually-reliable online sales suffered, putting in the worst sales growth since we started the measure four years ago.

"Some retailers told us online activity was particularly thin in the evenings. If people weren't watching television they were more likely to be following the sport on PCs and mobile devices than shopping."

Between June and August, sales increased 0.4% on a like-for-like basis, with non-food rising 0.2%. On a total basis, total sales rose 2.5%, while non-food sales increased 1.6%.

BRC senior analyst Anne Alexandre said that fashion had a "very unusual and disappointing month" in August.

"While men's wear posted a relatively good performance with sports/London 2012 lines doing well and new season items also in demand, women's wear failed to attract customers to autumn/winter ranges.

"New full-price collections were generally available from mid-August but a combination of warm weather, decreased London footfall due to the Olympics, later holidays, an early Eid compared with last year and later back-to-school dates resulted in very weak sales.

"Marked-down summer season items like swimwear were still popular - sales continued longer than planned for some retailers - which in combination squeezed margins significantly," Alexandre said.

Meanwhile, footwear, which has been the top performing category since the beginning of the year, kept the top slot in August - although this time it was led by women's rather than men's footwear.

"The unsettled weather meant transitional products did well but there was demand across the board from boots to sandals.

"London stores suffered from lower footfall due to the Olympics but that was offset by better sales in greater London. Online continued to grow - with some retailers offering new services - albeit with many more visits than actual purchases," said Alexandre.

Olympics 2012 news Aled Davies wins Great Britain's first ... - WalesOnline (blog)

Aled Davies delighted a near full Olympic Stadium by winning Great Britain’s first Paralympic athletics medal on the first morning of competition.

The 21-year-old from Bridgend clinched bronze in the F42/44 shot put with a throw of 13.78 metres.

That worked out at a total of 961 points. The Welsh athlete finished 26 points behind Croatian silver medallist Darko Kralj, with Denmark’s Jackie Christiansen taking gold.

Davies, who was making his Paralympic debut and whose main event is the discus, saved his longest throw for his sixth and final attempt, although he was already on course for the podium thanks to a third-round effort of 13.63.

The Bridgend athlete, who represented Wales at swimming before turning his attention to athletics in 2006, was born with talipese and hemi-hemilia in his right leg, which means the limb is missing bones, muscle and ligaments and is supported with a brace.

“As soon as I came out of that tunnel the whole stadium erupted,” said Davies, who received another huge ovation when he received his medal.

“They didn’t know who I was but I was competing for Great Britain and everyone started screaming.

“I knew going out there six of those guys had taken medals in Beijing so I needed to bring something big to the table.

“A lot of people were thinking because I had broken the world record at the start of the year I should be in for a medal shot, but there are six other guys out there who are also close to the world record.

“To manage to perform as close as I can to that and to be able to beat a lot of those guys is a big thing.

“It’s my second event, I wanted to get in the final eight and maybe a top-six finish, but I did not expect to medal. I’m just overwhelmed.”

Paralympics 2012 medal table

Olympics 2012 security fiasco: G4S confirm £50m loss - Daily Mail

Firm loses money on staff it failed to provide and must also pay for soldiers forced to step in
Figures reveal a 60 per cent drop in pre-tax profits
Chief executive confirms G4S has withdrawn from bidding for a ?20billion government contractHe says the debacle was a 'big setback' for the company and it would have to re-build the brand

By Emily Allen

PUBLISHED: 08:59 GMT, 28 August 2012 | UPDATED: 07:43 GMT, 29 August 2012

The firm behind the Olympics security fiasco admitted today that its loss on the bungled contract will be in the region of ?50million.

G4S is conducting an internal review after its failure to provide all of the 10,400 contracted guards for London 2012, which forced the Government to step in with military personnel.

Today G4S said it had delivered just 83 per cent of contracted shifts and that it was confident the Paralympic Games - starting tomorrow - would be fully staffed with a security workforce.

Members of the Armed Forces stepped in to make up the shortfall after G4S failed to provide all of the 10,400 contracted guards for London 2012

The company's Olympic contract was worth ?284million but the firm told the government less than a month before the opening ceremony that it would only be able to provide 8,000 guards.

Figures released today show G4S's failure to supply all the staff it promised, plus the money it has had to pay for the deployment of 3,500 soldiers, had cost the firm about ?50million.

Regret: Chief executive Nick Buckles said G4S was 'deeply disappointed' with the mess over the Olympics contract

The announcement came as the firm's share price plummeted shortly after 9am to 256p.

It also revealed a 60 per cent drop in pre-tax profits for the six months until June to ?61million from ?151million a year earlier, although profits were held flat on an underlying basis after sales increased 5.8 per cent to ?3.9billion.

G4S is the largest employer on the London Stock Exchange and employs more than 650,000 staff in 125 countries worldwide. More than a quarter of its income comes from government contracts.

There had been fears that the Olympics contract issues would hurt the group’s prospects for future Government work.

Chief executive Nick Buckles confirmed that the resources G4S had put into sorting out the debacle meant it withdrew from bidding for a Department for Work and Pensions contract worth ?20 million a year.

But he said no contracts had been lost as a result of the Olympics deal woes and insisted the group would continue to play a 'major role' in the public sector, with an overall ?3.8billion-a-year contract pipeline.

Losses: G4S has announced 1,100 job cuts as part of a restructuring programme although fewer than 100 roles have been axed in the UK

March 2011: G4S is made the official 'security services provider' for London 2012 and agrees to provide 10,000 staff.

12 July: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announces up to 3,500 extra troops will be needed for security duties during the Olympics amid fears that G4S will not be able to meet the needs.

Home Secretary Theresa May tells MPs there was 'no question of Olympic security being compromised' following the decision to draft in the army.

13 July: Shares in G4S plummet and more than ?150 million is wiped off the company's market value in two days.

14 July: G4S chief executive Nick Buckles says the firm will be facing fines of ?10 to ?20 million as a result of the failure to meet its commitments.

He said: 'We were deeply disappointed that we had significant issues with the London 2012 Olympics contract and are very grateful to the military and the police for their support in helping us to deliver a safe and secure Games.'

He added: 'Clearly it is a big setback and we need to rebuild the brand over the coming months and years.'

Mr Buckles has been left fighting to save his career after the debacle and an intense grilling by MPs which saw him agree that it had been a 'humiliating shambles'.

Reports in recent days suggested he had the support of major shareholders and he said today that he hoped to keep his job, having been with the group for 28 years, 10 of them as chief executive.

He is preparing for a second appearance in front of MPs on the Olympics contract next month, while the results of the internal review are due towards the end of September.

G4S also announced 1,100 job cuts as part of a restructuring programme started in December.

Most of the cuts have been made across continental Europe and developing markets, with fewer than 100 roles axed in the UK.

G4S will provide the majority of security for Paralympic venues as the number of troops and police officers on duty is scaled back, organisers confirmed today.

Locog chief executive Paul Deighton said the private firm will use 4,000 to 5,000 workers.

Mr Deighton said: 'We’re fully confident. The military contingent this time will be 3,500 soldiers, with 1,000 in reserve and typically G4S will be between four and 5,000.

'In very simple terms, we’re switching from an approach which had a slight majority of military during the Games to one which will have a slight majority of private sector security for the Paralympics.'

The number of military personnel has been drastically scaled back from the 12,200 troops involved in venue security during the Olympics.

Police numbers will also be halved, with around 7,000 officers on duty across the country, compared with 14,500 previously.

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Olympics: No sanction for Pistorius after Paralympics outburst - Channel News Asia

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UK retailers gained nothing from Olympics - P.M. News

Published on September 4, 2012 by pmnews   ·   No Comments

The London 2012 Olympic Games failed to lift the British retailers, who suffered last month as Britons stayed at home to watch the event, an industry survey showed on Tuesday.

Stripping out the impact of new floor space, retail sales values sank by 0.4 percent in August from the same month a year earlier, the British Retail Consortium said in a statement. Non-food sales were particularly weak.

That was the lowest level since November last year when excluding April, which was heavily distorted by the timing of Easter.

“The feel good factor from the Olympics failed to inspire spending,” said the BRC, which represents 60 percent of retailers in Britain.

Total sales — including stores that opened within the last 12 months — rose 1.6 percent over the same period. However, that marked a slowdown from growth of 2.0 percent in July and 3.5 percent in June.

“There’s no evidence here of any Olympic boost to retail sales overall,” said Stephen Robertson, director general of the BRC, whose survey covered the period from July 29 to August 29. The Olympics ended on August 12.

He added: “Hot weather and the Olympics did help sales of party food and drink but that was more than offset by a really weak performance for non-food goods.

“It’s clear people were absorbed by the magnificent Olympics and had little interest in shopping, especially for major items.”

The BRC also revealed that online sales grew by 4.8 percent in August. But that was the lowest level since it began collecting Internet sales data in 2008.

“Some retailers told us online activity was particularly thin in the evenings. If people weren’t watching television they were more likely to be following the sport on PCs and mobile devices than shopping,” added Robertson.

“As summer gives way to the all-important Christmas run-up, retailers will be hoping sales that didn’t happen in August have been postponed and not lost entirely.”

Economists added that retail sales may have also been hampered by people avoiding the shops in London during the Olympic Games because of fears of excessive congestion on the transport system.

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Olympics: Paralympics stadium silent for blind long jump - Channel News Asia

LONDON: London's normally raucous Olympic Stadium fell silent on Tuesday for the men's F11 long jump final, in which athletes with little or no vision take off aided only by the sound of their coaches' calls.

To give the competitors the best chance of performing well, the 80,000-seater Paralympic Games main venue descended into a rare hush.

After lining up their athlete straight on the runway, the coach stands at the take-off board, clapping a running rhythm and calling to their athletes so they can hear the distance to the line. They then jump out of the way at the last second.

Competitors in the F11 classification are unable to recognise the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction.

Ukraine's Ruslan Katyshev won the 2012 Games gold with a personal best of 6.46 metres secured in his first jump, finishing ahead of world record holder Elexis Gillette of the United States and China's Li Duan in bronze.

"I have been waiting for this day for almost 10 years," Katyshev said.

"I knew that he (Gillette) had the world record. I was not confident at all before the competition but I set my mind to get a better result and on my jump technique.

"I was nervous but I was trying to hold my emotions."

Also on the first attempt, China's Mi Na won the F37 women's shot put - a category for athletes with cerebral palsy - stretching her own world record to 12.20 metres.

"I was really surprised as well," she said.

"I felt that the atmosphere here is better than (Beijing) 2008... the audience were full of energy," she added.

Alphanso Cunningham won Jamaica's first London 2012 Paralympics medal by triumphing in the seated F52/53 men's javelin title with a 21.84-metre throw.

He said he was spurred on by the Jamaican athletics squad's medals at the Olympics and celebrated with compatriot Usain Bolt's trademark pose.

"Because of their achievement it motivated me to say 'You know what, we need to do the same'," he said.

Russia's Alexey Ashapatov extended his domination of the men's F57/58 seated throwing events, completing his second straight Paralympics shot put and discus double.

He took his shot world record to 16.20 metres to win the final.

"I dedicate my medal to my loved one," he said.

"We will have a wedding after the Paralympics. She supported me and delivered a beautiful daughter for me.

"My victory will be a great present for her."

Meanwhile in semi-final races, one-armed Yunidis Castillo of Cuba became the first T46 female sprinter to break the 12-second barrier in the 100m, clocking 11.95 seconds.

In the men's 200m T34 - contested by wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy - Tunisia's Walid Ktila set a new world record of 27.98 seconds.

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London 2012 Olympics: Sophie Christiansen wins third gold medal ... - Daily Mail

By Sportsmail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 17:59 GMT, 4 September 2012 | UPDATED: 17:59 GMT, 4 September 2012

Sophie Christiansen became Britain’s first triple gold medallist of the London 2012 Paralympics at Greenwich Park.

The 24-year-old, from Maidenhead in Berkshire, also secured a British Paralympic record 11 medals in one Games for Great Britain’s equestrian team.

Christiansen, riding Janeiro 6, added Grade Ia freestyle gold to a team gold medal and individual championship title.

Golden girl: Sophie Christiansen on Janeiro 6 celebrates her latest dressage triumph at Greenwich Park

She rode three times during the six-day competition, and on each occasion scored more than 80 per cent.

Her patriotic musical freestyle routine included excerpts from Land of Hope and Glory and also featured Big Ben’s chimes plus a quotation from Shakespeare’s Richard II, providing a fitting conclusion to the para-dressage programme.

Britain finished with 10 individual medals - four gold, five silver and a bronze - plus a fifth successive Paralympic team title.

Flying the flag: British fans cheer on Christiansen as the home rider stormed to gold

But Christiansen, who has cerebral palsy, was the star performer in her third Paralympics, winning with a mammoth score of 84.750 per cent.

She won a bronze medal as a 16-year-old in Athens eight years ago, then captured two golds and a silver in Beijing. She is also a reigning world and European champion.

In addition to her brilliant riding skills, Christiansen has a masters degree in mathematics from Royal Holloway University and currently works part-time as a statistician.

She received an MBE in the 2009 New Year’s Honours List for services to disabled sport.

Knicks' Anthony Optimistic After Olympics - New York Times (blog)

Jed Jacobsohn for The New York TimesCarmelo Anthony in a game against Nigeria at the London Olympics.

This off-season has been a success for Carmelo Anthony. He won his second Olympic gold medal for the United States in London, where he averaged 16.3 points and set a single-game American Olympic scoring record with 37 points against Nigeria.

Anthony believes his success at the Olympics can translate to the Knicks.

“I’m excited just to get this thing going, especially coming off of the run I had on the U.S.A. team” said Anthony, who was at St. John’s on Friday to promote a new video game, “N.B.A. Baller Beats.” “We were able to accomplish something with everybody on that team, and I’m excited to bring that mentality back here to the Knicks.”

Anthony has also noticed the way his teammates have approached the new season.

“Everybody’s working,” he said. “I see Amar’e Stoudemire is in the gym working. Iman Shumpert is getting his knee right. Tyson Chandler was out there at the Olympics with me.”

Unlike some veterans, Anthony is looking forward to training camp. It will be his first full camp since joining the Knicks. He and Stoudemire said this week that last year’s condensed training camp hurt the Knicks.

“Anybody who says it doesn’t is lying,” Anthony said. “When I first got here, it was the middle of the year and last year it was dealing with the lockout. Now we can just focus on basketball.”

Anthony is looking forward to playing with Raymond Felton, the new starting point guard, whom he has been playing against since they were both 9 in A.A.U. tournaments.

“This is a special year for him mentally, for him being traded here and having the chance to come back and prove to people what his game is about,” Anthony said. “When he was in New York, he was having an All-Star year, so to bring him back was an extra incentive for him to want to do well.”

Olympics 2012 news Welsh Paralympian Paul Davies wins bronze ... - WalesOnline (blog)

Paul Davies

Great Britain’s Paul Davies was “over the moon” after capping more than two decades of hard work with table tennis bronze on his Paralympic debut.

The 45-year-old Welshman has been working towards appearing at the Games since becoming more actively involved in the sport in 1991, five years after he was paralysed in a motorbike accident.

That effort paid off today as Davies ensured himself a podium finish after winning a tense C1 bronze medal match 3-2 against South Korea’s Lee Chang-Ho in front of a raucous home crowd at the ExCel.

“I am over the moon to be a Paralympic bronze medallist,” he said.

“I’ve been playing for 21 years, since the day my son was born until today so it is a happy day.

“I don’t know what is going on with me lately. It keeps going to the fifth set.

“I have had a few big scraps and I treated this bronze medal match as my final match.

“It was all to gain, all to work hard for and I am very happy to come away with a bronze medal in front of a home crowd.

“All the psychology work I’ve done and all that experience came together great on the day.

“It was a big scrap out there and I am not saying it was easy because it wasn’t. Lee from Korea is a great player and big respect to him.”

Davies was one of three British Paralympic debutants in with a shout of a bronze medal today, but was the only one able to add to Will Bayley’s C7 silver from yesterday.

Sara Head missed out in her hunt for C3 bronze after a tough match against world number three Alena Kanova.

The Welsh Paralympian, who has had paraplegia since she was 15, won the first game but eventually lost 3-1 to her Slovakian opponent.

“It has been an unbelievable experience and what I have got from it is priceless,” said Head, who now turns her attention to her Paralympics doubles campaign with Jane Campbell.

“I was confident that I was going to go in there and fight. She changed her tactics and came back at me. I took my fight to her and she came fighting back.

“I knew it was going to be a tough one. She medalled in every major and I knew it was going to be a difficult one being my first semi-final in a major.”

The other Briton in with a shot at a medal today was Ross Wilson, but the 17-year-old lost 3-0 to Sweden’s Emil Andersson and the chance of C8 bronze.

“I am feeling pretty gutted obviously,” said Wilson, who has multiple epiphyseal dysplasia.

“He came out quite strongly and aggressive and I wasn’t really expecting it.

“It has been amazing and I have never experienced a crowd like it.”

It was a hectic morning at the ExCel as no fewer than 15 table tennis medals were decided.

Hungary’s Peter Palos took the first gold of the day in C11, before Anna-Carin Ahlquist of Sweden took the women’s C3 crown.

Russian Raisa Chebanika won the women’s C6 title after comprehensively defeating Ukraine’s Antonina Khodzynska.

Holger Nikelis of Germany and China’s Shuai Zhao won the final golds of the session in C1 and C8, respectively.

Japón vs Honduras 2012 en vivo y en directo por BBC Olympics - Extremista.com.ar

Cumpliendo con el Fixture de los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012, el día de hoy, Miércoles 1 de Agosto de 2012, se disputará la fase de grupos del campeonato. Uno de los partidos de fútbol que se jugarán en esta ronda será Japón vs Honduras, el cual tomará lugar en el estadio City of Coventry Arena en el horario de las 13:00 horas de Argentina (10:00 horario hondureño). Dicho juego será trasmitido en vivo y en directo por BBC Olympics y podrá ser disfrutado de forma online por internet.

Recordemos que, previamente a que se dispute Japón-Honduras en vivo en Londres 2012, los Samuráis Azules, que cuentan con la dirección del italiano Alberto Zaccheroni, ganaron 0-1 a España y ganaron 1-0 a Marruecos. Luego de este encuentro en Fútbol olímpico – Hombres, jugarán con Venezuela en Amistosos Internacionales y con Iraq en las Eliminatorias de la Copa Mundial – AFC.

Por otro lado, el Garra Catracha, que cuenta con la dirección del colombiano Luis Fernando Suárez, igualó 2-2 con Marruecos y le ganó 0-1 a España. Luego de este encuentro en Fútbol olímpico – Hombres, se enfrentarán a Cuba y con Cuba en las Eliminatorias de la Copa Mundial – CONCACAF.

Cabe señalar que Japón vs Honduras comienza a las 13:00 hs. (horario argentino) y será trasmitido en directo por canal BBC Olympics. Además, en Internet el enfrentamiento entre los Samuráis Azules y el Garra Catracha se podrá ver en vivo por medio de internet, gracias a sitios web que se caracterizan por transmitir canales de televisión online.

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