Birmingham Mail - Tag - olympics

Athletics: Louise Hazel starts London 2012 Olympics quest at Birmingham Games

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:55:00 GMT

LOUISE Hazel raised the curtain on a year that will hopefully lead to the London Olympics at the Birmingham Games – but admits she’s got plenty to work on before then.

UK crowd can inspire Mark Lewis-Francis to 100m final at London Olympics

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

MARK Lewis-Francis believes a home crowd can inspire him to break the ten second barrier and reach the Olympic 100 metres final.

Birmingham Airport tower will be emblazoned with Olympic logo

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:45:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM will be flying high when the Olympics kick off in a little under 200 days’ time.

Wolverhampton schoolkids given tour of London Olympic Stadium

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:18:00 GMT

MIDLAND schoolchildren who won a VIP guided tour of London’s Olympic Park with triple jump hero Jonathan Edwards have given the site a big thumb’s up.

Minister promises Olympic tourism boost for Birmingham and West Midlands

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:58:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S leisure industry has been promised “a revolution in domestic tourism” as the city bids to cash on the Olympic Games.

London 2012 chief Seb Coe visits Perryfields Primary to launch school initiative

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:58:00 GMT

LONDON Olympics boss Lord Coe visited a Midland school – and insisted the region would cash in on next summer’s jamboree.

McLeish won't stand in way of young Villa players called up for Olympics

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:53:00 GMT

Singing to welcome London Olympics 2012

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:00:00 GMT

SINGERS are invited to perform at Birmingham Town Hall for an Olympics 2012 concert in January.

Boxing: Khalid Yafai eyeing podium finish at World Championships

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S vastly experienced Khalid Yafai is just one step away from having his name put down on the GB team sheet for the London 2012 Olympics – but he could have to fight up to seven times to do it.

Black Country marathon man Karl Hinett bidding to hold Olympic torch

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

A BRAVE soldier who has overcome horrific injuries to cross the finishing line of 35 marathons is now in the running to become an Olympic torchbearer.