Last month during one Olympic test event, ATM machine were cleaned out leaving tourists strapped.
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In five days of Olympic competition, Britons had been collectively holding their breath, watching as one Olympic hopeful after another failed to win a gold medal.
The pair faces stiff opposition from another Essex sailor, Saskia Clark and her sailing partner, Sarah Ayton for the one British Olympic 470 class entry at 2012 Olympics.
The remaining one million Olympic tickets, to all sports, will go on sale to the British public next year from the contingency seats, once venues are tested and licensed, and operational plans are completed.
If chosen, he will be given the opportunity to carry the Olympic Flame for one of the legs of the Olympic Torch Relay.
The Sainsbury's Summer Series includes two Birmingham meetings and one at the Olympic Park in London.
Moreover, golf isn't likely to be one of those Olympic sports dominated by a few powerhouse nations.
Pandemonium, a drum crew that performed at the 2012 ceremonies, will be wearing one of their Olympic costumes.
One of the Olympic mascots has been named Wenlock in recognition of the town's historical link to the modern games.
The opening ceremony drew 11m British viewers (the Olympic one got 27m).
Take a cycle or a walk down the Thames Path, a hassle free highway that takes you from the hustle and bustle of the West End out to desolate wharves and wildlife havens, finishing at Greenwich, home to one of the Olympic sites.
The solid version of the Olympic rings can only be used for single-color reproduction in any one of the official Olympic colors plus grey, bronze, silver or gold.
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On the other hand, as recently as 1993, Belgium's Prince Alexandre de Merode, who is head of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission, said that he believed one-in-ten Olympic athletes was a regular drug-user.
Pole vaulters huddled in coats and, in one case, an Olympic-themed blanket while they waited their turns.
In 2014, Formula One visits the Winter Olympic city of Sochi, for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix.
Any lingering hopes that Manchester could one day host the Olympic Games have been dismissed by Sports Minister Richard Caborn.
Dow is one of the International Olympic Committee's "global partners", and not a dedicated sponsor with the London Organising Committee (Locog).
All signs point to the club being the new owner of one of the London Olympic stadiums with seating for 60, 000.
This is perhaps one of the greatest Olympic performances of all time.
Today the country will take one last gulp of Olympic spirit.
The first major scoring controversy of the London Games again highlighted the subjective nature of gymnastics, one of the few Olympic sports that rely on judges.
Wrestling has been a part of all but one of the modern Olympic Games since their inception in 1896, missing only the 1900 Games in Paris.
Wada boss John Fahey believes getting backing from Fifa, which was one of the last Olympic sport federations to accept the Wada code, is a major breakthrough.
However, I put it to you, ladies and gentlemen, that we will see one part of the Olympic legacy made flesh on display today on London's streets.
No-one from the Saudi Olympic Committee was available for interview, but the International Olympic Committee is thought to be putting increasing pressure on them to include women in the future.
Once a gold is secured, Royal Mail officials have just one hour to review images submitted by official Olympic photographers Getty Images and select one to give to the eight-strong stamp design team in London.
That is one question the International Olympic Committee might want to ponder before July 12, when it is to decide which of five cities - Osaka, Paris, Toronto, Beijing, or Istanbul - will host the 2008 Games.
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After all, there are only three medalists, with just one earning the title of Olympic Champion.
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