Tag Archives: Olympic Games

Dasalou takes short route to Sweden in search of a medal

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

IAN LAMONT reports on the latest Croydon sportsman to make some international impact A mixture of excitement and relief accompanies James Dasaolu to Gothenburg, where he is representing Great Britain in the European indoor championships which start today. The Croydon … Continue reading →

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Inspired by the Olympics? Try the race that’s too tough for Mo

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

Inspired by the Olympics? Want to set yourself a real challenge? There’s a very challenging – and that means a lot of hard hills – six-mile charity cross-country race on Streatham Common at the end of this month, where regular … Continue reading →

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Go with Mo: Croydon takes part in world record attempt

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

A week on from Mo Farah winning his second Olympic gold medal in the 5,000 metres, Croydon’s runners have been playing their part in a world record attempt 5km run. ParkRun is an outstanding, nil-cost series of weekly races staged … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s Olympic volunteers offered free photo-shoot

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Were you an Olympic Games volunteer? A local business is offering a free photo-shoot of volunteers in their Olympic uniform together with their ID as a special thank-you for all their efforts during the London 2012 Games. The picture will … Continue reading →

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Londoner forced to go to end of the earth in Olympic sacrifice

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

Ignore the statistics pumped out so far this week about the Olympic Games and Britain’s quest for 48 medals in the coming 16 days of high-octane sporting action. Here’s a set of stats much closer to home: London is a … Continue reading →

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Remembering 8/8 risks provoking copycat troublemakers

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

8/8 One Year On: As we approach the anniversary of the London riots, we will be publishing readers’ and contributors’ memories of that darkest of nights, their views and hopes for the future. Some, though, including one regular reader from … Continue reading →

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Travelling to London: check out this Olympic transport advice

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

London’s “Zil Lanes”, the network of restricted roads mainly in the centre of the city, go live this morning, barely 24 hours after the shut down of one Tube line and an overground railway line prompted transport chaos for 60,000 … Continue reading →

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The day a flaming torch on London Road was a good thing

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Yesterday’s visit of the Olympic Torch to Croydon was widely acclaimed as a terrific success, with thousands coming out on to the streets for what was only a briefest of glimpses of something which is supposed to symbolise the spirit … Continue reading →

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“Misleading and clearly not the case”: Musker speaks out

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

To have one senior police officer issue a statement refuting a front-page story in a local newspaper must be embarrassing for the paper. But to have two such statements issued within a matter of days ought to be cause for … Continue reading →

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Make it so! Waddon gets a flicker of the Olympic Flame

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

They say that the Olympics is a power for good, bringing people of the world together. And so it was in Waddon this lunchtime, as two cultural icons met for the first time: Sir Patrick Stewart, Captain Jean-Luc Pickard from … Continue reading →

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All-singing sports agent will transfer attention to Olympic pool

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

The schools have broken up, everyone is setting off on holiday, but in his hill-top office just a free-kick away from the National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace, Athole Still is busier than ever, yet never knowing whether his work … Continue reading →

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Carrying a torch for the Olympics: Croydon’s route

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

The Olympics come to Croydon, however briefly, on Monday.

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Police “extremely disappointed” with Olympic scare story

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

A senior Croydon police officer has today refuted completely an article published in a less reliable publication that claimed that parts of the borough could be reduced to having just a single constable on duty during the Olympic Games and, … Continue reading →

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There will be no Olympic crime spree here, says Musker

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

Dave Musker, the borough police commander, today sought to reassure the Croydon public that there would be no reduction in service in the coming month because of the Olympic Games. “Anybody out there who thinks that there will be opportunities … Continue reading →

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Grassroots sports clubs are facing an Olympic task

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

What lasting impact will the Olympics have on sport in Croydon? Not much, says STEVEN DOWNES It’s less than 50 days now until the Olympic Games begin in our city. But here, in Croydon, we seem almost untouched by the … Continue reading →

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