Para- Olympic news

Budget cuts threaten 12 UK sports
28 January 2009
Four Paralmpics and 8 London Olympics sports teams will have their budgets reduced.
Video and full story @ BBC Sport

Team GB win 68 Medals at AYOF 2009
19 January 2009
Team GB win 26 gold, 16 silver and 26 bronze at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney.
Full story on http://www.olympics.org.uk

Team GB arrives in Sydney for the 5th Australian Youth Olympic Festival
09 January 2009
Full story on http://www.olympics.org.uk

2012 Olympics and Paralympics

key facts: Olympics 2012

starts: 27 July 2012
finishes: 12 August 2012
hosted in: London, United Kingdom
website: http://www.london2012.com/
venues: http://www.london2012.com/sports-and-venues.php

Olympic sports

Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe and kayak
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling

key facts: Paralympics 2012

starts: 29 August 2012
finishes: 9 September 2012

Paralympic venues

London’s Olympic Park (9): Archery, Athletics, Track Cycling, Football, Goalball, Swimming, Wheelchair fencing, Wheelchair rugby and Wheelchair tennis
ExCeL Centre (6): Boccia, Judo, Powerlifting, Table Tennis, Volleyball (sitting) and Wheelchair Basketball
Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich: shooting
Regent’s Park: road cycling
Grenwich park: equestrian
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy: sailing

Paralympic sports

Boccia
Football Five-a-side
Football Seven-a-side
Goalball
Paralympic Archery
Paralympic Athletics
Paralympic Cycling
Paralympic equestrian
Paralympic Judo
Paralympic Powerlifting
Paralympic Rowing
Paralympic Sailing
Paralympic Shooting
Paralympic Swimming
Paralympic Table Tennis
Volleyball (sitting)
Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair Fencing
Wheelchair Rugby
Wheelchair Tennis