Asian entries for 2012 Olympics qualifiers, does not include the Philippines

Here's the news from Tehran Times which talk about Asian entries for 2012 Olympics, read the news below or go to the source website Tehran Times:

Thirty-four teams will fight it out for three spots in the men's competition while 16 teams will be vying to earn two berths in the women's competition.

Participating teams in the men's competition are Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, DPR Korea, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen. Jordan are the notable absentees.

In the women's section, the confirmed teams are Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, DPR Korea, Korea Republic, Myanmar, Palestine, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

Detailed information including the competition format on the qualifiers will be provided to all participating Member Associations in due time.

News Source: Tehran Times

So where's the Philippines, don't they have any team to send to the Olympics? Are they too busy for the National Elections? Or the outgoing President have exhausted all the funds of PAGCOR that is intended for sports development.

We hope that the Philippines could also send their team to the London 2012 Olympics, there are a lot of potential athletes in the Philippines and its time they will be given their chances to shine.

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Walk rings round the 2012 Olympics site

IT'S JUST under 1,000 days until the 2012 Olympic Games gets under way.

The Olympic site is nearly twice the size of the Italian city if Venice but definitely not as beautiful - at least for now.

But as the site takes shape tour parties are already enjoying the chance to get to learn more about the site and its history.

Starting from Bromley by Bow tube on a Saturday morning the Blue Badge guides from Tour Guides Limited lead walkers on a gentle stroll along the waterways of the East End and to a look out over the Stadium which is fast taking shape.

Security means we're not allowed onto the site itself but this walk takes advantage of the Greenway, a public footpath which passes close by.

Blue Badge guide Jo Hoad is the antidote to any dyed in the wool Olympic cynic.

She is enthusiasm itself with enough facts and figures to fascinate and a real advocate of the planned regeneration the 2012 Games should bring to east London.

"We should be celebrating the Games," she said. "That's what this walk is all about. I don't want to hear anything else."

If you want to know how much water material has been recycled on the Olympic site or how the waterways are being cleaned or what's happening with the new shopping centre at Stratford Jo knows all the details.

Jo can remember exactly where she was on the day that London won the Olympic bid. She was guiding a group of teenagers who were on the last day of their 'another day, another city' European tour and took them to Trafalgar Square for a day they would never forget.

The walk takes in Three Mills Island and the recording studio where Boris Johnson joined rehearsals for the Olympic handover ceremony in Beijing and heads beside the waterway towards Old Ford where salmon smokers Forman found a new home when they had to make way for the Olympic stadium.

*Walks start at 11am every Saturday and Sunday, price £8


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The Source - East London Advertiser
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London 2012 Olympic Track cycling programme completed

The revamp to the Olympic Track cycling programme - first revealed by the Daily Telegraph in September - has been completed with a UCI announcement confirming the exact format of the new Omnium event.

The one surprise is the addition of a sixth component to an event which is being promoted as cycling’s equivalent of the decathlon, designed to find the best all-round cyclist in the world. The omnium, which will be contested by 24 riders, will now finish with an elimination race normally known as a 'Devil take the hindmost'

A bunch race, the last rider over the line every two laps is eliminated until you have a winner. Popular at club level it has the potential to provide excellent TV and in the organisers wildest dreams, of course, the overall medal contenders would all be involved in the final shake-up.

The other important announcement from the UCI is that the other races within the Omnium will all be contested at their regular distance which should deflect any accusations that they will be a water down version of the real thing. In the Pursuit the distance will be the full 4km for men, 3km for women, in the Points race it will be 30km for men and 20km for women, and in the Sctatch 15km for men, 15km for women.

The Men will also contest the classic Ikm time-trial (Kilo) and the women a 500m time-trial. The only event that differs from the "norm" is that the sprint will comprise simply of a timed flying lap (normally 250m) and will not progress to seeded knock out rounds.

The effect of all of the above should be to accentuate the difference in class and levels of performance and bring the balance back towards the endurance riders after the UCI faced criticism that it leant to heavily towards the speed merchants. Over a full 4km Purusit distance the endurance athlete should be able to strike hard and a 30km Points race should also be in their favour.

The new format for the Omnium will be introduced with immediate effect at this season’s World Championship which will be held in Copenhagen in March.

Format of the Omnium at London 2012 Olympics

Flying lap (250-metre time trial)
Points race (30km for men, 20km for women)
Individual pursuit (4km for men, 3km for women)
Scratch race (15km for men, 10km for women)
Kilometre time trial (500m for women)
Elimination race

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The Source - Telegraph.

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London 2012 Olympics offers sponsorship for PR services to agencies bidding

Agencies vying for the London 2012 Olympics PR business have been asked whether they are willing to provide their services in return for sponsorship of the Games.

Six agencies have been selected to tender for the business. According to the tender document which has been seen by PRWeek, they are asked to indicate whether they are interested in pursuing a 'value in kind' deal for a particular sponsorship tier.

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