Ciaran Williams, captain of the Great Britain men’s handball team, explains more about the game and his hopes that good results at London 2012 could be a catalyst for getting more people involved in the sport.
With less than 500 days until the start of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we want school children from across the country to feel part of this once in a lifetime event. The School Games will help to do just that.
James Thomas, Head of Operations at Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, give us the lowdown on the no-holds-barred world of wheelchair rugby, its charity projects and the tournaments helping British players get in shape for the Paralympic Games.
Rachel Waterman, a member of the London 2012 Nations and Regions Group team, tells us about being on the road with an Olympian to promote the London 2012 Games around the UK.
Leah Bartczak, who won a placement at Brighton Photo Biennial as a Projects Coordinator, ponders the difficulty of mapping out your future when you work in an industry like the arts but explains how thinking about the long-term helped her land a big promotion just a few months into her first arts job.
Tourism Minister John Penrose reflects on the newly published Tourism Strategy and the view from the top of Europe’s soon-to-be tallest hotel and tourist attraction.
With less than 500 days until London 2012, it is not just the athletes themselves who are gearing up for the competition – the sport science and medical support teams are also preparing for next summer. Dr Ken van Someren, Director of Sport Science at the English Institute of Sport (EIS), explains more about the…
VisitBritain Chief Executive Sandie Dawe takes the reins on the DCMS blog today, with a guest post on British Tourism Week, partying on piers and warming up Britain’s ‘welcome’.
Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, chair of the Commission on the Future of Women’s Sport, explains why sports governing bodies would benefit from opening their doors to more women.
The excitement for London 2012 is really building as next week we hit one of the biggest milestones before the opening ceremony. On Tuesday 15 March we’ll celebrate 500 days to go until the games begin with tickets going on sale.