Related Links

The London 2012 Olympics aspire to be the most successful Games ever. It is a task for countless individuals whose interests and involvement run the gamut. To assist any interested party, we provide some annotated links to other websites in the attempt to educate and inform.

This is not a comprehensive list and we would welcome feedback on any other links that could usefully be added here (please email us at Olympics@rand.org).

London 2012 http://www.london2012.com/
Official website of the London 2012 Olympics. Provides information and press releases on the activities of the organising committee for London 2012. Has sections for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG). Also has information on business tenders.

International Olympic Committee http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
Official website of the IOC – the governing body for all things Olympic. Provides information on the upcoming Olympic Games and on sports, athletes and up to date news.

Mayor of London 2012 http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/olympics/index.jsp
Homepage for the Mayor’s office, with sections devoted to the policy issues that impact upon London from hosting the Games.

Department for Culture Media and Sport Olympics http://www.culture.gov.uk/about_us/olympicgames/
The homepage for the Olympics on the DCMS site, the government department accountable for the delivery of the London Olympics.

BBC News London 2012 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/default.stm
Site on the BBC news homepage that covers all aspects of the London 2012 Olympics from sports stories through to policy decisions. Has a useful venues map of where different events will be held.

GamesBids.com http://www.gamesbids.com/english/index.shtml
Run by an academic with expertise in the Olympics, this site maintains up to date information on bids for the Games and future bids.

Bread and Circuses http://breadandcircusesblog.wordpress.com/
Blog about London 2012 run by Dr Will Jennings, British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dr Jennings is an expert in Olympics and risk.

British Olympic Association http://www.olympics.org.uk/home2.aspx
The BOA are an independent body responsible for selecting the sportsmen and women who will represent team GB in the Olympic Games. It also supports elite athletes in the build up to Games.

UK Sport http://www.uksport.gov.uk/
The UK’s national sports agency – funding and governing elite athletes and elite sport.

UK National Audit Office report on the preparations for the London Games http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/06-07/0607252.pdf
A report by the NAO identifying the risks associated with preparations for the Games and how these risks are being assessed and managed.

The London Olympics Bill http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/045/2006045.htm
Official site for the London Olympics Bill as introduced in the House of Commons in 2005. The bill outlines the requirements of the Department for Culture Media and Sport in preparing and hosting the games.

London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/20060012.htm
The Act that came into being from the London Olympics Bill (see above).

Transport for London http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
The homepage for the London transport network. Not specifically for London 2012, but searchable for relevant sections on the Olympics.

The Metropolitan Police http://www.met.police.uk/
Homepage for the London police force – providing information on the current security issues in London. Searchable website.

The Thames Gateway and the Olympics http://www.communities.gov.uk/thamesgateway/
The communities and local government webpage covering the involvement of the Thames Gateway in the delivery of Olympic infrastructure – with a specific focus on regeneration.