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Rhythmic Gymnastics : London 2012 Olympics: Wembley Arena to host badminton and rhythmic gymnastics
Gym Media - 28 May 2010
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London 2012 organisers have finally reached an agreement for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics to be staged at Wembley Arena after months of negotiations. The sports had initially resisted the change to the original plan to base them in north Greenwich due to the increased travel times from the Olympic Village. But London 2012 have made a number of commitments regarding travel and both the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and International Gymnastics..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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London 2012 - agreement reached
FIG - 27 May 2010
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LOCOG, the Badminton World Federation and the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique have agreed that Wembley Arena will be the location of the Olympic sports of Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics in 2012.
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Agreement reached for Wembley Arena to host Rhythmic Gymnastics in 2012
British Gymnastics - 27 May 2010
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The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG), the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) have agreed...
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London 2012 Olympics: Rhythmic gymnastics joins badminton in Wembley move
Telegraph.co.uk - 14 May 2010
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FIG has finally approved a cost-saving change in venue for rhythmic gymnastics at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Rhythmic Gymnastics : 2012: Olympic Rhythmic events move to Wembley ...
Gym Media - 14 Feb 2010
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The 2012 London Olympics venues will be finalised soon after rhythmic gymnastics and badminton reluctantly agreed to move to Wembley Arena, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said this week. Games organisers opted to move the two sports to avoid building temporary venues in an effort to save more than $30 million during the economic downturn. Denis Oswald, an official from the International Olympic Committee, reportedly told a press conference..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Olympics - London 2012 Games venues to be finalised soon
Reuters - 12 Feb 2010
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VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The 2012 London Olympics venues will be finalised soon after rhythmic gymnastics and badminton reluctantly agreed to move to Wembley Arena, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.
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2 sports close to venue change for London Olympics
Seattle Times - 27 Nov 2009
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arena after reaching an "agreement in principle" with two sports to move to an existing venue for the 2012 Games. Local organizing committee LOCOG proposed switching badminton and rhythmic gymnastics to Wembley Arena adjacent to Wembley Stadium in northwest London rather than construct the planned facility near the Olympic Village in east London. The move was taken to save...
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Wembley Arena to host 2012 events
BBC - 27 Nov 2009
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Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics at the London 2012 Olympics are set to be held at Wembley Arena rather than a new, purpose-built facility.
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2012 chiefs move badminton and rhythmic gymnastics
Reuters - 17 Oct 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - London 2012 organisers on Thursday agreed to scrap plans for a temporary venue near the Olympic Park and move rhythmic gymnastics and badminton across the city to Wembley Arena.
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London 2012: Badminton, gymnastics move to Wembley
Seattle Times - 14 Oct 2009
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The badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events for London 2012 will be held at Wembley Arena instead of constructing a temporary Olympic venue.
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Wembley Arena backed to stage badminton and gymnastics at London 2012
Telegraph.co.uk - 14 Oct 2009
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London Mayor and Olympics minister agree to propose Wembley Arena as preferred option to stage badminton and rhythmic gymnastics at 2012.
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London 2012: IOC 'concern' over badminton and rhythmic gymnastics venue delay
Telegraph.co.uk - 8 Oct 2009
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IOC's chief inspector tells London 2012 organisers to end the uncertainty over badminton and rhythmic gymnastics venues.
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FEATURE - Venues continue to worry London organisers
Reuters - 6 Oct 2009
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in one of the severest economic downturns for decades, are still trying to decide where to house some sports for the Games. Question marks hang over where boxing, badminton, shooting and rhythmic gymnastics will end up. Other sports have already had to be moved. The cause of some of the changes stretches back to 2005 when London unexpectedly won the bid. Then, the economy was booming...
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