Countdown to London 2012
With the countdown to the London 2012 Olympics and
Paralympics in full flow, we are going to keep you updated on all
of the Olympic-related news from across the Vale of Glamorgan and
hopefully inspire you to take up a new sport during 2012 too!
Latest News
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for all the latest news about the Olympic Torch Relay in the Vale
of Glamorgan, including live updates on the day.
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Follow the Olympic flame
The London 2012 Olympic Torch relay will be coming through Dinas
Powys, Barry and Barry Island on Saturday 26 may, and the exact
route that the flame will take in the Vale of Glamorgan has now
been revealed. Find out more.
Watch a fantastic animated
video that shows the route the 70-day journey will follow next
summer!
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Four Vale athletes selected
Teen swimming star Ieuan Lloyd, sailor Hannah Mills, boxer
Andrew Selby and swimming hero David Davies have become the
first Vale athletes to be officially selected for Team GB at the
London 2012 Olympics.
We'll keep you posted as further Vale athletes are selected.
Read more about Ieuan Lloyd, Hannah
Mills, Andrew Selby and David Davies.
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Don't just watch the sports...
At the London 2012 Olympic Games there will be a total of 26
different sports, all broken down into 39 disciplines (e.g. road
cycling, track cycling), while the Paralympics will feature 21
disciplines.
In the Vale you can play 22 of these sports at local clubs,
ranging from badminton to boccia and table tennis to taekwondo.
Find out
more.
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We'll keep you posted on all London 2012 related news from the
Vale, but we'd really like to hear from YOU
too please!
Please get in touch and share with us any stories of how the
Olympics and Paralympics coming to the UK is inspiring you to get
active, tell us about any Olympic-related events you are running,
or let us know what your school is doing. We'll post your stories
and photos here, so please get in touch using our
convenient online form.
For everything else you want to find out about the Olympics and
Paralympics, the official London 2012 website lets you
access pages upon pages of information about the Games, read fact
files about every sport, see how the stadiums are taking shape,
watch video content and loads more.