The Americans will be one of our main rivals in the pool come the summer and we'll get a good idea of what form they are in just weeks before the Games get under way. Lots to look forward to: Andy Murray will be going for his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon, but will have one eye on the Olympics US Olympic swimming trials June 25-July 2, Omaha, Nebraska
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The three who cross the line first are in - and that's it. Who qualifies and who misses out after years of dedication? The big British names such as Mo Farah can rely on wildcard picks if they wake up with a cold or twist an ankle on the day of the trials. UK and US Olympic athletics trials June 22-24, Birmingham and June, 21- July 1, Oregon Cycling team announcement June 13ĭo you go with the champion or the pretender? Sir Chris Hoy, the four-time Olympic gold medallist, or Jason Kenny, the man who has beaten him in the sprint world championship in the past two years? You know Hoy will excel under the pressure of an Olympics but how can you leave out his conqueror? Only one can be selected for the indiviudal sprint. With Olympic champion Nataliya Dobrynska and world champion Tatyana Chernova in the field, it will be a true test of whether Ennis can win a gold medal this summer. Jessica Ennis has suffered heartbreak in her last two big heptathlons - finishing second - and this is her last chance to reinstate herself as the top girl heading into London.
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Heptathlon Hypo meeting Gotzis, Austria, May 26-27
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Three-time silver medallist Kath Grainger will be pushing herself to the limit for a win as she looks to upgrade to gold. There should be no shortage of medals from our rowing team, but a clue to which colour should come at the final regatta before the team is officially named. The event will serve as a key Olympic qualifier for many National Federations.Contender: British boxer Nicola Adams will be competing in China World Cup Rowing May 25-27, Lucerne On August 6-7 of this year, athletes will race the Olympic course for the final time before the Olympics in the London round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. Non-residents of the UK or one of the designated European countries will be required to apply for tickets via their National Olympic Committee (NOC) starting March 15, 2011.
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Ticket prices start at just 20 UK pounds but parts of the bike route around Hyde Park will be free for spectators along the streets.Īpplications for Olympic Games tickets will open on March 15 and close on Apand are accepted through the official London website. Unlike many other sports that set inside an arena, the city of London itself will become the competition venue and serve as the backdrop for spectacular triathlon action,” said Marisol Casado, ITU President and IOC Member. “We are extremely excited to showcase our sport in central London. The bike route will pass several major London landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner and Constitution Hill and back into Hyde Park, where the athletes will finish on the run. Hyde Park in Central London will host the main triathlon venue with the swim to be contested in The Serpentine.
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With no heats or preliminaries, the women’s battle for the medals will start at 9am while the men’s will start slightly later at 11:30am on Tuesday. In the previous three Olympics since the sport debuted in Sydney 2000, the men’s and women’s medals have been on two consecutive days. The women’s race will be part of a Super Saturday, on August 4, and the men’s race will follow three days later on Tuesday August 7. As the countdown clock was unveiled in London today to mark exactly 500 days until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today confirmed the competition dates and venue for the triathlon in London 2012.įor the first time the triathlon competition at the Olympic Games will be spread over more than two days.