Summary
The Olympic spotlight shone on the North-East yesterday as Paul Deighton, chief executive of the London Organising Committee, paid the region a visit. Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson met him to discuss the North-East's role in London 2012
SITTING in the reception at Middlesbrough Football Club's Rockliffe Park training ground, a potential Pre-Olympic Games training camp, the 2012 Games in London seem an awfully long way away.See the full content of this document
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Games Plan
In terms of time, the gap, which is currently 1,011 days and counting, will shrink. But in terms of geographical distance, the span of 250 miles between Rockliffe and the main Olympic site in Stratford will remain resolutely unchanged between now and the opening ceremony on July 27, 2012.
Bridging it is arguably ...See the full content of this document
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