2012 London Olympics McLain Ward wins grand prix in Wellington

2012 London Olympics, McLain Ward and his future Olympic hope a cast in a show Saturday night cost $ 78,000 Grand Prix at Fidelity monitors in WELLINGTON .

Ward and his) blazing fast horse, Pjotter Van de Zonnehoeve, won a seven rider ahead of 2008 U.S. Olympic teammate Beezie mad Palm Beach International Equestrian Center is error-free in 42.08 seconds another 8/100ths Jump off from.

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Ward said, "Pjotter is a little inexperienced, but he's a very fast horse".

Ward jumpers less education Pjotter ride started last year and immediately take the horse has reached through.

Wad said, "He's been a star since he came out. I'm kind of excited about the future with him. He's been clear in three or four of the WEF Challenge Cup classes.

He's just a cool horse. He's electric careful and he has a big heart. I think he trusts me and I believe in him. It's been a real, real match. I really like the horse. I think he can go a long way."

Peter Wylde and Lipton De L'Othain won the Suncast 1.50-meter Championship Jumper Series Classic to continually seventh week of the circuit which take place at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival on Sunday.

Upcoming next: Wednesday, G&C Farm 1.45 meters class, 8 a.m., $5,000 CSIO Welcome Stake, 1 p.m.; Thursday, $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series Round 8, 2 p.m.; Friday, $31,000 G&C Farm 1.45-meter Classic, all day; $75,000 FEI Nations Cup, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Pro Derby Class, 5:30 p.m. and $35,000 Hermes Puissance and Pro Derby Class, 8 p.m.; Sunday, $150,000 Trump Grand Prix, 1 p.m.

Velodrome for London 2012 Olympics to open

For the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics 6000 seat velodrome will open on Tuesday.

At the Olympic Park in east London,for indoor cycling and BMX events the venue will be the first to be completed.

Felped in the design of the velodrome has been taken by Chris Hoy, who won three cycling gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games.

"I believe the new velodrome is going to be the best in the world. I can't actually wait until 2012 when I can compete on it," Hoy said.

"It will be nice when we turn up on race day for the first day of competition at the Olympics.

"All of the Union Jacks will be out and, hopefully, the noise and the atmosphere will give us an advantage - maybe put the fear of death into the other countries too."

Hoy added: "The 360 degree seating means that no matter where you are in the stadium you can see the full track and there's seats the whole way around.

"So, instead of having noise in the back-straight and the home-straight as you go around you get this wall of noise the whole way and it creates this gladiatorial arena."

London Olympics: Website checker to verify seller is real

In order to allow the ticket buyers to verify if the seller is genuine,London 2012 organisers are setting up a website checker.

Every country has its own authorised outlet,UK residents should apply for tickets via the London 2012 website.

It has been concerned by organizers of Olympics and police that number of website will take place when tickets go on sale on 15 March.

Related to the Games alleged ticket scams more than 30 peoples have been arrested so far, Metropolitan Police have said.

Paul Deighton, chief executive of the Games organisers Locog, said a website checker would be in place by the time tickets go on sale next Month.

West Ham favored to take over Olympic Stadium

Olympic officials are meeting to decide whether West Ham or Tottenham will take over the main Olympic stadium after the 2012 London Games. West Ham is extensively expected to be chosen as the favored tenant by the Olympic Park Legacy Company. Friday's vote by the OPLC board comes after months of fierce debate and rancor over the future of the 537 million-pound ($867 million) stadium, which will stage the opening and closing observancies and track and field opposition in 2012.

West Ham proposes downsizing the 80,000-seat stadium to a 60,000-capacity stadium that would retain the Olympic running track. Tottenham would tear down most of the stadium and put up a purpose-built 60,000-seat football stadium on the same site without a track.

Arena gets Olympic catering gig

To provide catering services at equestrian and other events at next year’s London Olympics,contract has been won by Racecourse operator and caterer Arena Leisure.

Doncaster and Royal Windsor are Arena racecourse says the contract, which involves providing catering at equestrian and pentathlon events at Greenwich Park and canoeing and rowing events at Eton Dorney, will be worth about £500,000to £1m in profits.

“Arena formed its own catering business in 2007 and since then it has established a leading food and beverage offering across each of our seven Racecourse venues,” said Arena chief executive Mark Elliott.

“This contract adds another dimension to Arena's increasingly diversified revenue streams.

MP presents Olympic coin bill to Parliament

Thanks to a city MP that the mega event in London,THE OLYMPIC Games are set to be inaugurated with the country's largest ever coins.

To strike coins weighing more than a kilogram,Mark Lancaster presented to Parliament his Private Member's Bill.

If the bill passes then it would be great benefit to help fund London 2012 as the Bill will allow the creation of gold £1,000 and silver £500 coins.

Ten centimetres in diameter, the kilo coins will carry on the numismatic (currency collecting) tradition of previous games.

Mr Lancaster added: "I am delighted that the Mint has moved closer to commemorating the historic Olympics with stunning kilo coins. A small change to the law will mean that future generations can mark occasions with collectable items. It is also great that our athletes, and our public purse, will reap financial rewards from those lucky enough to invest in these special pieces."