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Announcements and developments

General

• 5 October 2005: Lord Moynihan is chosen as the new chairman of the British Olympic Association, beating David Hemery by 28 votes to 15. ^[1]
• 12 October 2005: London Mayor Ken Livingstone announces that some venues may need to change based on the security issues raised by the 7 July 2005 attacks. ^[2]
• 20 October 2005: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. are told that they will not take over the Olympic Stadium after the Games finish as it will be used as an athletics venue. ^[3]

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Financing

• 28 July 2005: The "Go For Gold" National Lottery scratch card game is launched.
• 21 September 2005: The "Go For Gold" game is announced to have raised £2 million. ^[4]
• 25 October 2005: Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell announces that she cannot gaurantee that there will be a cap on the amount that London council taxpayers will have to contribute towards the Games, but reiterates that the budget had been carefully planned. ^[5]

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Ticketing

• 18 October 2005: Lord Coe, the chairman of the London organising committee, announces that half of the eight million tickets on sale will be priced at £20 or less. ^[6]

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Events

• 1 September 2005: Thousands of people gather in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the Olympic win. ^[7]

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Opinions and comments

• 19 August 2005: There are calls to relax firearms laws which prevent British pistol shooters training. ^[8]
• 17 October 2005: Lord Redesdale requests that morris dancing is represented in the opening ceremony. ^[9]
• 17 October 2005: Peter Keen, in charge of planning for British success at the Olympics, expresses his concerns that the "fourth place in the medals table" target is not achievable without a significant increase in funding. ^[10]

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Construction timeline

At the time of the bid 60% of the venues and facilities were in place. The following is the schedule for the completion of the remaining venues for the games:

• 2006 – New Wembley stadium
• 2007 – Channel Tunnel/Stratford rail link
• 2008 – Aquatics Centre and Velopark
• 2010 – East London Line extension
• 2011 – Olympic Stadium and Heathrow's Terminal Five

See also

• London Olympics

References

1. ^  Olympics.org.uk (5 October 2005). "Lord Colin Moynihan elected chairman of the BOA". Accessed 17 October 2005.
2. ^  news.bbc.co.uk (12 October 2005). "Mayor warns of 2012 venues change" at BBC News. Accessed 17 October 2005.
3. ^  news.bbc.co.uk (20 October 2005). "Spurs Olympic Stadium plan dashed" at BBC News. Accessed 27 October 2005.
4. ^  news.bbc.co.uk (21 September 2005). "£2m Lotto boost for Olympics 2012" at BBC News. Accessed 17 October 2005.
5. ^  news.bbc.co.uk (25 October 2005). "Warning over cost of 2012 Games" at BBC News. Accessed 27 October 2005.
6. ^  news.bbc.co.uk (18 October 2005). "Coe makes pledges on 2012 tickets" at BBC News. Accessed 19 October 2005.
7. ^  news.bbc.co.uk (1 September 2005). "Crowd hails 2012 Olympic victory" at BBC News. Accessed 17 October 2005.
8. ^  Fraser, Andrew (19 August 2005). "Shooters seek handgun law change" at BBC News. Accessed 17 October 2005.
9. ^  Parkinson, Justin (17 October 2005). "Morris dancing for the Olympics?" at BBC News. Accessed 17 October 2005.
10. ^  news.bbc.co.uk (17 October 2005) "Keen calls for more elite coaches" at BBC News. Accessed 17 October 2005.