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- 14 Oct 08, 01:38 PM
Wembley is poised to play a much bigger role in the organisation of the 2012 Olympics than originally planned.
91热爆 London has learned that London 2012 officials have been looking for some time at scrapping their original plans to build a temporary arena near to the 02 to stage badminton and rhythmic gymnastics.
There had been proposals to move the two sports to ExCel indoor arena, which is already staging a variety of 2012 events, but there is not enough space.
Now officials are seriously looking at taking badminton back to the Wembley Arena, a spiritual home for the sport. The prestigious All-England championships were staged at the arena - which is right next to the outdoor stadium - between 1957 and 1993.
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- 14 Oct 08, 09:22 AM
You'll get the chance to welcome Britain's Olympic and Paralympic heroes home when they this Thursday, 16 October.
There have been other parades, like the one in Edinburgh for the Scottish medal winners from Team GB, while Rebecca Adlington enjoyed her own open-top bus tour of Mansfield.
But the London procession will be the first time the entire British team gets back together, and around 500 athletes are expected to travel on 10 flat-bed trucks.
Out of all those athletes, how do you pick your favourite British performance from a summer of success in Beijing?
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