Daniel Boone Regional Library

Featured Sports and General Information

• BBC News Coverage
  General news website, updated daily, about news events regarding the London Games. Coverage of notable historic games events also included.
• City of London--Website
  Main Web page for the City of London.
• CNN Olympic Coverage
  CNN has a web page devoted to the London Olympics.
• NBC News Coverage
  Comprehensive and ongoing London Olympics coverage .
• Official Site
  Devoted to the featured sports at the London Olympics, with links to each event.
• Olympic Apps
  Wall Street Journal article about the two best Olympic apps for tracking events.
• Opening Ceremony
  
• U.S. Olympic Committee and Team USA Information

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London Paralympics

• History of the Paralympic Games
  Narrative and timeline detailing the history of the worldwide Paralympic Games.
• Paralympic Events
  Detailed links and information about the London Paralympic Events.
• U.S. Paralympic Team
  Website devoted to the United States Paralympic Team.

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Past & Future Olympics

• Olympic Museum
  The physical museum is closed until 2013, but the virtual museums supplies vital links and information about the Olympic movement.
• Past and Future Olympiads
  
• Testing of athletes
  The retesting of athlete's samples eight years beyond games.

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Tickets and Travel

• About Tickets
  Ticket information from the London Olympics website.
• Flights to the London Olympics
  Website devoted to sharing flight information to London during the Olympics (also contains general Olympic information).
• London's Railway Upgrade
  Article about the upgraded rail service during the London Olympics.
• Official Website--Travel Advice
  General travel advice during the games--London and Beyond.
• Paralympic Ticket Information

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Databases

• First London Olympics--1908
  Article from the magazine History Today about the 1908 London Olympics.
• London Olympics-Environmental Impact
  Database article about the London Olympic's environmental footprint.
• Olympic Stadium
  London's Olympic Stadium has a "designed to be dismantled" structure--the above article showcases its unique architecture.