The World Competes

Prince William and his wife Kate have been chosen as ambassadors for the 2012 Olympic games.

Now is the time to look into getting tickets for the 2012 London games.

London 1948 had its austerity Olympics. The economy may effect athletes for years to come; whether London scales back its Olympics or not, we’ll probably see the effects on the athletes coming up in the future.

The Chinese government says that it will get tough about Olympic gymnasts’ ages. We’ll see…

Natalie Coughlin, whose accomplishments were overshadowed by Michael Phelps in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has the chance to break some records of her own in London.

Sophie McKinna will be one of the athletes competing at the Youth Olympics. She hopes to make the London 2012 games as a shotputter, so she can compete in front of a home crowd.

UK Olympic fans can enjoy Olympic events from now until the 2012 games. “Open Weekend” is this weekend.

London 2012 tickets go on sale in 2011, but you can sign up to receive updates now (via email) so you won’t forget later.

Brazil may have difficulty funding their Olympics. Perhaps a return to the Austerity Olympics is in order?

The British government is concerned about cost overruns for the 2012 London Olympics.