The Olympics - Sir Steve Redgrave, Venus Williams and Olympic Flame in Northern Ireland
Download Sir Steve Redgrave, Venus Williams and Olympic Flame in Northern Ireland
This week, additional tickets to London 2012 went on sale amidst slow ticket sales, Paul Deighton Chief Executive of LOCOG spoke to 5 Live Breakfast to defend the ticketing process. Sir Steve Redgrave on Team GB's rowing hopes as the final squad is announced and tennis star Venus Williams speaks about her desire for another Olympic medal. 5 Live's Olympic Question Time brings together a panel of special guests in Hackney to debate the major issues surrounding the Games. Six months ago Adam Gemili was playing right-back for Thurrock FC but this week the 18-year-old Londoner ran the second fastest time by a European athlete this year, will he be the next Usain Bolt? Double Olympian and 400 metres hurdle great Edwin Moses reveals how athletics became commercialised in The Olympic All Star Show. All that and the Olympic Torch takes a trip to Ireland!
Published on Friday, 8th June 2012.
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