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London 2012 Games

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Loughborough University at the London 2012 Games

Loughborough University is the official preparation camp headquarters for Team GB and Japan. Find out more about the University’s activities to support these agreements in the build up to London 2012.

Loughborough’s story so far

Our athletes at the London 2012 Games

Loughborough University has seen some of the finest athletes and sportspeople study and train on campus. Find out more about how our athletes’ preparations for London 2012 are progressing.

Getting involved with our Games preparations

Find out how to get involved in local opportunities created by the Games, including registering to become a volunteer to help manage the Team GB and Japanese and preparation camps.

Learn more about getting involved

Sporting excellence at Loughborough University

Loughborough University has long been recognised, nationally and internationally, for its high level teaching and research in the sport and exercise sciences and is a focus for the development of sporting excellence and sport participation.

News

Silver lining in hockey championships for Loughborough students

A number of Loughborough students have helped the Great Britain women’s hockey team make history, by reaching their first ever FIH Champions Trophy final.

10 February 2012
Winners of 2012 choral composing competition announced

Paul Ayres has won £2,000 in a Loughborough University Arts competition to find a new choral work to celebrate the University’s sporting tradition and success and mark the London 2012 Games.

3 February 2012
Record breaking Laurent claims an Olympic place

Loughborough University student Laurent Carnol has swam a lifetime best to secure a place on the Luxembourg Olympic team.

30 January 2012

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International Handball

Loughborough University

22 March 2012 2pm

The Great Britain women’s handball team will be visiting the University to play Poland in a qualifier for the 2012 European Championships in the Sir David Wallace Sports Hall. Read the press release for further information. Book tickets.
Games Time

Loughborough Town Centre

9 June 2012

Games Time is a spectacular outdoor stage show combining music, video, fireworks and professional dancers. The show will be performed in Loughborough as part of the Spark Children’s Art Festival in June 2012. Visit the Games Time website for further information.
Our Sporting Life

Charnwood Museum, Loughborough

2 June 2012 – 9 September 2012

An exhibition, hosted in partnership with Loughborough University, to Loughborough’s extensive contribution to sport – from the athletes and their achievements on the world stage, to the pioneering research and innovation which continues to push technological boundaries.