Welcome to the Games-time edition of inFocus providing you with a regular round up of news and updates during the 2012 Games Please send any questions, comments or content ideas to communications@uel.ac.uk |
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Young East End basketball player meets his NBA idols Stars of USA men's basketball, Lebron James and Kobe Bryant, invited one young East End local to watch them train at SportsDock over the weekend. Sam Kato, 12, who plays for Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA), was selected along with his teammates to watch his idols train as part of Team USA and UEL's commitment to Olympic legacy, and developing sports stars of the future. Read more Watch the video of the players meeting Team USA Win a Team USA goody bag! We have a sports bag up for grabs, filled with Team USA goodies including a sports bottle, towel and t-shirt, as well as a journal and leather credit card holder from the US Olympics Committee. All you have to do to win is to answer the following question: "What is the full name of the USA men’s basketball team coach who is currently training his players at SportsDock?" Email answers to communications@uel.ac.uk by 4pm on Friday 10 August. Good luck! Changes to the 2012-13 fees policy Please note that several changes have been made to the fees policy for the new academic year. Read more
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UEL student, Freyja Gillard, on her Olympic roles Media and Creative Industries student, Freyja Gillard, was lucky enough to secure two roles with the Olympics – first as a roller skating nurse in the Opening Ceremony and now as a photographic studio assistant, working in the Olympic Village. She explains: “Being part of the Opening Ceremony was probably one of the best things I’ve ever done… It was an amazing experience and I was interviewed by Sky News and got to meet Danny Boyle, who I now truly admire. “I’m now working in the Olympic Village, providing photographic studio customer services support to spectators and athletes… So far I’ve been working on Relay photos … people who held the torch as part of the Relay can choose the images they like and request for them to be printed…” |
Freyja Gillard was a roller skating nurse in the Opening Ceremony and now works in the Olympic Village.
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Every day we will outline some of the main issues expected for the following day's travel via public transport and road. You are advised to check official websites including getaheadofthegames.com, Transport for London live travel news and follow twitter feeds such as TfL Travel Alerts, TfL Traffic News and GetAheadof theGames |
Travel advice - Tuesday 7 August
More information: public transport bulletin More information: road travel bulletin |
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The roads around central London will be very busy as the men's triathlon is taking place. 
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