Ralph Lauren to dress US Olympic team at London 2012
Polo Ralph Lauren has reached a deal with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to dress the American team at the Games in Vancouver in 2010 and in London in 2012, it has been announced.
Polo Ralph Lauren has reached a deal with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to dress the American team at the Games in Vancouver in 2010 and in London in 2012, it has been announced.
June 1 - Intercontinental Hotels Group has signed up its Holiday Inn brand to become a £10 million sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics, as first reported on insidethegames on Saturday.
August 24 - Rebecca Adlington (pictured), the double Olympic champion, is to be the face of British Gas' £15 million sponsorship of British Swimming, it was announced today.
SEPTEMBER 24 - LONDON 2012 tier-one sponsor Lloyds TSB said that it had no plans yet to include HBOS, which it took over last week for £12.2 billion, in its Olympic sponsorship yet.
June 19 - BMW has become the first major multi-million Euro supporter of Munich's bid to host the 2018 Olympics, which if it is successful would make it the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games.
June 19 - EDF Energy, a Tier One London 2012 sponsor, has launched a new marketing campaign to promote "Green Britain Day", its latest attempt to encourage action on climate change linked to the Olympics.
July 14 - Coca-Cola is set to launch an Olympic advertising campaign in 150 countries ahead of the opening of the Games in Beijing next month, claiming that they have received a much more positive reaction than they expected.
JULY 14 - LAND ROVER have made an advert to promote their support of Britain's Olympic eventing team featuring Zara Phillips, even though she has been forced to withdraw from the squad because of an injury to her horse.
May 20 - Adidas have extended their sponsorship of UK Athletics beyond London 2012, today unveiling new Great Britain & Northern Ireland team kit to be used at this year's World Championships in Berlin.
MARCH 4 - MOLTEN, the world’s leading basketball manufacturer, has renewed its sponsorship of all Great Britain Basketball’s international teams for a second term, they have announced.
August 20 - Tokyo have announced that they have signed up three new sponsors to take their total to 17 as the vote to decide which city will follow London 2012 and host the 2016 Olympics rapidly approaches.
March 30 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has signed up Deloitte as a new sponsor, a deal that will involve them sponsoring the US teams to compete at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics.
February 17 - Olympic champions Sir Chris Hoy (pictured) and Denise Lewis today launched British Airways’ bid to find the next generation of Great Britons during a special ceremony at Heathrow Airport.
August 4 - Cadbury have signed a new sponsorship deal with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) for the Winter Games in Vancouver next year and London 2012, it has been announced.