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Accreditation: 2012 Olympic warm-up events

LOCOG has announced details for media accreditation for the first series of warm-up events for the London 2012 Olympics.

Applications should be made to pressoperations@london2012.com for all events with the exception of the triathlon (press@matchtight.co.uk) and the badminton world championships.

The events are:

July 4-6: eventing (international invitational)

July 9-10: modern pentathlon (world final)

July 31: mountain bike (international invitational)

July 31 – Aug 13: sailing (international invitational regatta)

Aug 4-7: rowing (junior world championships)

Aug 6-7: triathlon (world championship series)

Aug 8-14: badminton (world championship)

Aug 9-14: beach volleyball (FIVB international)

Aug 13: open water swimming (10km international invitational)

Aug 13-14: road cycling (international invitational)

Aug 16-21: basketball (men’s international invitational)

Aug 19-20: BMX cycling

As well as the competitive events, LOCOG can offer observation places for volleyball and canoe slalom at the end of July. Media interested should register with pressoffice@london2012.com. The volleyball runs from July 20-24 and the canoe slalom July 28-31.


UPCOMING SJA DATES

Mon Sep 12: SJA Autumn Golf Day, Muswell Hill GC. Click here for more details and to book yourself in for the day.

Wed Dec 7: SJA 2011 British Sports Awards – Booking now open. For more details, click here.

All details subject to alteration. Keep checking sportsjournalists.co.uk for updates