UK to stage event every 2 weeks until London 2012

Published Oct. 30, 2009 12:09 p.m. ET

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UK Sport says that 20 towns will stage at least one of the events over the 1,000 days left before the opening ceremony.

The $52.9 million program covers 30 Olympic and Paralympic sports.

The first of the 64 events starts Friday with the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester.