MUMBAI: With two weeks to go before the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has lined up its team of presenters and reporters as well as special shows.

The Olympic studio presentation team will include Vijay Amritraj, Alan Wilkins and Mayanti Langer. They will be supported by Steve Dawson and Jason De La Pena.

In London, the team of dedicated reporters will be on-ground at the Games to deliver news updates, interviews and stories. The team will include Christy Simson, Paula Malai Ali, Sanjeev Palar and Jatin Sapru.

ESPN will be more India specific and showcase sports featuring Indian athletes, and those sports which are more popular in India such as Hockey, Shooting, Boxing, Wresting, Tennis and football. Star Sports will focus its coverage on international top athletes and events beyond the Asia contingent.

Moreover, the broadcaster will have a special show ?SportsCenter Espresso?. This will give viewers the chance to start their day with a fast-paced round-up of Olympics action.

SportsCenter Espresso will feature top Games highlights, exclusive athlete interviews, comprehensive on-ground coverage, and will showcase the key events to come later that day. In South Asia, SportsCenter Espresso will air at 7 am, 8 am and 12 pm.

There will also be a daily ?Primetime Update that will give viewers a complete snapshot of the day?s top Olympic news and preview the evening?s coverage. Primetime Update will air at 9 pm in South Asia.

ESS has been focussing on building up the Olympics since December. As the run-up to the Olympic Games, it showcased archive programming chronicling the last two decades of the Olympic Games moments and dramatic stories from over 30,000 hours of historical footage.

ESS is currently showcasing six original shows per week in the lead-up to the start of the Olympics. One of the shows on air is ?Living the Dream? that focusses on Asian and Indian athletes.

MUMBAI: Gearing up for London Olympics, ESPN Star Sports has launched a new show School Quiz 2012 with HDFC Life as the title sponsor.

To be hosted by ESS? presenter & commentator Alan Wilkins, the on-air telecast of HDFC Life School Quiz 2012 begins on 1 June.

The televised broadcast of HDFC School Quiz 2012 precedes London Olympics 2012 which will also be showcased on ESS.

Based on the theme of Olympics, the school quiz will judge the sporting quotients of young minds across the country. The television rounds will see 72 teams with two members each vying for the ?India?s Top Sports School Quiz Team? title.

In order to make the television rounds of the quiz accessible to students across the country, ESS will hold a grand entrance exam for students studying in Class VI to Class X on 8 April in 23 cities across the country.

The quiz show will also have a special section where current and past Indian Olympians will pose teaser questions to participating students.

ESPN Software India EVP ad sales Sanjay Kailash said, ?We are delighted to announce the launch of HDFC Life School Quiz 2012. The quiz tests not just skills and knowledge but also provides healthy, popular entertainment to the vast nationwide audience. This is an initiative which is extremely close to our hearts. I am eager to see how children from this sports mad country fare in this special Olympics edition.?

Added HDFC Life EVP head marketing & direct channels Sanjay Tripathy, "It is our privilege to be associated with School Quiz 2012 which will reach out to children across the nation. The School Quiz will provide a platform for the participants to represent their school, and bring pride and glory to their institution thereby improving their knowledge and enhancing confidence level."

A total of 72 teams, 18 teams from each zone, will qualify for the TV rounds.