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  • Queues and crowds at the entrance of the official London 2012 merchandise shop - hours before another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country
    olympic_triathlon28-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Police officers stand guarding the entrance of the official London 2012 merchandise shop - hours before another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country
    olympic_triathlon01-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Architecture and design of the Westfield City shopping centre in Stratford, home of the 2012 Olympics. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    westfield_stratford10-08-03-2012_1.jpg
  • London visitors for the 2012 Olympics admire the 'House of Flags' a structure of 206 panels containing the flag icons of all the countries participating in the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Designed by AY Atchitects, the structure is opposite the Palace of Westminster in Parliament Square. On the far right is the statue of Oliver Cromwell.
    olympics_westminster28-31-07-2012.jpg
  • A soldier of the Royal Artillery regiment in the British army stand guarding the entrance to  the volleyball venue in central London next to the IOC rings logo on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A further 1,200 military personnel are being deployed to help secure the 2012 Olympics in London following the failure by security contractor G4S to provide enough private guards. The extra personnel have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games.
    olympics_westminster05-31-07-2012.jpg
  • Young girls enjoy their latest purchase of foam hands as they exit the official London 2012 merchandise shop - hours before another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country
    olympic_triathlon02-07-08-2012.jpg
  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ads are for Visa and for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take the Stage' campaign including diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space.
    olympic_stratford52-06-08-2012.jpg
  • A map and exterior of the £105m Siberian Pine Velodrome curved roof during the London 2012 Olympics. The London Velopark is a cycling centre in Leyton in east London. It is one of the permanent Olympic and Paralympic venues for the 2012 Games. The Velopark is at the northern end of Olympic Park. It has a velodrome and BMX racing track, which will be used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and a mountain bike track.[2] The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village.
    olympic_park40-10-08-2012.jpg
  • A landscape of facilities and equipment outside the curved wooden roof of the iconic Velodrome during the London 2012 Olympics. The final bill for the 2012 Olympics could be ten times higher than the original estimate, according to an investigation. The predicted cost of the games when London won the bid in 2005 was £2.37billion. That figure has now spiralled to more than £12billion and could reach as much as £24billion, the Sky Sports investigation claims. The Olympics public sector funding package, which covers the building of the venues, security and policing, was upped to around £9.3bn in 2007. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village.
    olympic_park39-10-08-2012.jpg
  • Exterior of the £105m Siberian Pine Velodrome curved roof during the London 2012 Olympics. The London Velopark is a cycling centre in Leyton in east London. It is one of the permanent Olympic and Paralympic venues for the 2012 Games. The Velopark is at the northern end of Olympic Park. It has a velodrome and BMX racing track, which will be used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and a mountain bike track.[2] The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village.
    olympic_park37-10-08-2012.jpg
  • London, 10th September 2012. The day after the end of the London 2012 Paralympics, thousands of spectators lined the capital's streets to honour 800 of TeamGB's athletes and Paralympians. Britain's golden generation of athletes in turn said thank you to its Olympic followers, paying tribute to London and a wider Britain as up to a million people lined the streets to celebrate the “greatest ever” sporting summer and billed to be the biggest sporting celebration ever seen in the UK.
    olympic_parade10-10-09-2012.jpg
  • Olympic volunteers await the arrival of road cycling competitors on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. London 2012 volunteers are called ‘Games Makers’, as they are helping to make the Games happen. Up to 70,000 Games Makers take on a wide variety of roles across the venues: from welcoming visitors; to transporting athletes; to helping out behind the scenes in the Technology team to make sure the results get displayed as quickly and accurately as possible. Games Makers come from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds, from across the UK and abroad. The vast majority are giving up at least 10 days to volunteer during the Games.
    olympic_cycling23-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Area around Stratford in East London, home to the 2012 Olympic Games. Aa an event goes on behind the London 2012 sign, a little girl has her photo taken.
    20120724olympic london 2012 signage_...jpg
  • Area around Stratford in East London, home to the 2012 Olympic Games. Aa an event goes on behind the London 2012 sign, people try to peer through to look.
    20120724olympic london 2012 signage_...jpg
  • Area around Stratford in East London, home to the 2012 Olympic Games. Aa an event goes on behind the London 2012 sign, people try to peer through to look.
    20120724olympic london 2012 signage_...jpg
  • Area around Stratford in East London, home to the 2012 Olympic Games. Aa an event goes on behind the London 2012 sign, people try to peer through to look.
    20120724olympic london 2012 signage_...jpg
  • Area around Stratford in East London, home to the 2012 Olympic Games. Aa an event goes on behind the London 2012 sign, people try to peer through to look.
    20120724olympic london 2012 signage_...jpg
  • Londoners flock to the Westfield Stratford shopping mall. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    westfield_stratford07-08-03-2012_1.jpg
  • 2012 Olympic landscape showing Aquatics centre by Pritzker prize winner Zaha Hadid and main stadium at Stratford. The London Aquatics Centre has 2 50m swimming pools and a 25m diving pool. Built by Balfour Beatty for £242, three times the original cost. The aluminium roof is provided by Kalzip with cooperation from Rowecord Engineering and is 1,040 sq metre, weighing 3,200 tonnes. The London Olympic Stadium will be the centrepiece of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
    stratford_olympic18-08-03-2012_1.jpg
  • Landscape of 2012 Olympic Park site showing The Orbit art tower and the main stadium at Stratford. The London Olympic Stadium will be the centrepiece of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The stadium has capacity for the Games of approximately 80,000 making it temporarily the third largest stadium in Britain. The ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower is the newest addition to the Olympic Park and provides an attraction to rival those visited the world over. The Orbit tower gives views over the Park and the rest of London, it also caters for events and conferences offering delegates and organisers alike a unique setting and location for their event.
    stratford_olympic17-08-03-2012_1.jpg
  • Foreign family visitors for the 2012 Olympics admire the 'House of Flags' a structure of 206 panels containing the flag icons of all the countries participating in the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Designed by AY Atchitects, the structure is opposite the Palace of Westminster in Parliament Square.
    olympics_westminster27-31-07-2012-2.jpg
  • London visitors for the 2012 Olympics admire the 'House of Flags' a structure of 206 panels containing the flag icons of all the countries participating in the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Designed by AY Atchitects, the structure is opposite the Palace of Westminster in Parliament Square.
    olympics_westminster26-31-07-2012.jpg
  • A soldier of the British army stand guarding the entrance to the volleyball venue in central London next to the IOC rings logo on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A further 1,200 military personnel are being deployed to help secure the 2012 Olympics in London following the failure by security contractor G4S to provide enough private guards. The extra personnel have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games.
    olympics_westminster24-31-07-2012.jpg
  • The IOC's Olympic logo brand of rings on a banner at Horse Guards in Whitehall during the London 2012 Olympics. Wrought iron railings are seen behind the banner at the sports venue hosting the volleyball in the centre of Westminster where governmental offices are located.
    olympics_westminster21-31-07-2012.jpg
  • Soldiers of the Rifles regiment in the British army stand guarding the entrance to  the volleyball venue in central London next to the IOC rings logo on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A further 1,200 military personnel are being deployed to help secure the 2012 Olympics in London following the failure by security contractor G4S to provide enough private guards. The extra personnel have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games.
    olympics_westminster10-31-07-2012.jpg
  • Soldiers the Royal Artillery regiment in the British army stand guarding the entrance to  the volleyball venue in central London next to the IOC rings logo on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A further 1,200 military personnel are being deployed to help secure the 2012 Olympics in London following the failure by security contractor G4S to provide enough private guards. The extra personnel have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games.
    olympics_westminster09-31-07-2012.jpg
  • A soldier of the Royal Artillery regiment in the British army helps tourists while standing guard the entrance to  the volleyball venue in central London next to the IOC rings logo on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A further 1,200 military personnel are being deployed to help secure the 2012 Olympics in London following the failure by security contractor G4S to provide enough private guards. The extra personnel have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games.
    olympics_westminster07-31-07-2012.jpg
  • Soldiers of the Royal Artillery regiment in the British army stand guarding the entrance to  the volleyball venue in central London next to the IOC rings logo on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A further 1,200 military personnel are being deployed to help secure the 2012 Olympics in London following the failure by security contractor G4S to provide enough private guards. The extra personnel have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games.
    olympics_westminster04-31-07-2012.jpg
  • A soldier of the British army stand guarding the entrance to the volleyball venue in central London next to the IOC rings logo on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A further 1,200 military personnel are being deployed to help secure the 2012 Olympics in London following the failure by security contractor G4S to provide enough private guards. The extra personnel have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games.
    olympics_westminster02-31-07-2012.jpg
  • Soldiers of the British army stand guarding the entrance to  the volleyball venue in central London next to the IOC rings logo on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A further 1,200 military personnel are being deployed to help secure the 2012 Olympics in London following the failure by security contractor G4S to provide enough private guards. The extra personnel have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games.
    olympics_westminster01-31-07-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon27-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon26-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon16-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Joggers and the Olympic rings hanging from London's Tower Bridge, weeks before the Olympiad in July 2012. The men run over the old cobbled street alongside the river, lawns and flowerbeds that are beautifully maintained for the thousands of visitors to this iconic London Landmark. The Victorian Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894), a combined bascule and suspension bridge close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name. The five Olympic rings are suspended from the upper walkway in the weeks before the start of the London 2012 Olympics.
    olympic_tower_bridge02-27-06-2012.jpg
  • A cyclist races past fans lining the route through Bushy Park in south west London, during the London 2012 Olympic 44km men's cycling time trial, eventually won by Team GB's Bradley Wiggins.
    olympic_time_trial12-01-08-2012.jpg
  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ads are for Visa and for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take the Stage' campaign including diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space.
    olympic_stratford49-06-08-2012.jpg
  • A Games Maker volunteer welcomes spectators during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad, at the Westfield mall. Games Makers help to make the Games happen and up to 70,000 take on a wide variety of roles across the venues: from welcoming visitors; to transporting athletes; to helping out behind the scenes in the Technology team to make sure the results get displayed as quickly and accurately as possible. Games Makers come from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds, from across the UK and abroad. The vast majority are giving up at least 10 days to volunteer during the Games. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space.
    olympic_stratford45-06-08-2012.jpg
  • Sectator crowds at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It provides the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space.
    olympic_stratford33-06-08-2012.jpg
  • With giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes behind them, spectator crowds descend steps at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take the Stage' campaign including diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space.
    olympic_stratford18-06-08-2012.jpg
  • With giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes behind them, spectator crowds descend steps at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take the Stage' campaign including diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space.
    olympic_stratford16-06-08-2012.jpg
  • Structures of 2012 Olympic Park site showing The Orbit art tower and the main stadium at Stratford. The London Olympic Stadium will be the centrepiece of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The stadium has capacity for the Games of approximately 80,000 making it temporarily the third largest stadium in Britain. The ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower is the newest addition to the Olympic Park and Orbit, the observation tower and Britain's largest piece of public art providing an attraction to rival those visited the world over. Orbit tower gives views over the Park and the rest of London, it also caters for events and conferences offering delegates and organisers alike a unique setting and location for their event.
    olympic_stratford12-15-03-2012.jpg
  • Aerial view of spectator crowds at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Large Coca-Cola ads line the walkway to the Olympic Park. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It provides the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space.
    olympic_stratford07-06-08-2012.jpg
  • during the London 2012 Olympics. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
    olympic_park117-02-08-2012.jpg
  • Children practice winning a sprint final on the grid-like patterned floor in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. The kids race under a pretend track tape held by two volunteer Games Makers who offer the everyone winners' chocolate gold medals. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
    olympic_park81-02-08-2012.jpg
  • Exterior of the of the £105m Siberian Pine Velodrome curved roof during the London 2012 Olympics. The London Velopark is a cycling centre in Leyton in east London. It is one of the permanent Olympic and Paralympic venues for the 2012 Games. The Velopark is at the northern end of Olympic Park. It has a velodrome and BMX racing track, which will be used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and a mountain bike track.[2] The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village.
    olympic_park45-02-08-2012.jpg
  • Exterior of the of the £105m Siberian Pine Velodrome curved roof during the London 2012 Olympics. The London Velopark is a cycling centre in Leyton in east London. It is one of the permanent Olympic and Paralympic venues for the 2012 Games. The Velopark is at the northern end of Olympic Park. It has a velodrome and BMX racing track, which will be used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and a mountain bike track.[2] The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village.
    olympic_park44-02-08-2012.jpg
  • Exterior of the £105m Siberian Pine Velodrome curved roof during the London 2012 Olympics. The London Velopark is a cycling centre in Leyton in east London. It is one of the permanent Olympic and Paralympic venues for the 2012 Games. The Velopark is at the northern end of Olympic Park. It has a velodrome and BMX racing track, which will be used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and a mountain bike track.[2] The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village.
    olympic_park35-10-08-2012.jpg
  • The words Inspire a Generation for the main Olympic slogan on a sign in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. Stretched across a bridge near the Riverbank Arena where the Hockey games are played, the British Olympic organisation (LOCOG) hope that as the tally for gold medals climbed, British youth will be inspired enough to take up sport when declining spending and interest has been a national issue. In times of austerity, schools and sports clubs had their budgets for sport reduced and Team GB's success raised more concerns for the future of British youth as potential medal winners.
    olympic_park21-10-08-2012.jpg
  • Exterior of the £105m Siberian Pine Velodrome curved roof during the London 2012 Olympics. The London Velopark is a cycling centre in Leyton in east London. It is one of the permanent Olympic and Paralympic venues for the 2012 Games. The Velopark is at the northern end of Olympic Park. It has a velodrome and BMX racing track, which will be used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and a mountain bike track.[2] The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village.
    olympic_park20-10-08-2012.jpg
  • A Games Maker volunteer uses a megaphone to entertain spectators passing a Usain Bolt Visa billboard  during the London 2012 Olympic Park during the games. London 2012 volunteers are called ‘Games Makers’, as they are helping to make the Games happen. Up to 70,000 Games Makers take on a wide variety of roles across the venues: from welcoming visitors; to transporting athletes; to helping out behind the scenes in the Technology team to make sure the results get displayed as quickly and accurately as possible. Games Makers come from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds, from across the UK and abroad. The vast majority are giving up at least 10 days to volunteer during the Games.
    olympic_park08-02-08-2012.jpg
  • A Games Maker volunteer shows her direction hand for spectators to follow towards the London 2012 Olympic Park during the games. London 2012 volunteers are called ‘Games Makers’, as they are helping to make the Games happen. Up to 70,000 Games Makers take on a wide variety of roles across the venues: from welcoming visitors; to transporting athletes; to helping out behind the scenes in the Technology team to make sure the results get displayed as quickly and accurately as possible. Games Makers come from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds, from across the UK and abroad. The vast majority are giving up at least 10 days to volunteer during the Games.
    olympic_park05-02-08-2012.jpg
  • London, 10th September 2012. The day after the end of the London 2012 Paralympics, thousands of spectators lined the capital's streets to honour 800 of TeamGB's athletes and Paralympians. Britain's golden generation of athletes in turn said thank you to its Olympic followers, paying tribute to London and a wider Britain as up to a million people lined the streets to celebrate the “greatest ever” sporting summer and billed to be the biggest sporting celebration ever seen in the UK.
    olympic_parade27-10-09-2012.jpg
  • London, 10th September 2012. Women athletes wave to spectators the day after the end of the London 2012 Paralympics as thousands lined the capital's streets to honour 800 of TeamGB's athletes and Paralympians. Britain's golden generation of athletes in turn said thank you to its Olympic followers, paying tribute to London and a wider Britain as up to a million people lined the streets to celebrate the “greatest ever” sporting summer and billed to be the biggest sporting celebration ever seen in the UK.
    olympic_parade22-10-09-2012.jpg
  • London, 10th September 2012. Women athletes wave to spectators the day after the end of the London 2012 Paralympics as thousands lined the capital's streets to honour 800 of TeamGB's athletes and Paralympians. Britain's golden generation of athletes in turn said thank you to its Olympic followers, paying tribute to London and a wider Britain as up to a million people lined the streets to celebrate the “greatest ever” sporting summer and billed to be the biggest sporting celebration ever seen in the UK.
    olympic_parade20-10-09-2012.jpg
  • London, 10th September 2012. The day after the end of the London 2012 Paralympics, thousands of spectators lined the capital's streets to honour 800 of TeamGB's athletes and Paralympians. Britain's golden generation of athletes in turn said thank you to its Olympic followers, paying tribute to London and a wider Britain as up to a million people lined the streets to celebrate the “greatest ever” sporting summer and billed to be the biggest sporting celebration ever seen in the UK.
    olympic_parade16-10-09-2012.jpg
  • Large spectator and fat policeman on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling26-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Spectators and themselves cyclists change footwear <br />
on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling02-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Olympic 2012 banner and Sir Christopher Wren architecture at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
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  • Cases of Rapier surface-to-air missile equipment stationed on Blackheath, a security measure in readiness for the London 2012 Olympic games. The Rapiers arrived in Blackheath yesterday in a bid to defend London against a "worst-case scenario" 9/11-style attack. As part of a multi-layered defence system installed around the capital during the games in July 2012, the missiles are positioned here and other sites during an exercise named Olympic Guardian, which began earlier this week on the coast and in London's airspace. RAF Air Vice-Marshall Stuart Atha said the missiles were for the "worst-case scenario" of a "very unlikely attack" on the Games and chose Blackheath as one of six "favourite" sites.
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  • Rapier surface-to-air missiles stationed on Blackheath, a security measure in readiness for the London 2012 Olympic games. The Rapiers arrived in Blackheath yesterday in a bid to defend London against a "worst-case scenario" 9/11-style attack. As part of a multi-layered defence system installed around the capital during the games in July 2012, the missiles are positioned here and other sites during an exercise named Olympic Guardian, which began earlier this week on the coast and in London's airspace. RAF Air Vice-Marshall Stuart Atha said the missiles were for the "worst-case scenario" of a "very unlikely attack" on the Games and chose Blackheath as one of six "favourite" sites.
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  • Wide view of the canoe slalom at the Lee Valley White Water Centre, north east London, on day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Lee Valley White Water Centre is located 30 kilometres north of the Olympic Park, on the edge of the 1,000-acre River Lee Country Park – part of the Lee Valley Regional Park. The centre has two separate courses: a 300 metre Olympic-standard competition course with a 5.5m descent, and a 160m intermediate/training course with a 1.6m descent. Whitewater course specialists Whitewater Parks International, working with civil and structural engineers Cundall, are the designers of the whitewater courses.
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  • Volunteers rest between canoe slalom heats at the Lee Valley White Water Centre, north east London, on day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. London 2012 volunteers are called ‘Games Makers’, as they are helping to make the Games happen. Up to 70,000 Games Makers take on a wide variety of roles across the venues: from welcoming visitors; to transporting athletes; to helping out behind the scenes in the Technology team to make sure the results get displayed as quickly and accurately as possible. Games Makers come from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds, from across the UK and abroad. The vast majority are giving up at least 10 days to volunteer during the Games.
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  • Families rest before the start of the canoe slalom heats at the Lee Valley White Water Centre, north east London, on day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The slogan 'Inspire a Generation' is written on a London 2012 banner asking Britons to help encourage and influence the next generation of young people into sport, to promote health and confidence in times of economic austerity plus poor health and diet.
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  • A portrait of a Lance Corporal in the Rifles regiment of the British army next to the Olympic rings logo before the start of the canoe slalom heats at the Lee Valley White Water Centre, north east London, on day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. A further 1,200 military personnel are being deployed to help secure the 2012 Olympics in London following the failure by security contractor G4S to provide enough private guards. The extra personnel have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games.
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  • A volunteer directs spectators before the start of the canoe slalom heats at the Lee Valley White Water Centre, north east London, on day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. London 2012 volunteers are called ‘Games Makers’, as they are helping to make the Games happen. Up to 70,000 Games Makers take on a wide variety of roles across the venues: from welcoming visitors; to transporting athletes; to helping out behind the scenes in the Technology team to make sure the results get displayed as quickly and accurately as possible. Games Makers come from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds, from across the UK and abroad. The vast majority are giving up at least 10 days to volunteer during the Games.
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  • New apartment balconies in recently completed housing in Stratford, a short distance from the 2012 Olympic Park. Developers are building 4m sq ft of offices and 350 homes. Inter Ikea, proposed 1,200 homes and up to 500,000 sq ft of commercial space at a 26-acre site just 500 metres south of the Olympic Park. Houses close to the Olympic Park in Stratford have increased in value by £800 a month meaning average house prices have increased by £60,000, or 30pc. Also, short-term rentals in London in July 2012 is £2,858 per week, an increase of 444pc one year before the Games.
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  • New apartment balconies in recently completed housing in Stratford, a short distance from the 2012 Olympic Park. Developers are building 4m sq ft of offices and 350 homes. Inter Ikea, proposed 1,200 homes and up to 500,000 sq ft of commercial space at a 26-acre site just 500 metres south of the Olympic Park. Houses close to the Olympic Park in Stratford have increased in value by £800 a month meaning average house prices have increased by £60,000, or 30pc. Also, short-term rentals in London in July 2012 is £2,858 per week, an increase of 444pc one year before the Games.
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  • London 19/6/12. A woman texts with statues of F.D. Roosevelt & Winston Churchill on a bench in Bond Street nr the “Union Jack 2012” replica artbox phone kiosk by Sir Peter Blake (artist of the Beatles 'Sergeant Pepper') and part of an art project for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and Olympics.
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  • A father with a daughter in tow cycles past the IOC's Olympic logo brand of rings on a banner at Horse Guards in Whitehall during the London 2012 Olympics. Wrought iron railings are seen behind the banner at the sports venue hosting the volleyball in the centre of Westminster where governmental offices are located.
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  • Wearing Olympic ring glasses, a lady sports fan tours central London during a break watching events during the London 2012 Olympics. Wearing their country's national colours the friends enjoy a respite from the summer rains to walk through the capital's streets.
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  • The IOC's Olympic logo brand of rings on a banner at Horse Guards in Whitehall during the London 2012 Olympics. Wrought iron railings are seen behind the banner at the sports venue hosting the volleyball in the centre of Westminster where governmental offices are located.
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  • The Olympic rings on a banner outside Horse Guards where a soldier from the Household Cavalry sits motionless on his horse during the London 2012 Olympics. Wrought iron railings are seen behind the banner at the sports venue hosting the volleyball in the centre of Westminster where governmental offices are located. The British Household Cavalry is classed as a corps in its own right, and consists of two regiments: Life Guards (British Army) and the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). They are the senior regular regiments in the British Army, with traditions dating from 1660.
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  • British spectators celebrate a gold medal win by Team GB Triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the Triathlon, held in Hyde Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Girl sports fans wave their union jack flags above their heads as thousands watch a giant TV screen with the Albert Memorial in the distance. Brownlee came first followed by Spain's Javier Gomez then Jonathan Brownlee (brother of the winner). The venue was the Hyde Park 142 hectares (350 acres) Hyde Park in the heart of the capital, one of the largest parks in central London and the site of the Victorian Great Exhibition of 1851.
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  • Cheered on by an ecstatic home crowd, Team GB triathlete Jonathan Brownlee runs through London's Hyde Park for the Mens' Triathlon competition in Hyde Park for his Bronze medal place during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The Triathlon competitors raced over a 1.5km swim, a 43km bike race and a 10km run - eventually won by Team GB's Alistair Brownlee, Spain's Javier Gomez and Jonathan Brownlee (brother of the winner). The venue was the Hyde Park 142 hectares (350 acres)[ Hyde Park in the heart of the capital, one of the largest parks in central London and the site of the Victorian Great Exhibition of 1851.
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  • Triathletes cycle over Serpentine Bridge in London's Hyde Park for the Mens' Triathlon competition during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Serpentine Bridge marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. The Triathlon competitors raced over a 1.5km swim, a 43km bike race and a 10km run - eventually won by Team GB's Alistair Brownlee, Spain's Javier Gomez and Jonathan Brownlee (brother of the winner). The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 28-acre (11 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730. The venue was the Hyde Park 142 hectares (350 acres) Hyde Park in the heart of the capital, one of the largest parks in central London and the site of the Victorian Great Exhibition of 1851.
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  • Triathletes cycle over Serpentine Bridge in London's Hyde Park for the Mens' Triathlon competition during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Serpentine Bridge marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. The Triathlon competitors raced over a 1.5km swim, a 43km bike race and a 10km run - eventually won by Team GB's Alistair Brownlee, Spain's Javier Gomez and Jonathan Brownlee (brother of the winner). The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 28-acre (11 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730. The venue was the Hyde Park 142 hectares (350 acres) Hyde Park in the heart of the capital, one of the largest parks in central London and the site of the Victorian Great Exhibition of 1851.
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  • Canada's Cathy Tremblay (#56, left) and Aileen Morrison (#28, right) in the cycling phase of the womens' Triathlon held in Hyde Park during the London 2012 Olympics. The race was eventually won in a photo finish by the Swiss Nicola Spirig, Lisa Norden (Silver) and Australia's Erin Densham (Bronze)
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  • Swimmers race through the waters of London's Serpentine lake for the Mens' Triathlon cmpetition in Hyde Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The Triathlon competitors raced over a 1.5km swim, a 43km bike race and a 10km run - eventually won by Team GB's Alistair Brownlee, Spain's Javier Gomez and Jonathan Brownlee (brother of the winner). The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 28-acre (11 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730. The venue was the Hyde Park 142 hectares (350 acres) Hyde Park in the heart of the capital, one of the largest parks in central London and the site of the Victorian Great Exhibition of 1851.
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  • USA's Gwen Jorgensen (right) in the cycling phase of the womens' Triathlon held in Hyde Park during the London 2012 Olympics. The race was eventually won in a photo finish by the Swiss Nicola Spirig, Lisa Norden (Silver) and Australia's Erin Densham (Bronze)
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  • Team GB's Vicky Holland at the front of a group in the cycling phase of the womens' Triathlon held in Hyde Park during the London 2012 Olympics. The race was eventually won in a photo finish by the Swiss Nicola Spirig, Lisa Norden (Silver) and Australia's Erin Densham (Bronze)
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  • Team GB cyclist Bradley Wiggins races past fans lining the route through Bushy Park in south west London, during the London 2012 Olympic 44km men's cycling time trial, eventually won Wiggins, 42 seconds ahead of German Tony Martin.
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  • A cyclist races past fans lining the route through Bushy Park in south west London, during the London 2012 Olympic 44km men's cycling time trial, eventually won by Team GB's Bradley Wiggins.
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  • An Islamic activist with Team Islam hands out cards and literature to passers-by in the plaza outside Stratford mainline station, close to the entrance of the main Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. His card reads "Be Successful. be Muslin" and he and his group of religious followers have been allowed to distribute their cards and share their beliefs only on a part of the pavement approved by the police.
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  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take The Stage' campaign. The faces include diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis
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  • In the local community Stratford Centre shopping mall in East London, we see official Olympic merchandising on sale during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. A few hundred metres from the giant Westfield plaza complex that acts as a gateway to the main Olympic arenas, this market outdates the newer development where similar souvenirs can be bought for up to twice the prices offered by the stall holder. Cashions are £10 (Pounds) and duvet covers (bedding) are £20.
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  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take The Stage' campaign. The faces include diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis
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  • An aerial landscape of Westfield City shopping centre (right), Stratford rail station hub (c) and the Olympic Park venues to the left. Home and arrival point during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The foreground artwork called 'The Shoal' is made up of around 100 titanium clad 'leaves' mounted between 15 and 19 metres high on metal posts. Worth £13.5m, the Shoal is part of The Stratford Town Centre Public Realm Project, designed and manufacturered using 3D technology. Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The station is served by the National Rail services National Express East Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Stratford is in London Travelcard Zone 3, and Network Rail owns the station.
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  • Apartment balconies of new Housing Association accomodation in the 2012 Olympic development zone built by contractor Armore. This is in east London, a kilometre south of the 2012 London Olympic Park and stadium site. Purple colour themed balconies look both modern and attractive to poorer residents in this otherwise downtrodden borough of Newham and designed and built by contractor, Ardmore for Genesis Housing Association, 150 High Street, Stratford, 704 homes, in five new residential blocks, one of which, at over 132 metres, will be one of the highest residential towers in London.
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  • An image of British sprint cycling hero and 5-times Gold medallist, Sir Chris Hoy appears on the side of a tower block that overlooks the Olympic Park, seen during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Hoy is endorsing the Gillette brand whose slogan is 'Nothing Beats a Great Start' and is seen on his Team GB track bike.
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  • An image of British sprint cycling hero and 5-times Gold medallist, Sir Chris Hoy appears on the side of a tower block that overlooks the Olympic Park, seen during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Hoy is endorsing the Gillette brand whose slogan is 'Nothing Beats a Great Start' and is seen on his Team GB track bike.
    olympic_stratford05-06-08-2012.jpg
  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take The Stage' campaign. The faces include diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis
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  • A mural of a tiled artwork and boundary sign of the Westfield City shopping centre in Stratford, home of the 2012 Olympics. Situated on the perimeter fringe of the Olympic Park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
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  • Aerial view of spectator crowds arriving across a newly-built walkway leading to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Approaching from the south, the sports fans approach the main Olympic Park, the location of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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  • 2 months before the London Olympics, a To Let sign is attached to the gates of a building offering space near to the 2012 Olympic Park site. Merely a mile from the main Olympic Park site that is due to attract thousands of international interest. The 500-acre Olympic Park is the largest recreational space to open in Europe for 150 years. More than £9 billion of public money has been pumped into the area and yet some building owners with property on the periphery of the Olympic venues have left their buildings empty, hoping for last minute offers.
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  • A British soldier of the Royal Marines sits in a Games Maker's high chair to oversee an entrance to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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  • Crowds of spectators gather on grass in the Olympic Park to watch large tv screens of live sports coverage during the London 2012 Olympics. The planting of 4,000 trees, 300,000 wetland plants and more than 150,000 perennial plants plus  nectar-rich wildflower make for a colourful setting for the Games. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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  • The Team GB slalom canoeists Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott celebrate after their C2 final race watched by celebrating fans in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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  • Spectators cheer on Team GB's Rebecca Adlington in a swimming heat in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. Holding their union jack's over their heads, two men shout and whoop their support as Adlington comes in first for her 800m race. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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  • American spectators admire mounted police officers on horseback help control crowds and provide security in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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  • Spanish spectators from Bayonne in the Basque region, walk through the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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