LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe tries some ballet moves with the English National Ballet on the opening day of the London 2012 Open Weekend. (Getty Images)
London 2012 Celebrates Open Weekend
The three-year countdown to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London will be celebrated at the London 2012 Open Weekend Friday through Sunday.
The open weekend features 750 events in sports, the arts and culture across Great Britain. Last year, 655 events were offered, including festivals, arts performances, free films, music performances and workshops.
Sports is the latest addition to the program, with athletics, football, cycling, tennis, badminton and table tennis among the activities offered.
London 2012 Sebastian Coe helped kick off the festivities on Friday, trying some ballet moves with the English National Ballet.
“It’s an exciting moment,” Coe told the London Telegraph. It also shows that the Games are not just about sport – it is about getting people to do things they would not normally have done before.”
The weekend is part of the Cultural Olympiad and is sponsored by BP, which is the Premier Partner of the Cultural Olympiad.
London Issues Annual Report
“Seeing is Believing” is the title of the annual report from LOCOG on its progress to the 2012 Games. The report, in PDF format, is available at this link on the London 2012 website.
London 2012 Releases Pin
London 2012 is releasing a 3 Years to Go lapel pin. (LOCOG)London 2012 is also celebrating its three-year countdown by releasing a 3 Years To Go lapel pin on Monday.
Only 3,000 of the pins will be produced by official London 2012 licensee Honav and will only be available at a few exclusive retailers and through promotions. The rest have been circulated to top British athletes and officials.
A total of 2,012 different pin designs will be released to the public, with many of them limited edition. The designsU.S. Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall will compete in the New York City Marathon. (Getty Images)will represent London, Great Britain and every aspect of the 2012 Games, including culture, the environment and education as well as sports.
…Briefs
…U.S. Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall has committed to running in this year’s New York City Marathon, which will be held Nov. 1. It will be the first New York City marathon for Hall, who finished 10th at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as well as third at this year’s Boston Marathon and fifth at the 2008 London Marathon.
…Olympic rower Roger Morris, who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin died on Wednesday at his home in Maple Valley, Wash. He was 94. Morris was the last surviving member of the University of Washington crew who won the gold medal in the eight-oared competition in Berlin.
Written by Greg Oshust.
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