London 2012 Olympics countdown begins
The countdown begins in the 100 days before Queen Elizabeth II declares the London 2012 Olympic Games open.
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- 260 Guardsmen from the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots and Welsh Guards forming a giant “100″ at Horse Guards Parade in London to mark 100 days to go until the 2012 London Olympic Games. London marked on April 18, 100 days to go until Queen Elizabeth II declares the 2012 London Olympics open, making the British capital the first city in the modern era to host the Games three times.
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- An aerial view of the Olympic Park in London showing the Olympic Stadium (C), the warm up track and Canary Wharf in the background.
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- Australia’s Beijing 2008 Olympic diving silver medallist Melissa Wu (L) talks to the Boxing Kangaroo as the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) in Sydney on April 18, 2012 marks 100 days until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Australian Olympic team chief Nick Green said he remains confident of a top five finish in London despite a renewed threat from Britain, Japan, Germany and France. Green said Australia knows it will struggle to claim a place among the world’s elite Olympic nations with the country set to send its smallest Games team in 20 years.
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- The London 2012 Olympic countdown clock shows 100 days to go in Trafalgar Square on April 18, 2012 in London, England. The opening ceremony of the games will take place on July 27, 2012.
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- The London 2012 Olympic Stadium (L) seen in the evening next to The Arcelor Mittal Orbit viewing platform at the Olympic Park in Stratford East London on April 12, 2012.
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- Giant Olympic rings made up of over 20,000 flowers are unveiled at Kew Gardens in London on April 18, 2012 to mark 100 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games. London Olympic organisers stressed the importance of creating a legacy from the Games on April 18 as they started the 100-day countdown by unveiling the event’s motto: “Inspire a generation”.
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- Children play in the sand while sculptor Mark Anderson puts the finishing touches to a giant sandcastle adorned with the Olympic rings and flags built to celebrate 100 days to go to the 2012 London Olympic Games on the beach at Weymouth on April 13, 2012.
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- An aerial view of the Olympic Park in London showing the Aquatics Centre.
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- A man with a mohican hair-do – synonymous with the English capital city – walks through Camden in London, England. Camden in North London has been one of the city’s cultural centres since the 1960′s, and is home to the famous Camden Market.
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- Lord Sebastain Coe (L) prepares to address Olympic officials and the media whilst and London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton (C) and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt speak in Kew Gardens on April 18, 2012 in London, England. Kew Gardens unveiled today a Giant Olympic rings installation made up of at least 20,000 plants and flowers to celebrate one hundred days till the opening ceremony of The London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27 and to announce the official motto as ‘Inspire a generation.’
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- An aerial view of the Olympic Park in London showing the Parklands looking south towards the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre.
