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To illustrate this further, I ran through two examples of how the sports venues used during the Games are being planned and designed with a clear focus on their sporting, economic, social and environmental legacy after 2012.

I talked about how the Aquatics Centre, the first venue to be designed and the ‘front door’ to the Olympic Park, will combine elite sport and community use after the Games.

I explained how the new designs for the Aquatics Centre are focused on legacy use – temporary seating for the Games scaled back to a smaller capacity post-Games.

Discussions with the local boroughs are continuing to offer a range of leisure activities and a health and fitness centre to accommodate a diverse range of users, contributing to the long-term viability of the building.

I also talked about a venue outside of London – the new Olympic and Paralympic sailing facilities at Osprey Quay, Weymouth, which will leave a legacy of enhanced sailing facilities.

A permanent new slipway will be built for use during the Games and will remain for the long-term, along with a new commercial marina. The development forms part of wider regeneration of the area which will create jobs and boost the local economy. A mix of renewable energy will be used at the venue.

We have an unbelievable opportunity to use the Games as a catalyst for driving change for the better - and that is why, even at this early stage, legacy use and community regeneration runs through all we are doing.