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The Olympic Stadium is fast becoming London’s new landmark. It will hold 80,000 spectators in 2012 and set the stage for world champions like Usain Bolt to create more magical sporting moments and, of course, for Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu to defend her title in front of a home crowd.

Work to hoist the huge cable-net roof into place is now underway and the sustainable design makes this a unique Stadium fit for the Games, and yet able to change into a new 25,000 seat arena afterwards.

The sweeping wave-like frame of the Aquatic Centre roof defines London 2012’s most iconic venue. Construction is also underway on the diving pool and the two 50m swimming pools - facilities to inspire the likes of Tom Daley, Ellie Simmonds, Rebecca Adlington and the community swimmers that will benefit from the Centre long after the Games.

In the north of the Park, the steel seating terraces are visible progress of the recent changes to the Velodrome – the home in 2012 to Chris Hoy and the rest of out team GB and Paralympic GB cyclists. After the Games, the Velodrome and BMX track will be part of a VeloPark that will include a mountain bike course and road circuit for cyclists of all abilities to enjoy.

But these three huge sports venues are only part of the story. An Olympic Village is also under construction to house 23,000 athletes and officials from over 200 nations. After the Games, the Village will be re-developed into over 2,800 sustainable new homes, with on-site education and community facilities for all.

And to bring the story of London’s games to the four-billion viewers and listeners across the world, there is an International Broadcast Centre. This, and the smaller Main Press Centre, will support the 20,000 broadcasters and journalists who report on the Games in 2012.

There are now less than 1,000 days to go, and 2010 will be the busiest year on the Park, with the workforce topping 10,000 as we hit the peak of construction. While the foundations for success are very much in evidence, no-one is complacent about the challenges ahead as we keep on track to create a fantastic stage for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 and to leave a lasting legacy that the whole country will be proud of.