London 2012 blog

Today, Adidas was announced as the new sportswear sponsor for London 2012. As a Starting Block trainee in the Communications team, I got to go along and help out…
 
After a few speeches and the announcement, the fun bit came… grabbing some of the sports stars for a quick chat! Unfortunately my colleague [*shakes fist*] had already interviewed the GORGEOUS Louis Smith (who’d earlier performed an amazing routine on the still rings) so I had a few words with 100 meter sprinter Craig Pickering and gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci.

Craig told me about how he believed the London Games would not only inspire youngsters to take part in sport but they would help tackle child obesity. Nadia expressed how she felt Seb would do an amazing job and how she loved London’s people...and the shopping!
 
Next, I got to speak with me ol’ mucker Daley Thompson. I first met Daley whilst I was in primary school when he came down to help us with a charity event.

Me, third from right. And Daley at the front, of course: 

 
Next we met again in Singapore during the bid for the Games (I was one of the young people chosen to go along)…I’m hoping we’ll be regularly meeting at 2012 events such as the one today!

Daley told me he loved coming to events like this one because he got to see old friends (like me!) and said he couldn’t believe how much I’d grown up… awww… He went on to say how he thought the 2012 Games were going to unbelievable and spoke about how he was involved in mentoring and passing on his experience to younger athletes.

After a quick poke of his biceps I asked him if still worked out and played other sports, he said he prefers watching sports nowadays and is quite interested in cycling. Finally I asked him what he was most looking forward to during the 2012 Games and he replied saying it would be (hopefully) unveiling a statue of Seb!