London 2012 blog

Today is the Olympic Delivery Authority's (ODA) 2nd Birthday. Two year olds are known for being very lively, self confident and of course a bit bolshy.

Well we are certainly the first, have good reason to be the second and are hopefully not too much of the third. I am a newcomer with only seven months under my belt, but in those seven months I have seen the ODA build on the excellent work done in its first 18 months and be on course to hit various Beijing 2008 milestones.

With various major contracts now signed and the Olympic Stadium due to start construction three months early, we are well placed for the tough back straight of the next two years.

Last week's celebration of our Archaeology work and the visit I had yesterday to see artwork by pupils from special needs schools to go on our Olympic Park hoardings (boards around the outside of the Park) are examples of the breadth of the ODA activity and the wider inclusion of many aspects of our society, reflecting that the Games are for everyone.

So congratulations on a very successful first two years. The next two will be tough, but let's make them even better.