London 2012 blog

Today I visited the Olympic Park site for the start of work on the new London 2012 Aquatics Centre. I’m part of the Crystal Palace Fast Track Team preparing for the London 2012 Games, so I was really excited to see the beginnings of where I hope to be competing in four years time.

With Seb Coe on the Aquatics Centre site:

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I am the Director of a door manufacturing company in Port Talbot, Wales and last week ODA Chairman, John Armitt, LOCOG Chair, Seb Coe, and Chairman of the Nations and Regions Group, Charles Allen, came to visit us for a tour around our factory.

ODA Chairman, John Armitt (left), my colleagues and I (centre):



We manufacture, install and maintain all types of doors, barriers and gates, and specialise in anti-ram raid, anti-terrorist, blast, high security, ballistic, fire and acoustic doors.

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I had to go to school at 8.00am today!!! Not for lessons though, today was special, we had some very important people coming from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Visa, who sponsor the Games, to talk to me, my friends and teachers about the Paralympic games being held in Beijing China and to plan the Paralympic handover celebrations for 2012.

Planning for handover celebrations with my classmates:



I won a competition to be the UK young news reporter and will be telling you all about the brilliant things I see at the Paralympic Games, the people I meet and the things I do during my stay in Beijing China.

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