London 2012 blog

On Saturday 26 January the Get Set London Roadshow arrived in Barking and Dagenham. This was the first chance for people living here to find out exactly what the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will mean to the borough.

We were stationed in the Vicarage Fields shopping centre throughout the day and hundreds of people came along to try out the diagnostics equipment, to see which sport they have a natural strength in. The batak was a clear favourite - testing hand eye coordination. The grip strength was another popular choice, with a high score revealing who would be good at sports such as the javelin.

Having my heart rate tested:


It was such a fun day and both adults and children were keen to find out more about how they could be a part of such an exciting four years for London.

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