Pupils from across the Black Country line up with Olympian David Moorcroft, London 2012 Mascot Wenlock, Lady Mayor of Sandwell Cllr Pauline Hinton and endurance athlete 'Blind Dave' Heeley at the start of the 3000m relay
<p>Australian Olympic Swimming champion Ian Thorpe visited the site of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre with Seb Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee.</p><p>Following the visit Ian said: 'I am very impressed with what I have seen, and how everything is on track. London is really good at being different. The Games are being held in such a sport loving country. It will be the first Games that will have a great legacy in place. I’m excited about 2012, people should use the opportunity to come and visit.'<br/></p>
Olympic Gold medal cyclist Jamie Staff and British number one Javelin thrower Goldie Sayers join Londoners in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and show their support to Team GB.
The Olympic Torch arrives in Vancouver and some 10,000 very excited Canadians gathered to greet it at the big city live site, LiveCity Vancouver Yaletown.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger passes the Olympic Torch to London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe for the final leg of the Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay. (Reuters)
London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe joins the final leg of the Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay.
Jonathan Edwards, London 2012 Board Member, meets gymnasts from Pencoed Comprehensive School
David Davies (Aquatics), Lisa Dobriskey (Athletics), Phillips Idowu (Athletics), Christine Ohurougu (Athletics), Alastair Brownlee (Triathlon) and Simon Matell (Hockey) launch the London 2012 Olympic pictograms at Stratford Station. The pictograms are the visual representations of Olympic sports and disciplines which will be used in the run up to and during the Olympic Games in 2012.
David Davies (Aquatics), Lisa Dobriskey (Athletics), Phillips Idowu (Athletics), Christine Ohurougu (Athletics), Alastair Brownlee (Triathlon) and Simon Matell (Hockey) launch the London 2012 Olympic pictograms at Stratford Station. The pictograms are the visual representations of Olympic sports and disciplines which will be used in the run up to and during the Olympic Games in 2012.
