Now then, in less than three years time, London will begin its hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games. It might be a little bit rubbish compared to the well prepared and astonishingly brilliant Chinese games of last year, but let’s face it; it’s the only chance in my lifetime that such an important worldwide event will happen in this country. We may be chosen to host the Football World Cup in the future and we already have been chosen to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup with come matches being played at Elland Road which I can see from my house! However, the Olympics is the biggest event in the sporting calendar for so many more people.
The official 2012 site is an ever changing beast and I haven’t spent a massive amount of time looking at it recently. However, I had a quick glance today and came across the webcam section. There are 18 cameras spread across the building sites and they take single images every hour. These images are stored and can be put together to create a wonderful time slip film.
My favourite is the aquatics centre which will have a 2,800-tonne wave-shaped roof. (The Beijing colour changing aquatics centre was one of the most beautiful sights of the last Olympics, however…)
Take a look. Things are quietly coming together.
