More Olympic Games Excitement; Garcia And Johnson Tee Off On The Thames

The London 2012 Olympic Games

The London 2012 Olympic Games have officially started today and the city is teeming with spirit and excitement. To kick off, or shall I say to tee off celebrations, two heavy weight golfers, Sergio Garcia and Dustin Johnson joined in the celebrations and teed off a floating platform in an attempt to hit a hole in one on a floating target in the River Thames in London.

Golfing Heavyweights

The golfer’s difficult swing was in celebration of golf being included for the first time in 100 years, in the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro. The famous golfing pair just added to the excitement that is running through the city due to the London Olympic Games and many spectators, golfing enthusiasts and people enjoying a party boat on the River Thames, cheered the golfers on. The successful golfers just finished participating in the Open tournament and tried out their sea legs and golfing skills on the iconic River Thames. Both of the golfers found the shot relatively hard with Garcia saying, ‘Courses usually don’t move this much, but it’s definitely going to be fun.’ Johnson didn’t find it all that much fun though, as he watched a number of shots bounce of the platform and into the river.

Fine Line: Thames Cable Car should be Ready for Olympics

2012 has been crazy year in London and continues in the same vein for a while to come. The new Thames Cable Car being another exciting addition to the London landscape.

Olympic Water Courses Given Clean Bill of Health

The Olympic water courses for the London 2012 games have been certified as being fit for the various competitions in terms of water safety levels, according to Europe’s environmental watchdog. Apart from the designated Olympic water courses, a large majority of UK bathing waters were classified as ‘good and sufficient’ and ‘excellent’ making Great Britain an excellent destination for swimming and other water sports.

Keeping Stratford’s Flame Burning Bright after the Olympics.

Hosting the Olympic games is a major undertaking, but we already knew that. An often-underestimated part of the contract is actually dealing with the Olympic aftermath. What to do with the giant water-polo section or the warm up tracks and security zones that make the Olympic park so disposable? What to do now that the city’s lost all of its silver, gold and bronze?

The first major phase of the Olympic Park reconstruction is set to happen one year after the 2012 London Olympic games takes place. Workers will have to get their combat trousers out to tackle such a major task. The plans for this transformation have just been released and the proposed completion will no doubt be a great addition to the area.

Olympic Games Test Events Complete as Countdown Continues

The organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have completed a series of test events in preparation of the Summer Games. Around 75,000 Olympic Games fans faced bitterly cold weather to attend the first public opening of the main stadium at the Olympic Park. The stadium hosted a student sports competition that included water polo, wheelchair tennis, field hockey and track and field events. Olympic Games organisers stated that around 40,000 spectators were present at the official opening of the Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening, which has a maximum capacity of 80,000.

Various venues and procedures were tested, including security, audio visual installation services and ticketing. The British military were also involved and flew fighter jet planes and helicopters over the city of London and other Olympic Game venues to test security. Another important aspect of the Olympic Games test events was the movement of fans. Over 140,000 people attended test events in a period of six days; the organisers had to asses these movements of the fans and anticipate any future issues. According to Sebastian Coe, head of the local organising committee for the Olympic Games, the test events were largely successful although there was still much work to do before the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

Olympic Sponsors Adidas and Nike Compete for Branding Gold

The rivalry between Olympic sponsors Adidas and Nike is fiercer than that between the actual athletes, according to a stream of reports regarding their much publicised sponsorship clash. The two sportswear giants are in a heated disagreement about their sponsored athletes wearing their competitor’s sportswear or shoes at the London Olympic Games. Normally an understanding is met but this year neither of them are backing down, which may result in sport shoes being left on the boot shapers UK has.

The issue with the two competing Olympic 2012 sponsors is that Adidas is the official sponsor of the Games, The British Olympic Association and the sports kit provider for the Great Britain team. Nike however is the US Olympic team sponsor, meaning that the two deals overlap considerably. The main area of contestation is that athletes sponsored by Nike may have to wear Adidas sports shoes and tracksuits at the opening and medal ceremonies and Adidas sponsored athletes may have to wear Nike.