LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) – Fresh from her starring role in
the opening ceremony, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth explored the
Olympic Park on Saturday, bringing extra magic to the experience
of visitors from around the world checking out the venues for
the first time.

While workers dismantled the set from Danny Boyle’s
triumphant opening ceremony in the Olympic stadium, the queen
surprised park visitors by riding the lift to the top of the
tangled red Orbit Tower and giving a wave to roaring fans in the
Aquatics Centre as she appeared on the results screen.

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) – The world’s spotlight turned to
London’s Olympic Stadium on Friday where the opening ceremony
kick starts the 2012 Games with an eccentric and exuberant
celebration of British history, art and culture.

Thousands of people began to file into the state-of-the-art
arena in the Olympic Park, a sprawling network of sporting
venues, athletes’ accommodation, media centres and restaurants
built in a previously run-down area of London’s East End.

LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s spotlight turned to London’s Olympic Stadium on Friday where the opening ceremony kick starts the 2012 Games with an eccentric and exuberant celebration of British history, art and culture.

Huge crowds flocked to the state-of-the-art arena in the Olympic Park, a sprawling network of sporting venues, athletes’ accommodation, media centers and restaurants built in a previously run-down area of London’s East End.

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) – The world’s spotlight turned to
London’s Olympic Stadium on Friday where the opening ceremony
kick starts the 2012 Games with an eccentric and exuberant
celebration of British history, art and culture.

Huge crowds flocked to the state-of-the-art arena in the
Olympic Park, a sprawling network of sporting venues, athletes’
accommodation, media centres and restaurants built in a
previously run-down area of London’s East End.

LONDON (Reuters) – The Games have not started yet, but trading from the far corners of the earth in Olympic pins of every shape and size is already fast and furious at the entrance to London 2012.

Men, women and youngsters from Canada, China, Greece, the United States and elsewhere have already begun gathering at the gates to the Olympic Park to take part in a collecting obsession that stretches back decades for some.

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) – The Games have not started yet,
but trading from the far corners of the earth in Olympic pins of
every shape and size is already fast and furious at the entrance
to London 2012.

Men, women and youngsters from Canada, China, Greece, the
United States and elsewhere have already begun gathering at the
gates to the Olympic Park to take part in a collecting obsession
that stretches back decades for some.

LONDON (Reuters) – Carpenters, gardeners, crane operators and contractors of every kind were working flat out on Thursday to prepare the London 2012 Olympic park in time to welcome the public for Friday’s opening ceremony.

The Olympic stadium, the velodrome, aquatics and basketball centers loom over the sprawling park that has transformed a formerly tired corner of east London into a hive of industry, with last minute touches being carried out everywhere.

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) – Carpenters, gardeners, crane
operators and contractors of every kind were working flat out on
Thursday to prepare the London 2012 Olympic park in time to
welcome the public for Friday’s opening ceremony.

The Olympic stadium, the velodrome, aquatics and basketball
centres loom over the sprawling park that has transformed a
formerly tired corner of east London into a hive of industry,
with last minute touches being carried out everywhere.

LONDON (Reuters) – The British women’s hockey team is match fit and ready to rip up the pitch at the London 2012 Olympics after a fitness schedule that has included Royal Marine training and improv comedy.

Coach Danny Kerry told reporters at a pre-Olympics media briefing that he has subjected his players to a rigorous training and playing schedule that has prepared the world number four ranked team mentally and physically for every aspect of their toughest tournament at home and in front of the world.

LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) – The British women’s hockey team
is match fit and ready to rip up the pitch at the London 2012
Olympics after a fitness schedule that has included Royal Marine
training and improv comedy.

Coach Danny Kerry told reporters at a pre-Olympics media
briefing that he has subjected his players to a rigorous
training and playing schedule that has prepared the world number
four ranked team mentally and physically for every aspect of
their toughest tournament at home and in front of the world.