...in their preparation for the game -- Loughborough will have a special place. Claire Marshall is there now. This will be the headquarters of Team GB,...

...moment we have been waiting for, let's get down there on the track and join Jake, who is waiting for Michael Johnson. We are indeed, and I am not the only...

...in Beijing do just the same here. Triple gold medalist from the 2008 Games, Sir Chris Hoy, hopped on his bike. You can see from our life helicopter shot a...the opposition. One man giving the opposition know how been 2012, I am sure, Sir Chris Hoy. Wha

...the schools in the local borough. There are few celebrities dotted around. Boris Johnson's white flock of there has been spotted somewhere in the crowd...Thumbs up if you are ready for this. Ade Adepitan is there. It looks like Boris Johnson is getting

...has been spotted somewhere in the crowd behind me. And there is a guy called Gary Lineker who will we -- we will be talking to later. What is your name....forward to seeing him. A lot of people will be looking forward to seeing Gary Lineker who is with

...view from above. What about the view from behind the scenes? I am joined by Seb Coe, the chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and...first crowd to watch a sporting event here. You can see Michael Johnson and Seb Coe chatting to the k

...place. Claire Marshall is there now. This will be the headquarters of Team GB, Loughborough University has some of the best sporting facilities in Europe. It...

...teams are training here, including the windsurfing, which is exactly what Nick Dempsey is doing. That is one hell of an entrance. You sail and trained...

...the roof. The 2012 Olympics will involve many people in different parts of the UK. Left their has its own special role, it is where Team GB will brace...enjoying it. What does it mean to you that the Olympics are coming to the UK? It is great. To have

...incredible at -- an incredible Aqua Arena. It is surrounded by the incredible Jurassic Coast line, which not only provides stunning sailing conditions but...

...We have representatives from more run the world, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe -- representatives from all around the world. We are...

...know the new Olympic site than this? One of the biggest urban parks built in Europe in the past 150 years. In two years' time, the eyes of the world will be...Team GB, Loughborough University has some of the best sporting facilities in Europe. It is an

...and competitive life is so different. You are kicking off your series with Namibia, and a woman called Merlyn Diamond. Merlyn Diamond is like any other 18...upcoming exams on her mind. My dream is to go to the Olympics, to represent Namibia, being the

...Because you have taken countries like America and Australia but also Iraq and Afghanistan, if you have very different training experiences. Some of them come...

...to come here. We have representatives from more run the world, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe -- representatives from all around the...

...It is a once-in- a-lifetime experience. I had the opportunity in 1996 when Atlanta hosted the Games. It was great for the home crowd to experience it....

...little bit more about them. Because you have taken countries like America and Australia but also Iraq and Afghanistan, if you have very different training...Championships where they came 5th. They are one of the favourites along with Australia to win a

...them. Because you have taken countries like America and Australia but also Iraq and Afghanistan, if you have very different training experiences. Some of...that has been great. It is launching today. You will meet some rowers in Iraq? They went to Beij

...and hoping to come here. We have representatives from more run the world, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe -- representatives from all...

...representatives from more run the world, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe -- representatives from all around the world. We are trying to...

...Games. There wasn't much money in 1948. What was the game's like? You were at Hernhill. The stadium had a long history. It was quite old. It had been used...

...you make of it? It is fantastic and the pitch is arguably already better than Wembley! Imagine it full of people. You know better than most people, a stadium...to when you completed. In 1948 they didn't build any new venues. No, it was Wembley. I asked

...they are powering up and down the pool to try to get the medals in for us, for Great Britain. Thank you very much. I am joined by another familiar face, so...

...won a medal, but what a fantastic story, they are training on the river in Baghdad. There you think there is a sport I know really well, I can talk the...

...and it gives us a massive advantage. The sailing team was hugely successful in Sydney, Athens and Beijing, how is 2012 Splott -- 2012 panning out for you? We...

...us a massive advantage. The sailing team was hugely successful in Sydney, Athens and Beijing, how is 2012 Splott -- 2012 panning out for you? We have the...

...you have to look after your equipment. Was it wise to lend your bike to the Mayor of London? He did not look too good. It was a bit big for him. He was...

...200 metres sprints, following in the footsteps of Namibia's only medal-winner, Frankie Fredericks. She is the fastest in Namibia, she runs very, very good for...

...is. There are fewer days to the London Olympics than they have been since the Beijing Games. This is a very important day. You join me on a specially...it will be a place where they can repeat the Olympic success they had at the Beijing Games, 6000 spe

...been happening this morning. A little bit earlier we saw a man who lit up the Velodrome in Beijing do just the same here. Triple gold medalist from the 2008...to London. In 1948 he won two bronze medals in track cycling. Seeing the new Velodrome was an

...pack in here to watch them. All that is missing is the track, specially chosen Siberian pine which will be laid in the autumn. When the designs are first on...

...has been building up to the tier come down. -- the two year Countdown. This is Wenlock at the finish line. Thumbs up if you are ready for this. Ade Adepitan...

...her family can't quite believe they are living with a future Olympian. TRANSLATION: I noticed how fast she was at a very early age. But I had no idea...

...get under way. -- the London 2012 Olympics. 18,000 people will pack into the Olympic Stadium -- 80,000 people. Since London won the chance to host the games...incredible. The magnitude and the scope of the stadia. It is not just the one Olympic Stadium

...two years today the landed 2012 Olympics get under way. -- the London 2012 Olympics. 18,000 people will pack into the Olympic Stadium -- 80,000 people....she will have the hopes of her nation, Namibia, riding on her shoulders in London 2012. Merlyn Dia

...the training is going. The team is doing well, they had a minor blip at the World Championships where they came 5th. They are one of the favourites along...

...to tell us about a special project in the run-up to the Olympics - Matthew -- Sir Matthew Pinsent. We are following 26 athletes from around the world. They...

...the Olympic Stadium for a moment and head all the way to the south coast and Weymouth, because Alison Harper is that for us, which is where the sailing will...is that for us, which is where the sailing will be happening. Welcome to Weymouth and Portlan

...Looks fantastic, Alison Harper in Weymouth. I am joined by Gary Lineker and by Dorothy Tyler, who won the silver medal in the high jump in the 1936 Olympics,...

...are over, it will still be providing homes for people. 2000 new homes for Londoners will be provided. Just down there is the famous Aquatics Centre....

...from all around the world. We are trying to introduce them with our radio, TV, documentary, the internet, so that some of the foreign athletes when they...

...But what an important and symbolic day this is. There are fewer days to the London Olympics than they have been since the Beijing Games. This is a very...

...today. Everyone has been building up to the tier come down. -- the two year Countdown. This is Wenlock at the finish line. Thumbs up if you are ready for...

...to me but I better not get into a fight. What is your name? Jack. I am from Waltham Forest. Are you looking forward to the Games? really excited. What will...

...sport? Diving. What are you involved in? I play basketball. My name is Anthony. Good to talk to you. What are your favourite sports? Basketball and...

...will have this fantastic area to come and play, but it is about making sure… Athletics will be a key part of it. Seb Coe and I are completely agreed. There...

...a wonderful sight. I think Michael Johnson is limbering up behind us. We tell Julie which are you more power this site looks. Up in the air -- we toe due we...

...a gruelling training regime here. Tee have taken a quick break to join us, Amy Smith and Joe Roebuck. You do sprint freestyle, 100 metres, how quickly can...

...main entrance to the Olympic Park. The brand you Olympic walkway, next to the Aquatics Centre. Waiting there, we have a crowd of athletes, children and some...It is pretty much finished. The Olympic Stadium is right in front of us, the Aquatics Centre

...the boom comes up on the floor can be raised and lowered to change the depth. Rebecca Adlington still chains -- trains here and two years ahead of time our...

...This is Wenlock at the finish line. Thumbs up if you are ready for this. Ade Adepitan is there. It looks like Boris Johnson is getting ready to...of interest. We had 200 expressions of interest and three really serious ones. Ade Adepitan, busy with me,

...inspiring. I notice that Michael was bitten by an assortment of children from Hackney, which shows the latent talent of London's young people. certainly...

...by Seb Coe, the chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. I think they must have been an awful lot of people, when we...

...won the chance to host the games this site has been transformed, and now Good afternoon. Imagine the scene - in two years today, the final preparations...Diving. What are you involved in? I play basketball. My name is Anthony. Good to talk to you. What

...new stadium and who better to take to the track than record-breaking Olympian Michael Johnson? Are you going to have a run? I think I would leave that to...of athletes, children and some special guests, making their way into Watch Michael Johnson chris

...is amazing that London carries on around it. You have a dual carriageway, the London Underground system working away. All of the time, thousands of people...

...I think they must have been an awful lot of people, when we set out on this Jenny, who thought, it will be right up to the wire, it won't be finished in...

...If all goes to plan it will be the first venue to be ready for the Games. Tommy Godwin remembers better than most the last time the Olympics came to...a race. It is the taking part that counts. Well done. I would like you to meet Tommy Godwin, a double

...hopped on his bike. You can see from our life helicopter shot a glimpse of the Olympic Park. We will show you more of that in a little while. And we will...I would leave that to Michael! Not far from here is the main entrance to the Olympic Park. The b

...What are your favourite sports? Basketball and the track, running, sprinting. Usain Bolt will be one of your favourites? That is the man I am coming to see....sport I'm looking forward to getting involved in? Track events. I want to see Usain Bolt beat

...by the beginning of next year. It looks spectacular already. I have been Little over a year ago it was a giant hole in the ground. Now London's 2012...

...in different parts of the UK. Left their has its own special role, it is where Team GB will brace themselves in their preparation for the game -- Loughborough...special place. Claire Marshall is there now. This will be the headquarters of Team GB, Loug