London 2012
| Host city |
London |
| Date |
Jul 27 - Aug 12, 2012 |
| Local time |
(UTC) |
| Currency |
Pound sterling, £ (GBP) |
Local weather
22°C
Fog
Humidity: 65%
Wind: NNE at 6 mph
Fact of the day
Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation, once covered the Olympics as a newspaper reporter. The 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Nathan Homer, the Olympic Projects Director of P&G UK and Ireland, tells us about how he can't wait for the London 2012 Games and reminds us all to say thank you to our mothers.
In our latest sponsor 123 feature we talk to Gilles Albaredes, the managing director of Crystal CG International, about his excitement in helping to bring the London 2012 Opening and Closing Ceremonies to life and look back on his fond memories of watching fellow Frenchman Guy Drut win gold at Montreal 1976.
This week's sponsor 123 feature sees us talking to Suzi Williams, group marketing and brand director at BT, as she tells her about her role in London 2012 and what it all means to her.
Chris English, McDonald's head of Olympic volunteering, talks us through the Games Maker programme and his joy at watching Britain's coxless four clinching gold at the Athens 2004 Games in our latest sponsor 123 feature.
In this sponsor 123 feature it is the turn of George Hamilton, vice-president of Olympic operations at The Dow Chemical Company, to speak of his Olympic experiences.
This week, to celebrate McDonald's renewing its worldwide sponsorship of the Olympics until 2020, we turn the focus on Don Thompson, the company's President and chief operating officer, for our 123 feature.
We put Gyehyun Kwon, vice-president and head of worldwide sports marketing at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., in the hot seat to get his word on the Olympic Movement in our latest sponsor 123 feature.
In this, our first sponsor 123 feature, we put Simon Langford, GE UK's manager of corporate communications for London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and city infrastructure programme under the spotlight to get his views on the Olympic and Paralympic Movement.
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Nathan Homer, the Olympic Projects Director of P&G UK and Ireland, tells us about how he can't wait for the London 2012 Games and reminds us all to say thank you to our mothers
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