Britain launched the one-year countdown to the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London Wednesday with a day of festivities in the British capital and other cities around the globe. A huge countdown clock was unveiled in central London. International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge issued a formal invitation to all 202 nations with […]
Britain Starts One-Year Countdown to 2012 London Summer Olympics
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
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One-year Countdown to 2012 Olympics Begins
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The British Foreign Office is holding events around the world to mark the one-year countdown to the beginning of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. At the United Nations in New York City, the British U.N. mission, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis unveiled an Olympic countdown clock. Lewis competed for […]
