100 days till London Olympics.

Loads of stuff is happening to mark 100 days to the Olympics

In just 100 days time the London Olympic Games will officially begin. "Inspire a Generation" is the new motto for the Olympics 2012, also events are being held to mark the countdown to the opening ceremony.

21,000 media people, 10,500 athletes and  8.8 million ticket-holders will be arriving in the capital for the biggest sporting event on the planet. There is still a lot to be done so don't get too excited. In Horse Guards Parade, home of the beach volleyball, 3,000 tonnes of sand need to be dumped and 15,000 temporary seats put up. A further 200,000 temporary seats and 10,000 portable toilets need to be installed around the city. There is some interesting building work is also taking place in Greenwich Park, where the equestrian events will be taking place. For those who like football and the paralympics there are still around 1.5 million remaining football tickets and 1 million Paralympics tickets to be sold too. Although there are lots of people who are really looking forward to the Olympics coming to Great Britain, a BBC survey revealed that 64% of people think that it has already cost too much money.

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