This week, the members of the IOC's Coordination Commission were in London to do an annual a review of the cities progress in getting prepared for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Olympics Minister
Tessa Jowell unveiled "Our Promise for 2012," which outlines the vision for a long-term legacy from hosting the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
In order to succeed as a successful event, planners hope that hosting the Olympics will provide a successful legacy for future sporting opportunities to benefit from.
The plans focus is on making the UK a world-leading sporting nation by transforming the heart of east London and inspiring a new generation of young people to take part in volunteering, cultural and physical activity.
"These plans indicate the scale of our ambition and our determination to make an enduring legacy one of the truly distinctive features of the 2012 Games," said Jowell. "Two guiding principles shape our approach: the importance of the benefits spreading far beyond London, and the opportunity for people and communities to shape the legacy."
Sebastian Coe, the Chair of the London 2012 Organizing Committee added, "Creating a lasting legacy for London and the UK has been at the heart of our vision for the Games from day one. Our presentations today focused on how we will take our vision and turn it into a sustainable reality, delivering lasting benefits for future generations all around the country, long after the final race has been run."
2012 will mark the third time that London has hosting the Olympic Games having done so in both 1908 and 1948. It is the only city in the united Kingdom to ever host the games and will be the first city to do so three times.
