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A flag on the back of a river boat flutters above Tower Bridge after the Olympic Rings were lowered into position for display from the walkways in central London, June 27, 2012. The London 2012 Olympic games will begin on July 27. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: CITYSPACE SPORT OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Published: Čer. 27, 2012, 10:50 dop.
Members of the Streb extreme dance group abseil down the face of City Hall, with Tower Bridge and the Olympic rings behind them in central London July 15, 2012. The event is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, being held in the capital as it is about to host the London 2012 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CITYSPACE SOCIETY SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 15, 2012, 11:01 dop.
Olympic Rings hang from the ceiling of St Pancras station, home of the Eurostar, in London July 18, 2012. REUTERS/Ki Price (BRITAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 18, 2012, 7:25 odp.
Travellers pass the Olympic Rings during an unveiling ceremony in the Terminal Five arrivals hall at Heathrow Airport, in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games in London June 20, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čer. 20, 2012, 9:54 dop.
Shoppers hold umbrellas as they walk under London Olympic 2012 banners in Oxford Street in central London July 18, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 18, 2012, 1:08 odp.
Commuters make their way through Stratford underground station near the site of the 2012 London Olympics stadium in London during rush hour July 16, 2012. London's main Heathrow Airport was ready for its busiest day on record, while the Olympic village opened its doors to the first athletes. London mayor Boris Johnson said the city was ready for the Games, the transport system would cope and visitors would be safe. REUTERS/Russell Boyce (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TRANSPORT) Published: Čec. 16, 2012, 6:34 odp.
A general view shows the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford, east London July 17, 2012. The London 2012 Olympics run from July 27 to August 12. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 17, 2012, 1:17 odp.
Work continues on the entry routes to the Olympic Stadium at Stratford in London July 3, 2012. The London 2012 Olympic Games run from July 27 to August 12. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS ATHLETICS CITYSPACE) Published: Čec. 3, 2012, 5:03 odp.
Flags of participant countries fly above the Riverbank Arena in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 13, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 13, 2012, 4:19 odp.
People make their way towards the entrance to the Olympic Park, Stratford, east London, July 19, 2012. The 2012 London Olympic Games will begin in just over a week. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 19, 2012, 8:23 dop.
Workers and visitors walk towards the Olympic Stadium in Olympic Park, Stratford, east London, July 19, 2012. The 2012 London Olympic Games will begin in just over a week. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 19, 2012, 8:53 dop.
A cleaner sweeps the ground in front of the Olympic Stadium in the Olympic Park, in Stratford, east London, July 19, 2012. The 2012 London Olympic Games will begin in just over a week. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 19, 2012, 8:59 dop.
Work continues on the entry routes to the Olympic Stadium at Stratford in London July 3, 2012. The London 2012 Olympic Games run from July 27 to August 12. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS ATHLETICS CITYSPACE) Published: Čec. 3, 2012, 5:05 odp.
Workers build a section of a sign to welcome visitors to the Olympic Park in Stratford, the location of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in east London July 18, 2012. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 18, 2012, 2:15 odp.
Workers install a large convex mirror which reflects the Olympic Stadium at a sponsor's stand in Stratford, east London, July 14, 2012. The London 2012 Games are due to open in less than two weeks. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) Published: Čec. 14, 2012, 1:52 odp.
Workers use a cherry picker to make adjustments to the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, July 14, 2012. The 2012 London Olympic Games will start in under two weeks. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS MILITARY POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) Published: Čec. 14, 2012, 5:02 odp.
Workers lay a carpet designed like an athletics track at Westfield shopping centre near the Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 3, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS BUSINESS) Published: Čec. 3, 2012, 5:06 odp.
A tractor and trailer of planted vegetables wait outside the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 13, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 13, 2012, 4:18 odp.
Workers prepare membrane covered with meadow flowers and turf outside the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 13, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 13, 2012, 4:16 odp.
A gardener weeds outside the Velodrome in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 12, 2012. Preparations for the London Olympics have put Britain's intelligence agencies under significant pressure, as the country stages its largest ever peacetime security operation, MPs said on Thursday. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 12, 2012, 5:53 odp.
A landscape gardener works at the Olympic Park in Stratford, the location of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in east London July 18, 2012. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 18, 2012, 2:29 odp.
Flowers bloom outside the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in Stratford, the location of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in east London July 16, 2012. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ENVIRONMENT) Published: Čec. 16, 2012, 3:41 odp.
A worker uses a cherry picker to make adjustments while working in the Olympic Park in Stratford, the location of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in east London July 18, 2012. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 18, 2012, 2:22 odp.
A worker pushes a tyre past the Olympic Stadium in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Published: Čec. 17, 2012, 12:11 odp.
A worker paints hoardings by the hockey entrance at the Riverbank Arena in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 13, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT FIELD HOCKEY OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 13, 2012, 4:22 odp.
Outside courts are surrounded with Olympic hoarding at the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) as preparations are made for the London 2012 Olympic Games, in London July 9, 2012. REUTERS/Ki Price (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TENNIS) Published: Čec. 9, 2012, 4:45 odp.
OLY-TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ Description: Olympic hoarding is seen on Court Six of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) as preparations are made for the London 2012 Olympic Games, in London July 9, 2012. REUTERS/Ki Price (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TENNIS) Published: Čec. 9, 2012, 4:35 odp.
Simon Drew wipes down hoarding surrounding a practice beach volley ball court ahead of teams arriving for the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 16, 2012. The London 2012 Olympic Games start in 11 days time. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT VOLLEYBALL OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 16, 2012, 4:12 odp.
Simon Drew and Lenore Gerschwitz rake a practice beach volley ball court ahead of teams arriving for the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 16, 2012. The London 2012 Olympic Games start in 11 days time. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS VOLLEYBALL) Published: Čec. 16, 2012, 4:30 odp.
The water polo pool is seen during a media preview of the Water Polo Arena in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 13, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS WATER POLO) Published: Čec. 13, 2012, 4:03 odp.
OLY-WATP-ADV14/ Description: A water polo ball floats between two goals during a media preview of the Water Polo Arena in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 13, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS WATER POLO) Published: Čec. 13, 2012, 4:08 odp.
OLY-WATP-ADV14/ Description: Seating is pictured during a media preview of the Water Polo Arena in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 13, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS WATER POLO) Published: Čec. 13, 2012, 4:10 odp.
Packaged recycling waste bins wait to be put out in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 12, 2012. Preparations for the London Olympics have put Britain's intelligence agencies under significant pressure, as the country stages its largest ever peacetime security operation, MPs said on Thursday. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 12, 2012, 5:57 odp.
Workers put out recycling bins in the London 2012 Olympic Park ahead of the Olympic Games at Stratford in London July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 17, 2012, 12:08 odp.
Fibre jointers Mark Richardson (L) and Andrew Shaddick work near the Riverbank Arena in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 12, 2012. Preparations for the London Olympics have put Britain's intelligence agencies under significant pressure, as the country stages its largest ever peacetime security operation, MPs said on Thursday. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) Published: Čec. 12, 2012, 5:23 odp.
REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO Workers construct satellite dishes for the world's media ahead of the Olympic Games in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 12, 2012. Preparations for the London Olympics have put Britain's intelligence agencies under significant pressure, as the country stages its largest ever peacetime security operation, British lawmakers said on Thursday. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Published: Čec. 12, 2012, 5:33 odp.
Workers construct satellite dishes for the world's media ahead of the Olympic Games in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY MEDIA) Published: Čec. 17, 2012, 12:04 odp.
A vehicle passes a newly painted Games lane on the Olympic Route Network in central London July 1, 2012. Workmen have painted the iconic Olympic rings on some of the capital's roads, marking the 30 miles (48 km) of tarmac which will be out of bounds to motorists between July 27 and August 12. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Published: Čec. 2, 2012, 2:01 dop.
Vehicles drive past Olympic and bus lane marked routes in central London July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 17, 2012, 3:40 odp.
Double decker buses drive past posters of Olympic Rings and flags advertising the London 2012 Olympics at Oxford Street in London July 13, 2012. The London 2012 Olympics run from July 27 to August 12. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TRANSPORT) Published: Čec. 13, 2012, 2:40 odp.
A London taxi uses the red Olympic lane on the M4 from Heathrow Airport into central London, July 16, 2012. The London 2012 Olympic Games start in 11 days time. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TRANSPORT) Published: Čec. 16, 2012, 7:21 odp.
The Millennium Diamond catamaran is seen at a port in Pula July 17, 2012. Measuring 37 meters long and 17.5 meters wide, it can carry about 600 passengers at once, and is built for the London 2012 Olympic Games to ferry tourists on the River Thames. The catamaran gets its name from its diamond shape and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Britain's Queen Elizabeth. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (CROATIA - - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT OLYMPICS TRANSPORT) Published: Čec. 17, 2012, 9:51 dop.
The interior of the Millennium Diamond catamaran is seen as it docks at a port in Pula July 17, 2012. Measuring 37 meters long and 17.5 meters wide, it can carry about 600 passengers at once, and is built for the London 2012 Olympic Games to ferry tourists on the River Thames. The catamaran gets its name from its diamond shape and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Britain's Queen Elizabeth. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (CROATIA - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT OLYMPICS TRANSPORT) Published: Čec. 17, 2012, 9:59 dop.
A view of seats on the deck of the Millennium Diamond catamaran at a port in Pula July 17, 2012. Measuring 37 meters long and 17.5 meters wide, it can carry about 600 passengers at once, and is built for the London 2012 Olympic Games to ferry tourists on the River Thames. The catamaran gets its name from its diamond shape and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Britain's Queen Elizabeth. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (CROATIA - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT OLYMPICS TRANSPORT) Published: Čec. 17, 2012, 9:45 dop.
Workers replace a window on a high rise residential building with a poster of Team GB track cyclist Chris Hoy, overlooking the Olympic Park in Stratford, in east London July 19, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS CYCLING) Published: Čec. 19, 2012, 1:22 odp.
Shoppers are silhouetted through an advertisement for one of the Olympic sponsors at Westfield shopping centre near the Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 3, 2012. Sprinter Dwain Chambers, who was given a two-year doping ban in 2003, was included on Tuesday in Britain's athletics team for the London Olympics. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS ATHLETICS BUSINESS) Published: Čec. 3, 2012, 4:48 odp.
Pedestrians walk in the Olympic Park in Stratford, the location of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in east London July 16, 2012. The first wave of Olympic athletes and visitors began pouring into Britain on Monday and officials played down fears that a packed London would buckle under the pressure of its biggest peacetime security and transport operation. An embarrassing shortage of security guards, fears over airport queues and questions about the capital's creaking transport system have overshadowed preparations for the Games. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS MILITARY) Published: Čec. 16, 2012, 3:35 odp.
A worker walks past the Olympic basketball arena in Olympic Park, Stratford, east London, July 19, 2012. The 2012 London Olympic Games will begin in just over a week. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS BASKETBALL) Published: Čec. 19, 2012, 1:31 odp.
A woman mops outside temporary accommodation for workers of the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) Published: Čec. 17, 2012, 6:43 odp.
A view of Hackney Wick as flood lights are tested at the Olympic stadium, London, July 15, 2012. Hackney Wick, which is situated next to the London 2012 Olympic Games site, is a growing cultural centre for artists and musicians in east London. Picture taken July 15, 2012. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS TRAVEL) ATTENTION EDITORS PICTURE 24 OF 24 FOR PACKAGE 'AN ARTISTIC OLYMPIC COMMUNITY' SEARCH 'HACKNEY WICK' FOR ALL IMAGES Published: Čec. 19, 2012, 10:23 dop.
Olympic souvenirs are pictured at a department store outside the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 13, 2012. The London 2012 Olympics run from July 27 to August 12. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS BUSINESS) Published: Čec. 13, 2012, 2:31 odp.
A poster of Great Britain's cyclist Chris Hoy is reflected in a mirror during a fitting out session at the Team GB Preparation Camp in Loughborough, central England, July 16, 2012. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 16, 2012, 2 odp.
Picnic tables are stored next to a large mirrored word "RUN" in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London July 12, 2012. Preparations for the London Olympics have put Britain's intelligence agencies under significant pressure, as the country stages its largest ever peacetime security operation, MPs said on Thursday. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 12, 2012, 6:29 odp.
An ornament of a man carrying the Olympic torch stands in a shop window during Olympian celebrations in Much Wenlock, central England, July 14, 2012. Much Wenlock is revelling in the Olympics as a long-forgotten story about how this remote community inspired the modern Games receives global recognition. Although Athens is usually cited as the birthplace of the modern Games, that honour lies with the picture perfect 700-year-old English town. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY TRAVEL) Published: Čec. 14, 2012, 4:36 odp.
An Olympic Steward gives directions at the Westfield Shopping Centre, a major gateway for visitors to the London 2012 Olympic Park, in Stratford, east London July 19, 2012. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 19, 2012, 12:53 odp.
Members of the Cuban Olympic Team pose for photographs in the Westfield Shopping Centre, a major gateway for visitors to the London 2012 Olympic Park, in Stratford, east London, July 19, 2012. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS) Published: Čec. 19, 2012, 1:04 odp.