The Lights Go On At London’s Olympic Stadium

David Cameron, the UK’s Prime Minister, has turned on the lights of London’s new Olympic stadium for the first time. The lighting-up ceremony marks yet another important milestone for the London 2012 Games, as they aim is to finish the stadium in 2011. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), which is in charge of London’s Olympic construction, has also announced that the installation of the spectator seating has been completed in the stadium, bringing venue completion even closer.
Wonderful Stadium

Following the lighting, Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, said: “In the summer of 2012, the world's best athletes will be competing for the world's biggest prize in this wonderful stadium. The excitement we all feel today at hitting yet another milestone on the road to 2012 is a taste of things to come, as we seek to inspire the next generation of young people to choose sport, and invite the world to be part of London 2012.”