Around 3,000 people joined bus tours around the Olympic Park, 50 per cent more than last year’s event, to see the site clearance almost complete and construction work underway on the Olympic S tadium, Aquatics Centre, Athletes Village and bridges, roads, utilities and other infrastructure across the Park.

 

The Olympic Delivery Authority chairman John Armitt said: “Visitors to the site during last year’s open house were able to see the work underway to clean and clear the Olympic Park, much of it contaminated through decades of industrial use.

 

"This weekend thousands of people saw first hand that while Team GB and ParalympicGB were shining in Beijing work has been continuing at pace on the construction of the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games and its legacy.

 

"The weekend was a great opportunity to build on the excitement around hosting the Games in London in four year’s time.” 

 

The Open House also offered visitors an opportunity to meet Olympic athletes, take part in the Get Set London roadshow and find out how they can be part of London 2012.

 

Get Set London has been travelling around London since January 2008 giving people from all over the capital the chance to try out new sports, test their own fitness and learn more about the business, skills, cultural and sports opportunities available in the run up to the Games.