On your marks, get set ... and just go

No tickets for London’s big event? Get into the Olympic spirit on a tour with a sporting twist, says Sally Howard

WITH 97 days to go until the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXX Olympiad, otherwise known as London 2012, it’s all go in the host city.

The gleaming white ellipse of the new Olympic Stadium is getting its final lick of paint; Sebastian Coe, chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee, is practising his speech; and artistic director Danny Boyle is busy rehearsing the 20,000 civilians who will star in the opening ceremony.