Aerial view of the Olympic Park showing a section of the Parklands area. Picture taken on 16 April 2012. Image credit: LOCOG / eyevine

Aerial view of the Olympic Park showing the International Broadcast Centre and Riverbank Arena. Picture taken on 16 April 2012. Image credit: LOCOG / eyevine

Aerial view of the Olympic Park showing the giant crayon art installations on the river next to the Aquatics Centre. Picture taken on 16 April 2012. Image credit: LOCOG / eyevine

Aerial view of the Olympic Park showing the Aquatics Centre and Water Polo Arena with the Olympic Stadium in the background. Picture taken on 16 April 2012. Image credit: LOCOG / eyevine

A handout picture obtained from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) received on December 21, 2011 and taken on December 5, 2011 shows the London 2012 Olympic Games' velodrome and the BMX track outside it in the Olympic Park in London. AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture obtained from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) received on December 21, 2011 and taken on December 5, 2011 shows the London 2012 Olympic Games' venues including the Olympic Stadium (C rear) in the Olympic Park in London. AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture obtained from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) received on December 21, 2011 and taken on December 5, 2011 shows the London 2012 Olympic Games' venues including the Olympic Stadium (C rear) in the Olympic Park in London. AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture obtained from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) received on December 21, 2011 and taken on December 5, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic park constructed for the London 2012 Olympic Games. AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture obtained from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) received on December 21, 2011 and taken on December 5, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic park constructed for the London 2012 Olympic Games. AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture obtained from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) received on December 21, 2011 and taken on December 5, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic park constructed for the London 2012 Olympic Games. AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture obtained from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) received on December 21, 2011 and taken on December 5, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Park constructed for the London 2012 Olympic Games. AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / LONDON 2012 / ANTHONY CHARLTON" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture taken on July 14, 2011 and obtained from Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office, on July 27, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Park site looking west to east, in east London. The one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics got under way here Wednesday with officials bullishly predicting London was on course to deliver the best ever games with 12 months to go. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge was set to extend a formal invitation to the world's athletes during a 7:00pm ceremony at Trafalgar Square in the culmination of day-long events to mark the one-year milestone. AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture taken on July 14, 2011 and obtained from Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office, on July 27, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Park site looking south showing the newly developed Parklands alongside the River Lee, in east London. The one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics got under way here Wednesday with officials bullishly predicting London was on course to deliver the best ever games with 12 months to go. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge was set to extend a formal invitation to the world's athletes during a 7:00pm ceremony at Trafalgar Square in the culmination of day-long events to mark the one-year milestone. AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture taken on July 14, 2011 and obtained from Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office, on July 27, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Stadium looking south over the Olympic Park, in east London. The one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics got under way on Wednesday with officials bullishly predicting London was on course to deliver the best ever games with 12 months to go. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge was set to extend a formal invitation to the world's athletes during a 7:00pm ceremony at Trafalgar Square in the culmination of day-long events to mark the one-year milestone. AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture taken on July 14, 2011 and obtained from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office, on July 27, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Village looking south west in the Olympic Park, in east London. The one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics got under way on Wednesday with officials bullishly predicting London was on course to deliver the best ever games with 12 months to go. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge was set to extend a formal invitation to the world's athletes during a 7:00pm ceremony at Trafalgar Square in the culmination of day-long events to mark the one-year milestone. AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture taken on July 14, 2011 and obtained from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office, on July 27, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Park looking east showing the newly developed Parklands alongside the River Lee, in east London. The one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics got under way on Wednesday with officials bullishly predicting London was on course to deliver the best ever games with 12 months to go. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge was set to extend a formal invitation to the world's athletes during a 7:00pm ceremony at Trafalgar Square in the culmination of day-long events to mark the one-year milestone. AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture taken on July 14, 2011 and obtained from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office, on July 27, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Park looking south east with the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and Media Press Centre (MPC) in the foreground, in east London. The one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics got under way on Wednesday with officials bullishly predicting London was on course to deliver the best ever games with 12 months to go. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge was set to extend a formal invitation to the world's athletes during a 7:00pm ceremony at Trafalgar Square in the culmination of day-long events to mark the one-year milestone. AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture taken on July 14, 2011 and obtained from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office, on July 27, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Stadium looking north east over the Olympic Park, in east London. The one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics got under way on Wednesday with officials bullishly predicting London was on course to deliver the best ever games with 12 months to go. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge was set to extend a formal invitation to the world's athletes during a 7:00pm ceremony at Trafalgar Square in the culmination of day-long events to mark the one-year milestone. AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture taken on July 14, 2011 and obtained from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office, on July 27, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Park showing the newly developed Parklands alongside the River Lee, in east London. The one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics got under way on Wednesday with officials bullishly predicting London was on course to deliver the best ever games with 12 months to go. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge was set to extend a formal invitation to the world's athletes during a 7:00pm ceremony at Trafalgar Square in the culmination of day-long events to mark the one-year milestone. AFP PHOTO / ODA / Anthony Charlton / HO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO / ODA/Anthony Charlton/ HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout picture taken on March 24, 2011 and released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office shows an aerial view of the parklands in the Olympic Park, in east London. A deprived area of London is being rapidly regenerated to host much of the 2012 Olympics in a year, but there are fears the changes may not benefit locals despite efforts to leave a positive legacy. The east London district of Stratford, home to the Olympic Park for next year's sporting extravaganza, was once so filled with smoke-belching factories it earned the unflattering nickname "Stinky Stratford. Since 2005 however, when London was awarded the Games, there has been a frenzy of construction work as the venues went up in the park, with its centrepiece the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium. " AFP PHOTO / Olympic Delivery Authority / Anthony Charlton / HO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO / Olympic Delivery Authority /Anthony Charlton / HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS- DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS