A handout picture taken on March 24, 2011 and released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office shows an aerial view of the Olympic Park looking eastwards, 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

A handout picture taken on March 24, 2011 and released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office shows an aerial view of the Aquatics Centre 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

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 and the olympic stadium 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

A handout picture taken on March 24, 2011 and released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office shows an aerial view of the Basketball Arena and the Olympic Village 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

ATTN EDITORS - EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01GMT TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2011 --- EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO/ODA/Anthony Charlton/HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE FOR CLIENTS A handout picture obtained on February 21, 2011 from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and taken on February 8, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Olympic Village (foreground) with the Basketball Arena (C) and Velodrome (Top Right). AFP PHOTO/ODA/Anthony Charlton/HO

ATTN EDITORS - EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01GMT TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2011 --- EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO/ODA/Anthony Charlton/HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE FOR CLIENTS A handout picture obtained on February 21, 2011 from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and taken on February 8, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Velodrome (R) in the VeloPark with the Basketball Arena (L). AFP PHOTO/ODA/Anthony Charlton/HO

ATTN EDITORS - EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01GMT TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2011 --- EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT *AFP PHOTO/ODA/Anthony Charlton/HO* - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE FOR CLIENTS A handout picture obtained on February 21, 2011 from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and taken on February 8, 2011 shows an aerial view of the Velodrome (Bottom Right) in the VeloPark with the Basketball Arena (2nd R), the Olympic Village (C) and the Olympic Stadium (Top Right). AFP PHOTO/ODA/Anthony Charlton/HO

The Aquatics Centre is pictured at the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London, on January 19, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL

The Velodrome (L) and the Basketball Arena (R) are pictured at the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London, on January 19, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL

A map of the Olympic site is pictured at the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London, on January 19, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL