Floodlights switched on at London stadium

The floodlights were switched on for the first time in the snow-covered 2012 London Olympics stadium on Monday night. Prime Minister David Cameron, assisted by local schoolchildren, flicked the switch to light up the near-completed stadium in Stratford...

The floodlights were switched on for the first time in the snow-covered 2012 London Olympics stadium on Monday night. Prime Minister David Cameron, assisted by local schoolchildren, flicked the switch to light up the near-completed stadium in Stratford which will host the opening ceremony in just over a year and seven months’ time. The Olympic park, housing most of the key venues for the Games, has been built in a once rundown area of the capital and as well as the sports venues will include a huge shopping complex, schools and health centres.

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