Olympic Optimism

There are 24 days to go to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games and 23 days to go before I have to head off to Weymouth & Portland.

Along with 69,999 others from across the country, I will be working for the first 2 weeks of August with the LOCOG teams to help put on the third Games to be taking place in the UK.

The 30th Olympic Games is due to feature 36 different sports, hosting tens of thousands of athletes across the country. This includes Weymouth & Portland host venue of the Sailing events both for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

While I am not competing or taking part in the physical aspect of the sport itself it is a huge opportunity to be selected to be part of the Games and I know it will be an experience I will remember for the rest of my life.

To be there in the thick of things for one of the most exciting sports of the Games and to say I had a part in making it great is important to me and I feel that the other Games Makers will feel the same.

I am very optimistic for the Games and feel there is huge potential. Plus I do feel very lucky as I could have been a driver, working in admin or even on security detail, but not only am I going to be at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy for two weeks but I am working within the media centre reporting and interviewing the sailors. A real dream to be writing and working with the press for something of this scale, who knows where it will lead!

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