London Olympic 2012 London set for the show to start

    

Volunteers get in the Olympic mood as they put in the last efforts into preparation at the Olympic Stadium in London on Tuesday, three days before the start of the sporting extravaganza.


There are still two days to go until the Danny Boyle-directed opening ceremony heralds the true start of London 2012, but it seems optimism about Great Britain's sporting ambitions have finally lifted the characteristic British gloom that had surrounded the Olympics over the last twelve months.