Tag: Olympics

The 30^th Olympiad ends today (August 12). I am looking forward to attending the closing ceremony. Around 10,500 athletes will have competed from 204 countries. About 4,700 medals would have been won by those competing in the Olympics. The Olympic flag will be handed over byLondon’s Mayor, Boris Johnson, to Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Paralympics will be held inLondon from August 29 to September 9 2012.

I am in London at the moment and was fortunate to experience the opening ceremony of the Olympics, which reminded me of one of London’s great musicals. Britain really showcased itself.  I watched as a “replica” of the ship, the Windrush, passed by, followed by a group of people representing “West Indians” who came to Britain.