Festival Success
Audience figures suggest the U.K. has embraced the cultural side of the Olympic Games.
LOCOG announced on Monday that 9.6 million people have taken part in free events and exhibitions as part of the London 2012 Festival so far. The numbers are calculated up until the end of July.
Director of London 2012 Festival Ruth Mackenzie said: "We are delighted that so many people across the U.K. have taken part and have enjoyed London 2012 Festival events in such huge numbers."
"So far, over 9 million free opportunities have been taken up to get involved and we are really happy to have a further 5 million free opportunities still to come, and many more exciting events to attract audiences".
The 12-week Festival kicked off June 21 and features a variety of musical concerts, art exhibitions and more around the U.K. The events continue through until the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games on September 9.
Travel Report
The men’s triathlon event takes place Tuesday where the athletes will complete a seven-lap, 40km bike ride around a course that takes in Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park Corner.
Transport for London warn there will be road closures along the race route from 2 a.m. on, only reopening when safe to do so. The race starts at 11:30 a.m. and finishes at 2 p.m.
Wembley hosts Olympic football once again in the evening so the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines are expected to be busy.
Media Watch
Tuesday’s British newspapers begin to focus on different stories around the Games.
The ‘I’ looks beyond the Games with the headline "Coe: Britain must secure Olympic legacy". The Daily Star stays in the present with the story about worldwide TV audience figures for the Games – their headline is "TELLY GOLD! 2bn around world tune into Olympics".
The Daily Mail proudly boasts "And still those gold medals keep coming" after a day when Britain claimed gold medals in show-jumping and track cycling.
Tuesday’s Medal Events
Athletics – Men’s 1500m, Men’s Discus Throw, Men’s High Jump, Women’s 100m Hurdles – Olympic Stadium
Track Cycling – Women’s Omnium, Men’s Keirin, Women’s Sprint – Velodrome
Diving – Men’s 3m Springboard – Aquatics Center
Equestrian – Team Dressage – Greenwich Park
Artistic Gymnastics – Men’s Parallel Bars, Women’s Beam, Men’s Horizontal Bar, Women’s Floor – North Greenwich Arena
Sailing – Men’s RS-X, Women’s RS-X – Weymouth and Portland
Synchronized Swimming – Women’s Duets – Aquatics Center
Table Tennis – Women’s Team – ExCeL
Triathlon – Men’s – Hyde Park
Weightlifting – Men’s +105kg – ExCeL
Wrestling – Men’s 96kg Greco-Roman, Men’s 66kg Greco-Roman
Reported by Christian Radnedge
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