Monday Memo - London Parade Lauds Team GB; Team USA Meets Obama

competes in the Men's Marathon on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games on the streets of London on August 12, 2012 in London, England.

London Parade Lauds Team GB

Nearly 800 athletes will take part in the "Our Greatest Team" parade Monday in London to celebrate the achievements of Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic teams.

A total of 21 floats will carry the athletes along the route from Mansion House to Buckingham Palace.

The parade is organized by the Mayor of London, the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson compared the celebration to those organized for Olympians in ancient Greece.

"No sporting heroes will have been more lauded, no achievements more celebrated, and no nation more passionately proud than at the Our Greatest Team Parade, which will sweep through central London in a glorious miasma of color, noise and excitement," he said of Monday's spectacle.

Tuesday Talk

This week's Tuesday Talk is with IOC vice president Craig Reedie.

In an interview conducted prior to his Thursday appointment as chair of the 2020 Evaluation Commission, the Scot talks in broad terms about the three candidate cities as well as adding sports to the Olympic program, his satisfaction with London 2012 and more.

U.S. Olympians, Paralympians Meet Obama

The United States Olympic and Paralympic teams will visit President Barack Obama at the White House this Friday.

The traditional reception for the athletes will be the second for Obama, who played host to the 2010 Winter Olympians and Paralympians after those Games.

The date comes just before the president goes into high gear for his re-election. His opponent, Mitt Romney, attended the White House ceremony in 2002 after Salt Lake City, for which he served as CEO.

Olympic Fever

Watch for some big names to show up for the 31st Olympin Collectors Club Memorabilia Festival.

Special guest Pat McCormick, the only double and back-to-back gold medalist in women’s diving, will be on hand for most of the weekend to sign autographs and pose for pictures.

The event is set for Sept. 28 to 30 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Atlanta. Tables are still available for vendors; a banquet, reception and auction are on the schedule. Admission is free.

To book a table or to check updates, visithttp://www.olympinclub.com/benefits_fair.html.

Written by Matthew Grayson

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