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London should be fully ready to stage the Olympic Games in 2012 but organisers are not taking anything for granted.

Speaking at Tuesday's celebrations marking two years to go until the Games begin Locog chairman Lord Coe was positive about the progress made so far.

"People tend to believe major projects in the UK don't always go as well as they should, but when you look at the track record in the last 10 years the majority have gone very well."

John Armitt, chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), is confident the Games are a golden opportunity to show off the best of British.

THINGS are going swimmingly for the organisers of the London Olympics.

In fact, they are going so well building work has begun two months early on the aquatic centre, the £303million flagship venue of the 2012 Olympic Park.