This summer Plymouth is to be home to the Ghana Olympic team as they complete their training prior to the 2012 Games in London.
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TEAM SOUTH WEST – working in partnership to maximise London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games opportunities to create a lasting legacy for all in the South West.
The South West is the ideal pre-Games training location. It is home to 60 world-class sporting venues, covering 32 different sports, and is a premier venue for prestigious international events. It also boasts two of the best multi-sports venues and some of the finest single sport venues in the UK.
The London 2012 Games represent the most significant opportunity in our lifetime to build on the strengths of the region and inspire everyone to take part and be the best they can be.
With more than 75,000 contracts, worth more than £6billion, available across every aspect of the 2012 Games, South West businesses have a unique, once in a lifetime opportunity.
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The Inspire programme recognises exceptional Games-inspired non-commercial projects and events. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity for organisations in the South West to be part of the London 2012 Games. More than 70 outstanding projects have so far been awarded the coveted Inspire mark. Are you involved in a project that deserves the Inspire mark?
The 2012 Games will motivate thousands of all ages to engage in sporting events across the region. With a multitude of inspirational elite athletes, emerging talent and some of the greatest sporting venues and international events in the UK, the run up to the Games will see an ongoing festival of sport taking place across the South West.
Culture is at the heart of the 2012 Games, widening the experience beyond sport to enable whole communities to share in the magic of having the Olympic and Paralympic Games in their own country. In the lead-up to the Games there will be a full programme of cultural events across the South West to inspire and engage everyone.