Reading further, I discovered their names reflect the UK”s rich Games history. And according to their back story, both were created from the last two drops of steel left over from construction of the Olympic stadium. Their names, as it turns out, are Wenlock (Olympics) and Mandeville (Paralympics). Then my eyes fell on another section of the site and suddenly I knew what I wanted to learnt today – who are this year’s mascots? So I jumped on to the official Games site and got the answer – July 27-August 14 for the Olympics and August 29-September 9 for the Paralympics. So it’s great to see the focus back where it belongs – on her swimming.Īnyway, with that story in the headlines, it got me thinking about the Olympics, but for the life of me I couldn’t remember when they were on. And I think that’s terrific because as many people know, she’s had a rough few months. ![]() Stephanie Rice qualified for the London Olympics today.
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