Londoners are under starter's orders as the city gets ready for the Olympic Games, which will begin one year today.
To mark the start of the 366-day countdown (2012 is a leap year), special events are planned for today.
The design of the Olympic medals will be unveiled tonight in a live ceremony from Trafalgar Square.
Over at the brand new Aquatics Centre, Britain's star diver Tom Daley is going to perform an official launch dive into the Olympic pool.
With this building, the organisers have attempted to give London a landmark to rival Beijing's Water Cube from 2008.
It was designed by the prestigious architect Zaha Hadid and has a wave-like roof that is 160 metres long.
Today's special events are designed to arouse interest in the Olympics around the world and to encourage British fans too.
Many failed to get Olympic tickets in the recent sales process.
According to a new survey for the BBC, 53% of Londoners think the process was "not fair".
But the same survey found support is growing for London 2012. Of the 1,000 people surveyed, 73% said they backed the Games - up from 69% in 2006.
Olympics minister Hugh Robertson said: "We are under budget and ahead of time and as a nation we have a reputation of really getting behind these big events."
随着城市准备参加奥运会,伦敦奥运会将在今年开始,为期一年。
为了纪念366天倒计时的开始(2012年是闰年),今天计划举办特别活动。
奥运奖牌的设计将于今晚在特拉法加广场举行的现场颁奖典礼上亮相。
在全新的水上运动中心,英国的明星潜水员汤姆戴利将在奥运会泳池中进行官方发布。
有了这座大楼,组织者们已经试图让伦敦成为2008年与北京水立方竞争的地标。
它由着名的建筑师Zaha Hadid设计,具有160米长的波浪形屋顶。
今天的特别活动旨在唤起全世界对奥运的兴趣,并鼓励英国球迷。
许多人在最近的销售过程中未能获得奥运门票。
根据BBC的一项新调查显示,53%的伦敦人认为这个过程“不公平”。
但同一调查发现,伦敦2012年的支持率正在增长。在接受调查的1000人中,73%表示支持奥运会 - 从2006年的69%上升。
奥运会部长Hugh Robertson说:“我们正处于预算之内,并且是一个提前举办的国家,我们有一个真正落后于这些大事件的声誉。”