Today top sport stars from across the UK join Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) to invite people to celebrate the two year countdown to the start of the London 2012 Games by participating in Open Weekend 2010.
The London 2012 Open Weekend is a series of exciting sporting, arts and cultural challenges taking place in Sheffield and across the UK from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 July 2010.
With the fresh theme of 'challenge yourself', organisations have set public challenges at their events, creating an opportunity for everyone across the UK to set a new personal best by trying something new or taking an existing interest to the next level.
London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe said: "Open Weekend will lead the nation into the two year countdown to the start of the London 2012 Games with new personal bests being set right across the UK.
"Open Weekend 2010 is another opportunity for thousands of people to join in with the London 2012 Games."
Now in its third year, London 2012 Open Weekend follows the success of the past two previous years, in which over a million people across the UK unleashed their creativity across a series of sporting, art and cultural activities.
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: "London 2012 is a grand celebration of sport, but it is also about much, much more. With Open Weekend you can channel that enthusiasm, harness that energy and unlock your creativity. So get out and about, explore and make it a real humdinger."
In Sheffield a range of activities will take place during Open Weekend including:
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Sheffield Try-athlon circus entertainment and street performances with drop in
workshops on Friday and Saturday in Sheffield City Centre - participants can perfect their juggling, tightrope walking and hoola hooping skills.
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Sheffield Music City - 24th and 25th July
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2012 Swim Challenge at any swimming pool in Sheffield
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Blast Off at Concorde Sports Centre
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Get Walking Keep Walking at Sheffield Train Station on 24th July
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Sheffield - My International City on 25th July at Middlewood Park.
Further information can be found at www.london2012.com/openweekend and the full list of events taking place in Sheffield can be found at http://www.sheffield-lightingtheflame.com/NR/exeres/E8B29116-AA19-47E5-A859-639BA78EA3A3.htm?NRMODE=Unpublished&wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished