The Unofficial Weymouth & Portland 2012 Olympic Blog

Its official, England’s bid to host the 2012 olympic games has been voted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to be the host to the games.
The voting took place in Singapore on the 6th July 2005 and London’s bid pipped Paris to the post by just four votes, receiving 54 of the 104 available following previous rounds eliminating Madrid, New York & Moscow from the vote, the announcement came at 12:49pm local time. London bid leader Lord Coe said “Everyone was all together and we never lost our confidence”.

Weymouth & Portland play a key role in the games due to our world class sailing academy located at the ex-navy air base between on Portland.

Councilor Lynee Herbert spoke after the announcement:
“We are truly thrilled at the decision. The prospect of hosting the Olympic sailing events is hugely exciting for Weymouth and Portland , it will have a fantastically positive effect on the borough, trigger substantial and lasting economic gains and will leave a fabulous legacy. The support from local businesses, organisations, individuals, schools and colleges, local dignitaries and the media has been impressive to say the least. All those involved in supporting the bid should be congratulated, their efforts have been rewarded and they have a lot to feel proud of today!”

So tomorrow the work begins and the purpose of this site is to represent a timeline to which you can see our seaside towns transformation into a venue fit for the olympics!