If I squint my eyes I can see the vision. Like a volcano stirring and rumbling, the will explode with noise and colour, hopefully right on cue: Friday, 27 July 2012.
I have experienced three fantastic Olympic Stadiums in , Sydney and Beijing, but have never visited one when it is being built.
I didn't know what to expect when I visited Stratford last week, apart from lots of hard hats and high visibility jackets.
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I'm Katharine Merry, former world 400m number one and an Olympic bronze medallist at Sydney 2000. I'm now a mentor to junior athletes as well as working in radio and TV, and as a trackside presenter at major events. I'll be aiming to give you a behind-the-scenes insight to the world of athletics.
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