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Wednesday, 02 November 2005 |
2012 Olympics party at Downing Street
More than 200 people who helped London win the 2012 Olympics celebrated
with a thank you party at Downing Street, and Prime Minister Tony Blair
hosted the champagne reception - four months after London's historic
win.
Sporting greats, including Sir Steve Redgrave and Tanni Grey-Thompson,
mingled with peers, politicians, press officers and backroom staff.
Tony Blair made a speech and said "now we have got to deliver the best games the world has ever seen".
"People worked with enthusiasm and determination and... it could never
have happened without all the people who were working in an
extraordinary way," the Prime Minister added.
"This reception is a way of saying thank you to you."
Lord Coe offered strong praise for Tony Blair who jetted out to
Singapore to charm International Olympic Committee members in advance
of the final vote.
He told Tony Blair: "For me the moment I realised it was really
possible was about 15 minutes before your plane was about to leave back
to the UK for the G8 summit.
"We were not complacent. We believed in what we wanted to do and we have achieved it.
"We now have something we have achieved which we think is special."
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