London's success in winning the 2012 Olympic bid on 6 July wasinevitably eclipsed, at least for the present, by the terrorist attacksthat took place the following day. There is an element of the bid,though, which should not go forgotten, and that is its strong publicfocus on the role of young people.
London 2012 chairman Lord Coe claimed that "our purpose is to inspireyoung people", emphasising the importance of the capital'smulti-cultural mix, while London mayor Ken Livingstone spoke of how theOlympics would give children across the world an opportunity to achieveexcellence, as well as helping "transform the chances of the children ofthe East End".
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